It’s Craftcratical Monthly Free project
It’s a Sweet Surprise!
A magically sweet Unicorn donut pattern.
So this pattern started back during Christmas. Every year I participate in the Secret Santa event we hold at work and after a few years people have come to know/expect a crocheted item from me. Which I will say has made me a popular Santa to say the least! This was the first year however I got someone who was brand new to my workplace and did not know very well, (it also didn’t help that I caught a little bit of pneumonia right after the initial drawing was held) so I didn’t have a lot of time to ask around to see if anyone knew anything she was into game/anime related. So I decided to make something that even I would be happy to open from a surprise present! A kawaii glittery unicorn donut keychain!
So as I looked around for a free donut pattern to get me started on my gift (I’m someone who needs a little bit of a jumping off point to get going) I found this one: Little things blogged FREE donut pattern which is really well done, simple and the pictures are really fantastic (give it a glance when you have a chance)! After that I was off, crocheting as quickly as I could (I always get excited with a new pattern) and as it started to come together I thought to myself “Dang this is super cute! I should make this one of my new monthly FREE patterns, I think people would really appreciate it!” So I whipped open my laptop and here we are! So as a big thank you to all my followers and supporters who have watched me grow over the years here is my FIRST free pattern of 2020 the Kawaii Unicorn Donut!
If you are going to go the keychain and safety eye route I will say you do have to do a little extra planning. Now after I attach my keyrings with yarn to my dolls I usually like to hot glue the back of them for extra durability (you don’t have to do this). Also when attaching the eyes you’ll need to hold off on sewing & stuffing the donut base UNTIL you are done with the frosting layer because you’ll want to secure the eyes through both the frosting piece and the donut base piece, I will try to capture in pictures (below) what I mean/do.
There are many ways you can adjust this pattern to your liking: like the frosting edging can be done scalloped (like I chose to do), you can keep it simple and leave it a single crochet round, or you can even get fancy with drips and drops all over! You can even switch out the safety eyes for different colors/sizes or even omit them completely and embroider your own face or not even have a face! It’s all up to you and what you can come up with creatively. You are only limited by your own imagination here. I’d love to see what you all come up with so don’t be afraid to tag me or send me pictures directly (I’ll add them to posts & blogs!).
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FREE PATTERN
Kawaii Unicorn Sparkle Donut
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