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Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet a horse hand puppet worked in continuous rounds using DK yarn. You will make separate pieces for the mouth, tongue, eyes, ears and nostrils, then assemble and add a yarn mane for a playful finished puppet. Clear round-by-round instructions make shaping easy and satisfying.

Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Perfect for puppet play, gifts or storytelling, the finished puppet measures approximately 19cm long when made with the specified materials. The pattern includes optional details like a toy squeaker and instructions to customise length.

Why You'll Love This Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it turns simple rounds into a characterful puppet that kids and adults will adore. I enjoy how the separate mouth and tongue pieces join together to create a movable mouth — it gives the puppet so much personality. The mane is a quick, dramatic finishing touch that transforms the piece immediately. Sewing the eyes and ears in place and shaping them makes each puppet unique, and I always enjoy those final custom touches.

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Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customise this horse puppet by changing yarn colours — try pastel shades for a soft toy or bright tones for a playful character.

If you want a larger puppet, use bulkier yarn and a larger hook; for a tiny keychain-style puppet use finer yarn and a smaller hook.

I often add embroidered eyebrows, eyelashes or a little felt bridle to give the horse extra personality and character.

To change the mane style, swap the long yarn strands for textured or boucle yarn, or add braids and ribbons for a decorated look.

For a sturdier, posable puppet you can insert thin craft wire into the arms or neck before stuffing, but be careful and ensure ends are safely tucked away.

Try different mouth linings (striped or patterned yarn) to make a fun surprise when the puppet opens.

If you prefer safety eyes, attach them before closing the eye pieces securely, or embroider pupils for a fully soft toy-friendly version.

Make a whole farm set by adapting the same basic puppet body to create cows, pigs or sheep by changing ear and nose shapes.

I like to add felt accessories like a saddle, hat or scarf for storytelling outfits that can be swapped on and off.

Want a thicker mane? Simply add more strands of yarn or double up each strand when attaching to get a fuller effect.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Using a larger or smaller hook than the pattern recommends; adjust your hook to match the stated tension of 26 ch x 24 rows = 10cm square to keep the final size accurate. ✗ Forgetting to place a stitch marker for the start of rounds; use a marker and move it each round to avoid losing count in continuous rounds and shaping sections. ✗ Stuffing too early or unevenly in the head/mouth sections; stuff gradually and evenly, adding small amounts at a time to maintain smooth shaping and avoid lumps. ✗ Joining the mouth pieces incorrectly by skipping the 5 sc seam; follow the instructions to join top and bottom mouth pieces with 5 sc along the middle seam for correct alignment. ✗ Sewing through both sides of the puppet body when attaching eyes or ears; pin and check placement on your hand first to avoid closing the puppet opening unintentionally. ✗ Not leaving long enough tails for sewing; always leave enough yarn for sewing pieces (eyes, ears, nostrils) to the head so you can secure them neatly without reattaching.

Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

Make a charming hand puppet horse with this clear, intermediate-level crochet pattern. You will create a movable mouth, expressive eyes, shaped ears, nostrils and a flowing mane — perfect for play or puppetry. The pattern uses DK yarns and is worked in continuous rounds with detailed instructions for assembly. An optional squeaker and simple finishing touches let you personalise your puppet.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Horse Hand Puppet Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Deramores Studio DK Latte - 100g
  • 02
    Deramores Studio DK Pearl - 100g
  • 03
    Deramores Studio DK Ruby - 100g (for tongue)
  • 04
    Deramores Studio DK Ebony - small amount (for eye centres)
  • 05
    Deramores Studio DK Frost - small amount (for eye detail)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.5mm
  • 02
    Fibrefill / toy stuffing
  • 03
    Toy squeaker (optional)
  • 04
    Stitch markers
  • 05
    Yarn needle for sewing
  • 06
    Pins for assembly
  • 07
    Scissors

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— Notes & Materials :

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This pattern is written using American terminology and is worked in continuous rounds. If the hand puppet is made using the specified materials, she is 19cm long.

