Amara the Newborn Pegasus | Free Crochet Pattern

If you’ve been searching for a free Pegasus crochet pattern or a cute mythical creature to add to your amigurumi collection, you’re in the right place. This Newborn Pegasus amigurumi is soft, sweet, and packed with adorable details—from feathered wings to those little hooves. Whether you’re making a magical baby shower gift, nursery decor, or just love fantasy-inspired amigurumi, this easy-to-follow pattern is a fun project. Scroll down for the full step-by-step instructions and tips for customizing your Pegasus in any color palette.

After making Scout the Newborn Gryphon and Toby the Newborn Dragon, I knew I wanted more of these adorable plushies, laying on their backs, waiting to be rocked to sleep in the arms of a little girl (or the arms of a grown woman who loves plushies).

Putting Together Your Newborn Pegasus Ami

The body of your baby pegasus is simple, but what makes her amazing is the shaping in her limbs and the textures on her wings.

What stitches are used in the newborn pegasus pattern?

The wings use picot stitches to create the texture of the feathers, and the nostrils are made from bobble stitches. But other than that, the pattern is done with mostly single crochets! In fact, you’ll find that all the cool bends, curls, and textures are done with simple variations on the simplest stitch in crochet.

The pattern will use branching to make those adorable bent legs and the detailed, tiered wings that add so much to this adorable baby horse.

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Amara The Newborn Pegasus | Free Crochet Pattern

Pattern is written in English, in US terms, using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.

You Need to Know

Chains (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), back loops only (BLO), front loops only (FLO), increases and decreases, mattress stitch sewing. Be eager to learn and ready to have fun!

For a quick refresher of these basic skills, go to www.hookedbykati.com/basics

You Will Practice Advanced Techniques:

• How to use pins to perfectly place and attach amigurumi parts
• How to make no-sew feathers
• How to curve 3D crochet using short rounds
• How to merge and branch parts with several branches

Supplies

• Big Twist Heather yarn, 100% acrylic, worsted weight, 380 yds/6 oz/170 g, Purple (PUR), 2 balls
• Big Twist Value yarn, 100% acrylic, worsted weight, 380 yds/6 oz/170 g, Charcoal (CHAR), <1 ball.
• Red Heart Super Saver Stripe yarn, 100% acrylic, worsted weight, 364 yds/7 oz/198 g, Polo Stripe (POLO), 2 balls.
• G (4.00 mm) hook
• Two 24mm colored round-pupil safety eyes
• Polyfil stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Straight pins
• Stitch markers

Measurements

13” tall x 7” wide with 13” wingspan

Gauge

8 sts x 8 rows in sc = 2” x 2”

Pattern Notes

• Work in continuous rounds. Do not slip stitch unless otherwise specified by the pattern.
• For best results, assemble parts in order as directed.
• On last rnd of each leg, use a traditional decrease when working in BLO. Do not use an invisible decrease here as it will pull the hoof closed too tightly and possibly cause it to pucker inward.
• Weave in attachment ends at very end of project in case pieces require repositioning.

Special Stitches

• Bobble-st – Bobble stitch: [Yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 5 times in same st, yo, pull through all 6 loops on hook.
• Surface sc – Surface single crochet: With loop on hook, insert hook around post or between stitches of finished work, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through both loops on hook. Work single crochets on top of finished work.
• Sc join – Single crochet join: With long starting tail, make slip knot in yarn, loop slip knot over hook, insert hook through stitch, yo, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook. Leave starting tail on outside of work.
• Sc3tog – Single crochet 3 together – [Insert hook through next st, yo, pull up a loop] 3 times, yo, pull through all 4 loops on the hook.
• Picot – Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3^rd ch from hook.

Instructions

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Head

With PUR, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 5 sc in second ch from hook. (5)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (10)

Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 5 times. (15)

Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 5 times. (20)

Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 5 times. (25)

Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 5 times. (30)

Rnd 7: 8 sc, 2 bobble-sts (see Pattern Stitches), 8 sc, 2 bobble-sts, 10 sc. (26 sc, 4 bobbles)

Rnds 8-9: Sc evenly around. (30)

Push bobble-sts in to create nostrils.

