Horse Applique Crochet Pattern

Find here a free crochet pattern to make this adorable horse appliqué.

Look at this adorable horse Applique crochet pattern! It is the third pattern for my Farm Crochet appliqués collection! You can use this crochet horse appliqué to personalize a crochet blanket, a crochet bag or even some clothes! The first ones I did were a pig appliqué and a cow appliqué!

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Check out my other crochet farm appliqués!

This is my second horse crochet appliqué. I made another one a couple of years ago but I decided to make a new one in the same size as my other farm crochet appliqués. However, you can still find my other horse appliqué here.

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Crochet horse appliqué

Material:

Yarn calling for 5,5 mm / size I hook in: light brown (main color), dark brown (secondary color), and a small amount of white (for the muzzle)
Size 3.5 mm / size E crochet hook.
2 black safety eyes (7.5 mm)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Abbreviations:

chain (ch)
magic ring (mr)
single crochet (sc)
increase (inc)
invisible decrease (dec)
slip stitch (sl st)
half double crochet (hdc)
double crochet (dc)

What did I use?

Light worsted yarn.
I used « I love this cotton» from Hobby Lobby.

Pattern: How do you crochet a Horse appliqué?

The head – Horse Applique crochet pattern

Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light brown (main color).

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times. (12)
Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (18)
Round 4: [1 sc in next 1 st, 1 inc in next st, 1 sc in next 1 st ] x6. (24)
Round 5: [1 inc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 st] x6. (30)

Cut the yarn, and fasten off.

Put the eyes between rounds 2 and 3, spaced by 3 st.

The muzzle – Horse Applique crochet pattern

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the white yarn.

Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 inc in all st]. (12)

We will now be working in rows:

Row 3: 1 sc in the next 1 st. (1)
Rows 4-8: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next st. (1)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, sew the muzzle to the head between (I used a little piece or light brown yarn to see them). See the picture in “the ears part” below.

The ears (make 2) – Horse Applique crochet pattern

Work in rows.

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light brown yarn (main color).

Row 1: ch 6. (6)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc in the next 2 st, 1 dc in the next 2 st. (5)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, close the bottom of the ears tightly (as shown in the picture below) and sew the ears on the head.

The body – Horse Applique crochet pattern

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light brown yarn (main color).

Work in rows

Row 1: ch 7. (7)
Row 2: starting from the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in the next 6 ch. (6)
Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc, 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 inc. (8)
Rows 4 to 10: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)
Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
Rows 12 to 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)
Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 2 st, 1 dec, 1 sc in the next 2 st. (5)
Row 15: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (5)
do not turn, make 1 sc evenly all around (you do not want to crochet too tight for this part – you can also use a bigger size crochet). (approx. 32 st)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail to sew the head on).

The back legs (make 2) – Horse Applique crochet pattern

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the dark brown yarn (secondary color).

Round 1: start 5 sc in a magic ring. (5)
Round 2: [1 inc in all st]. (10)
Round 3: [1 sc in the next st, 1 inc in the next st] x5. (15)

We will now be working in rows:

Row 4: 1 sc in the next 3 st. (3)
Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (3)
Rows 6-7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (3)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, sew the back legs behind the body (I used a little piece of light brown yarn to see them). You only want to see the feet from the front (see pictures below).

The front legs (make 2) – Horse Applique crochet pattern

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the dark brown yarn (secondary color).

Row 1: ch 4. (4)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in all st. (3)
Rows 3: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (3)

Change for the light brown yarn (main color):

Rows 4 to 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (3)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, sew the front legs to the front of the body (see picture below).

Sew the head over the body.

The mane – Horse Applique crochet pattern

The fringe (make 3)

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the dark brown yarn (secondary color).

Row 1: ch 5. (5)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in each st. (4)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, sew the mane to the head between the ears (see picture below). I inserted them in the back loops of the stitches at the top of the head.

The side (make 2)

With a 3.5 mm crochet and the dark brown yarn (secondary color).

Row 1: ch 16. (16)
Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in each ch. (15)

Cut the yarn (leave a long tail for sewing).

With your tapestry needle, sew the mane to the head (see picture below). I sewed them at the back of the applique.

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