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Materials Required - Yarn: Deramores Studio DK Latte 100g. Deramores Studio DK Pearl 100g. Deramores Studio DK Ruby 100g. Deramores Studio DK Ebony small amount. Deramores Studio DK Frost small amount. Other: 2.5 mm Crochet hook (or if using different yarn, use hook size specified, note that using different sized hook or yarn will change the size of the finished toy). Fibrefill/toy stuffing. Toy Squeaker (optional). Stitch Markers. Yarn Needle. Pins.

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Tension: Using yarn stated and 2.5mm hook, 26 ch x 24 rows = 10cm square.

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Abbreviations: Ch = chain | dec = Decrease | inc = Increase | rnd = round | sc=single crochet |

— Tongue :

Info :

Using Ruby yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Round 6-20 :

30 sc (30 sts)

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Insert your squeak into the tongue if you are adding one.

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15 sc through both sides of the tongue to close. Sl last st and finish.

— Top of Mouth :

Info :

Using Pearl yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x6 (42 sts)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc in next st) x6 (48 sts)

Round 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Round 13-26 :

Change to Latte yarn. 48 sc. Sl last st, cut yarn.

— Bottom of Mouth :

Info :

Using Pearl yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Round 6 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x6 (36 sts)

Round 7 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x6 (42 sts)

Round 8 :

(6 sc, inc in next st) x6 (48 sts)

Round 9-12 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Round 13-23 :

Change to Latte yarn. 48 sc (48 sts). Do not cut yarn, we will now join the mouth and tongue pieces together as follows.

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Place the top and bottom mouth pieces on top of one another with your yarn from the bottom mouth piece at the side. 5 sc through both pieces along what will be the middle seam to join both of the mouth pieces. Place a marker at the 1st st.

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Now it is time to add the tongue, to do this 15 sc through the bottom of mouth, tongue and top of mouth, this will join them altogether along the same middle seam that you had started, now 5 sc through the top and bottom mouth pieces only. This will be the new beginning of your rnds. Replace your marker here.

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You should now have a total of 54 sts around the outside of the puppets mouth.

— Mouth Body Rounds :

Round 24 :

54 sc (54 sts)

Round 25 :

(7 sc, dec) x6 (48 sts)

Round 26-50 :

48 sc (48 sts)

Info :

If you would like to make your puppet longer of shorter adjust the amount of rows worked here. Sl last st, tie off and finish.

— Eyes (Make 2) :

Info :

Using Ebony yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Info :

Change to Frost yarn.

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

Round 4 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x6 (24 sts)

Info :

Change to Latte yarn.

Round 5 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x6 (30 sts)

Round 6-9 :

30 sc (30 sts)

Round 10 :

(3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)

Round 11 :

(2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)

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Start to stuff.

Round 12 :

(1 sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)

Round 13 :

dec x6 (6 sts)

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Finish stuffing and close hole, leave enough yarn to sew to puppet later.

— Ears (Make 2) :

Info :

Using Latte Yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

6 sc (6 sts)

Round 3 :

(2 sc, inc in next st) x2 (8 sts)

Round 4 :

(3 sc, inc in next st) x2 (10 sts)

Round 5 :

(4 sc, inc in next st) x2 (12 sts)

Round 6 :

(5 sc, inc in next st) x2 (14 sts)

Round 7 :

(6 sc, inc in next st) x2 (16 sts)

Round 8 :

(7 sc, inc in next st) x2 (18 sts)

Round 9 :

(8 sc, inc in next st) x2 (20 sts)

Round 10 :

(9 sc, inc in next st) x2 (22 sts)

Round 11 :

(10 sc, inc in next st) x2 (24 sts)

Round 12 :

(11 sc, inc in next st) x2 (26 sts)

Round 13 :

(12 sc, inc in next st) x2 (28 sts)

Round 14 :

(13 sc, inc in next st) x2 (30 sts)

Round 15 :

(14 sc, inc in next st) x2 (32 sts)

Round 16 :

32 sc (32 sts). Sl last st, cut yarn leaving enough thread to sew to Horse head later.