Rnd 10: [3 sc, dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnds 11-15: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 16: 10 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 6 sc. (26)

Rnd 17: 3 sc, 4 inc, 15 sc, 4 inc. (34)

Rnd 18: 14 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 10 sc. (36)

Rnd 19: 14 sc, 2 inc, 9 sc, 2 inc, 9 sc. (40)

Rnd 20: 14 sc, 4 hdc, 9 sc, 4 hdc, 9 sc. (40)

Rnds 21-22: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 23: 11 sc, dec twice, 16 sc, dec twice, 5 sc. (36)

Rnds 24-29: Sc evenly around.

Insert safety eyes in base of first and last increases of Rnd 18 in line with nostrils.   

Start stuffing.

Rnd 30: [4 sc, dec] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 31: [3 sc, dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 32: [2 sc, dec] 6 times. (18)

Finish stuffing.

Rnd 33: [sc, dec] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 34: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in ends.

Nostril Flairs

With PUR, sl st into Round 8 on outside, back edge of nostril, working around edge of nostril, surface sc (see Special Stitches) around and back to Rnd 6, sl st on Rnd 6 on the opposite side. Repeat on other nostril. Weave in ends.

Eyelids

(Make 2)

With PUR, ch 6.

Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, 3 sc, sl st in last ch. (4 sc, 1 sl st)

Bind off leaving long tail for sewing.

Set aside.

Ears

(Make 2)

With PUR, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Sc evenly around. (6)

Rnd 3: [sc, inc] 3 times. (9)

Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 3 times. (12)

Rnd 5: Sc evenly around. (12)

Rnd 6: [3 sc, inc] 3 times. (15)

Rnds 7-9: Sc evenly around. (15)

Rnd 10: [sc, dec] 5 times. (10)

Rnd 11: Sc evenly around. (10)

Bind off leaving long tail for sewing. Press flat. Thread yarn through far side of last round, curving bottom of ear into bowl shape.

Set aside.

Body

With PUR, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 6 times. (36)

Rnds 7-11: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 12: [11 sc, inc] 3 times. (39)

Rnd 13: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 14: [12 sc, inc] 3 times. (42)

Rnds 15-33: Sc evenly around.

Start stuffing.

Rnd 34: [12 sc, dec] 3 times. (39)

Rnd 35: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 36: [11 sc, dec] 3 times. (36)

Rnd 37: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 38: [10 sc, dec] 3 times. (33)

Rnd 39: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 40: [9 sc, dec] 3 times. (30)

Rnd 41: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 42: [8 sc, dec] 3 times. (27)

Rnd 43: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 44: [7 sc, dec] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 45: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 46: [6 sc, dec] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 47: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 48: [5 sc, dec] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 49: Sc evenly around.

Finish stuffing.

Rnd 50: [Sc, dec] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 51: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in ends.

Front Legs

(Make 2)

Front Shoulder

With PUR, ch 2.

(Begins at elbow)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [2 sc, inc] 4 times. (16)

Rnd 4: [3 sc, inc] 4 times. (20)

Rnd 5: [4 sc, inc] 4 times. (24)

Rnd 6: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 7: Skip 12, 12 sc. Leave unworked sts for future use to create lower arm later. (12)

Rnd 8: [2 sc, inc] 4 times. (16)

Rnd 9: [3 sc, inc] 4 times. (20)

Rnd 10: [4 sc, inc] 4 times. (24)

Rnds 11-13: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 14: [2 sc, dec] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 15: [Sc, dec] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 16: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Leave long tail for sewing.

Stuff loosely through hole left by unworked sts.

Front Foreleg and Hoof

Rnd 8: With PUR, Sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 7 (see Special Stitches), 11 sc. (12)

Rnd 9: [3 sc, inc] 3 times. (15)

Rnd 10: [4 sc, inc] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 11: [5 sc, inc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 12: [6 sc, inc] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 13: 21 sc, 3sctog (see Special Stitches). (22)

Rnd 14: 3sctog twice, Change to CHAR, 16 sc. (18)

Rnd 15-18: Sc evenly around.

