The new year often brings new ideas and new creative inspirations, but this year has me returning to some of the old. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I am falling in love with this unicorn fleece lovey pattern all over again. Due to the level of difficulty, these are my premium patterns, and sell for $6.50, coming with two separate patterns for the two different sizes. However, check below for a discount just for finding it here on my blog!
In 2025 we saw the closing of an iconic craft store, Joann’s, and with it went its amazing fleece selection. I don’t know if we will ever see such variety of fleece fabrics anywhere else ever again. Going through all the fleece I’ve collect from them over the years has me wanting to return to so many of these patterns. I decided to start with this one. It has been 8 years since I first designed this pattern, and it was time for a bit of an upgrade.
The PDF copy of the Unicorn Fleece Loveys Pattern is available on both Ravelry and Etsy.
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Materials:
Approximate finished dimensions:
Large lovey: about 21 inches wide, 28 inches tall
Small lovey: about 11 inches wide, 15 inches tall
Materials:
Computer printer and paper to print the form for the fleece body shape.
Polyester fleece – large – about ½ yard
small – about 2, 12-inch squares
Fabric cutting mat – at least 12×18
45 mm Skip stitch rotary blade – make sure the cuts are approximately ½ inch apart, blade should have 12 points for cutting
Large ruler or straightedge
Poster board, or large cardboard
Yarn used can be flexible! I have made these with 4 and 5 ply yarns as well as thinner plush yarns such as Premier Parfait Chunky. I have even doubled stranded dk weight yarns (as pictured here on the smaller lovey), for nice texture and great color with some leftover hand-dyed yarn!
Small amount of worsted weight black yarn for the eye.
Crochet hook size H – 5mm
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker
Scissors
Designer’s Notes and Dicount Code!
These fleece lovey patterns are less complicated than they look! I know that cutting and crocheting around fabric can seem intimidating. I was scared at first too! But these patterns are made simple as long as you have the right materials. The cut of the fleece doesn’t have to be perfect, because crocheting around it hides any imperfections. The only area of the fleece where the measurement should be pretty accurate is at the neck, so that the right amount of stitches fit there to follow the pattern on to the head. You can do this! And if you need a little assistance, email me at ekaygcrafts@gmail.com, and I can help you through it.
You can save $1.50 on this pattern just as a thank you for visiting my blog! Use code UNICORNLOVE at checkout in my Etsy shop!
I hope you enjoy making the Unicorn Fleece Loveys! If you love this design, be sure to check out some of my other patterns available on Etsy, or my many free patterns on the blog! Follow me along on Instagram for more sneak peeks and new pattern releases! If you loved making any of my patterns, and show them off on Instagram, please be sure to tag @ekaygdesigns to let me know, and I will share in my stories!