Crochet horse square pattern

Saddle up for a cute crochet project with this crochet horse square pattern! This fun horse design adds a little country charm to blankets, pillows, bags, and more, and you can customize the colors to make a classic brown horse, bold black stallion, or playful pony.

Horse square crochet pattern details

Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.

Materials needed

Crochet hook: H-8 5 mm hook size
Yarn: worsted weight yarn in white and brown
Copy of the horse graph
Yarn needle for weaving the yarn tails in

Skill level

Easy. This easy crochet pattern uses only basic crochet stitches.

Finished measurements

4″ wide by 4.5″ tall (10 cm by 11 cm)

Crochet abbreviations

ch(s): chain(s)
st(s): stitch(es)
sl st: slip stitch
sc = single crochet stitch

Pattern notes

Make color changes indicated by the graph or the written instructions.
Each square on the graph represents a single crochet stitch.
Read the graph from right to left ← on odd-numbered rows and left to right → on even-numbered rows.
← you are working on the “right side” on odd-numbered rows.
→ you are working on the “wrong” side” on even-numbered rows.
Carry the unused yarn color.

Color changes

To change colors, work the last yarn over of a stitch with the new color. This sets up your yarn for the next stitch in the new color.
Carry unused colors across the row by laying them over the stitches you’re working into, so you can pick them up as needed. This is known as tapestry crochet!

Horse square crochet pattern instructions

Make the horse square following the graph or the written instructions.

With white yarn, chain 21, then single crochet into the 2nd ch from the hook and in each remaining chain.
You have made row 1 and should have 20 single crochet stitches.

Pinterest pin for a free crochet horse square pattern, showing a handmade horse motif square with beginner-friendly notes for blankets, coasters, bags, and more.

Graph

Download the horse square graph.

Written instructions

← Row 1: white x 20
→ Row 2: white x 7, brown x 2, white x 11
← Row 3: white x 11, brown x 3, white x 6
→ Row 4: white x 5, brown x 4, white x 11
← Row 5: white x 10, brown x 6, white x 4
→ Row 6: white x 3, brown x 7, white x 10
← Row 7: white x 2, brown x 2, white x 6, brown x 8, white x 2
→ Row 8: white x 2, brown x 8, white x 6, brown x 3, white x 1
← Row 9: white x 1, brown x 5, white x 3, brown x 10, white x 1
→ Row 10: white x 1, brown x 10, white x 2, brown x 6, white x 1
← Row 11: white x 1, brown x 18, white x 1
→ Row 12: white x 2, brown x 16, white x 2
← Row 13: white x 2, brown x 15, white x 3
→ Row 14: white x 4, brown x 14, white x 2
← Row 15: white x 3, brown x 12, white x 5
→ Row 16: white x 6, brown x 11, white x 3
← Row 17: white x 3, brown x 9, white x 8
→ Row 18: white x 11, brown x 6, white x 3
← Row 19: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 15
→ Row 20: white x 20

Adding a border

To add a border, make 2 single crochet stitches in the side of each square along the sides, and in each corner make (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).

Finishing the horse square crochet pattern

Fasten off and then weave in the yarn tails. Block if desired.

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