Finish stuffing.

Rnd 19: Working in BLO, dec 9 times. (9) (See Pattern Notes)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 9 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in this end only.

Hind Legs

(Make 2)

Thigh

With PUR, ch 2.

(Begins at knee)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [2 sc, inc] 4 times. (16)

Rnd 4: [3 sc, inc] 4 times. (20)

Rnd 5: [4 sc, inc] 4 times. (24)

Rnd 6: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 7: Skip 12, 12 sc. Leave unworked sts for future use to create lower arm later. (12)

Rnd 8: [Sc, inc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 9: [5 sc, inc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 10: [6 sc, inc] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 11: [7 sc, inc] 3 times. (27)

Rnd 12: [8 sc, inc] 3 times. (30)

Rnds 13-17: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 18: [3 sc, dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 19: [2 sc, dec] 6 times. (18)

Stuff to knee.

Rnd 20: [Sc, dec] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 21: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Leave long tail for sewing.

Hind Foreleg and Hoof

Rnd 8: With PUR, sc joinin 1^st skipped st of Rnd 7, 11 sc. (12)

Rnd 9: [3 sc, inc] 3 times. (15)

Rnd 10: [4 sc, inc] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 11: [5 sc, inc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 12: [6 sc, inc] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 13: 7 sc, 3sctog 3 times, 8 sc. (18)

Rnd 14: Change to CHAR, sc evenly around. (18)

Rnd 15-18: Sc evenly around.

Finish stuffing.

Rnd 19: Working in BLO, dec 9 times. (9) (see Pattern Notes)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 9 stitches. Pull tight to close. Leave long tail for sewing.

Wings

(Make 2)

Base of Wing and First Feather

With POLO, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12)

Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 7: Working in FLO, [sc, picot, sc] 18 times. (see Special Stitches) (36 sts, 18 picots)

Rnd 8: Working in exposed back loops of Rnd 6, [5 sc, inc] 6 times. (42)

 Rnd 9: [6 sc, inc] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 10: [7 sc, inc] 6 times. (54)

Rnd 11: Working in FLO, [sc, picot, sc] 27 times. (54 sts, 27 picots)

Rnd 12: Working in exposed back loops of Rnd 10, [8 sc, inc] 6 times. (60)

Rnd 13: [9 sc, inc] 6 times. (66)

Rnd 14: [10 sc, inc] 6 times. (72)

Rnd 15: Working in FLO, [sc, picot, sc] 36 times. (72 sts, 36 picots)

Rnd 16: Working in exposed back loops of Rnd 14, [11 sc, inc] 6 times. (78)

Rnd 17: [12 sc, inc] 6 times. (84)

Rnd 18: (first feather) 6 sc, skip 72, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working in the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 19-21: Sc evenly around. (12)

Rnd 22: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Second Feather

Rnd 18: With POLO, sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 17, 71 sc. (72)

Rnd 19: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 20: 6 sc, skip 60, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working in the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 21-23: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 24: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Third Feather

Rnd 20: With POLO, sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 19 from Second Feather, 59 sc. (60)

Rnd 21: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 22: 6 sc, skip 48, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working on the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 23-25: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 26: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Fourth Feather

Rnd 23: With POLO, sc join on 1^st skipped st of Rnd 22 from Third Feather, 47 sc. (48)

Rnd 24: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 25: 6 sc, skip 36, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working on the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 26-29: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 30: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Fifth Feather

Rnd 25: With POLO, sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 24 from Fourth Feather, 35 sc. (36)

Rnd 26: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 27: 6 sc, skip 24, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working on the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 28-32: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 33: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Sixth Feather

Rnd 27: With POLO, sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 26 from Fifth Feather, 23 sc. (24)

Rnd 28: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 29: 6 sc, skip 12 sc, 6 sc. Leave skipped sts unworked for future use. Continue working on the round on worked sts. (12)

Rnds 30-35: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 36: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Seventh Feather

Rnd 29: With POLO, sc join in 1^st skipped st of Rnd 28 from Sixth Feather, 11 sc. (12)

Rnds 30-38: Sc evenly around.