— Nostril (Make 2) :

Info :

Using Pearl yarn. Ch 2

Round 1 :

6 sc into the 2nd ch from hook (6 sts)

Round 2 :

inc in all 6 sts (12 sts)

Round 3 :

(1 sc, inc in next st) x6 (18 sts)

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Fold nostril in half, 9 sc through both sides, sl last stitch, cut yarn leaving enough thread to sew to head later.

— Making Up / Assembly :

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Firstly you need to shape the ears, do this by folding the ear in half and with your darning needle sew through both corners of the ear. This will pinch the two sides of the ears together, tie off leaving enough thread to sew to the head.

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Now you can pin the Eyes and Ears onto the top of the Horse head. Try to make them as symmetrical as possible. Check this by putting it on your hand. Once you are happy with the placement you can start to sew them on. Be careful not to sew through both sides of the puppet though as it will close the hole and you won't be able to get your hand in. I sew around twice and also catch the two eyes together up through the back where they meet. Tie off and weave in any loose threads as you go.

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Pin the nostrils to the nose of the puppet, placing the curved side against the puppet. The folded side becomes the front of the nostril.

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Now you can add the Mane.

— Mane :

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Using Pearl yarn cut 60 lengths of yarn 25cm long.

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With your puppet facing away from you start adding pieces of Mane starting on the back from the bottom of the eyes and along the back of the puppet, I used 30 strands for this part (6 rows of 5).

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Add each strand one at a time, fold your strand in half, push your crochet hook through a stitch, catch the folded strand with your crochet hook and bring it through the stitch, bring the tails through the loop and tighten.

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Now add the other 30 strands to the back of the eyes, 15 on each eye. If you would like a thicker mane simply keep adding more strands.

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Your Horse Puppet is Complete!

Assembly Instructions

  • Shape the ears by folding each ear in half and sewing through both corners with a darning needle to pinch the sides together; tie off leaving enough thread to sew to the head.
  • Pin the eyes and ears to the top of the head while checking symmetry by trying the puppet on your hand; sew them on carefully without stitching through both sides of the puppet opening.
  • Place the top and bottom mouth pieces together and join along the middle seam with 5 sc through both pieces, then add the tongue with 15 sc through bottom mouth, tongue and top mouth to join; replace marker and continue rounds.
  • Pin the nostrils to the nose with the curved side against the puppet and sew in place, ensuring the folded side becomes the front of each nostril.
  • Add the mane by folding 60 strands of pearl yarn (25cm each) and attaching each strand using the loop/knot method; place 30 strands along the back (6 rows of 5) and 30 strands at the back of the eyes (15 per side).

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in continuous rounds and use a stitch marker to indicate the start of each round to avoid losing your place.
  • 💡Match tension to the pattern by using the specified 2.5mm hook and checking the 26 ch x 24 rows = 10cm square gauge before starting.
  • 💡Do not sew through both sides of the puppet when attaching facial features if you want to keep the hand opening usable.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails for sewing pieces in place and weave in ends as you go to keep the finish tidy.

This Horse Hand Puppet pattern gives you a charming puppet with a movable mouth, expressive eyes and a long yarn mane. Perfect as a gift or a playful project to bring stories to life. Have fun creating and personalising every little detail! 🧶🐴

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished hand puppet measures approximately 19 cm long when made with the specified yarn and 2.5mm hook.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but changing yarn weight or hook size will alter the final dimensions; check gauge and adjust hook or number of rounds as needed.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases and working in continuous rounds is recommended.

Can I add a toy squeaker to the puppet?

Yes, the pattern suggests inserting an optional toy squeaker inside the tongue before closing it; ensure it is secured safely inside the stuffing.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in about 5-7 hours, though time will vary based on experience and how much detailing you add.