Rnd 39: Dec 6 times. (6)

Cut yarn. Thread needle through front loops of remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close. Weave in end.

Using starting tails from sc joins, close holes between feathers.

Set aside.

Mane

(Make 9)

With POLO, ch 20.

Row 1: Inc in second ch from hook, [sc, inc] 9 times. (29)

Bind off and cut yarn. Tie both tails together at base of 1^st ch. Leave both tails for sewing.

Set aside.

Tail

(Make 6)

With POLO, ch 28.

Row 1: Inc in second ch from hook, [sc, inc] 13 times. (41)

Bind off and cut yarn. Tie both tails together at base of 1^st ch. Leave both tails for sewing.

Set aside.

Assembly

Head

Head will attach to neck at a slight angle, so it bends slightly up when the baby is laying on her back. Center point of body will touch head at about Rnd 3 of head.

Once held in the desired position, use pins to mark where the head and neck meet. Pin slightly wider than you think necessary to prevent a floppy head. Using the sewing tail from the head, using the pins as a guide, sew the head to the neck.

Ears

Ears are attached to the head with the concave side facing forward. Mark 5 sts in a small circle between Rnds 24 and 25, 6 sts apart, even with the inside edge of the safety eyes. Sewing through both layers of the last round of the ears, using the pins as a guide, sew the ears to the head.

Eyelids

Sewing through the back of the starting ch, sew eyelids in an arch above the safety eyes.

Legs (Front and Hind)

Hold one Front Leg to side of body with elbow pointed up and hoof and shoulder pointed down. Hold so the leg tilts enough to see the bottoms of the hooves clearly, and the legs positioned vertically on the sides of the body, not tilted in toward the belly. Using pins, mark the shoulder where it touches the body. Place corresponding pins in the body touching the pins in the shoulder.

Place pins on the opposite side of the body, mirroring the placement of the first set of pins so that the Front Legs are placed evenly.

Hold Hind Leg to body with knee pointed down and hoof and thigh pointed up. (Hind legs bend the opposite way from Front Legs.) Position so the end point and sewing tail is 4 sts straight down from the end point of the shoulder. The Hind Legs should be in alignment with the Front Legs (not tilted toward the belly), the inside corner of the knee even with the bottom edge of the body, and the legs tilted so the bottom of the hooves are clearly visible. Using pins, mark the thigh where it touches the body. Place corresponding pins in the body touching the pins in the thigh.

Place pins on the opposite side of the body, mirroring the placement of the first set of pins so that the Hind Legs are placed evenly.

Using sewing tails from shoulders and thighs, using pins as a guide, sew the Front Legs and Hind Legs to the body, sewing only around the shoulder/thigh.

Mane

Starting in the middle of the forehead, mark with pins in every other stitch, in a straight line between the ears and down the neck. Thread one of the tails of each Short Curl around the post of the each marked stitch. Use the other tail to tie a knot attaching the curl to the head. Weave the ends into each curl, tying with a knot or two in the curl to secure the ends.

Tail

Repeat the Mane process for the tail, but mark a rectangle of stitches 3 sts wide by 2 sts tall between the back legs, on the rump of the Pegasus. Tail should point straight down from body, not out the back like a traditional tail.

Wing Attachment

The wings are sewn on in a large triangle-like shape.

On the back side of the body, use pins to mark a straight line. Starting between the shoulders, place a pin in the center of the back, then place 3 more pins in a straight line down the center, every 3 rounds. One at a time, hold the wings to the back of the body, aligning the center starting point of the wing with the first pin. Place pins in the wings corresponding to the pins on the back.

Place a pin 1 st behind the arm attachment, then lay the wing over it and add a corresponding pin to the wing.

Repeat for other wing.

Using a long strand of RAIN, starting at the center point of the wing, sew the edge of the wing along the pinned line.

Fold the wing over in a straight line from the lower outside pin to the pin at the center point of the wing. Sew the wing to the body in a straight line on the underside of the wing from pin to pin, working through only one layer of the wing.

Repeat with other wing.

Weave in all attachment ends when parts are positioned as desired.

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