Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern

Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern

Every little girl went through a unicorn phase, and some of us never quite came out of it. This one is a white unicorn with rainbow hair, a rainbow horn, and the calm face of a white fairytale character who knows she is the best pony for princesses in the room. Golden stars float around her on an orchid sky. The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern turns all of it into a magical girly blanket, a jumbo yarn graphghan worked from a colorwork graph chart with your hands and nothing else, a finger blanket in the truest sense.

The unicorn rests in profile with her eyes closed and a soft smile stitched in gray, her mane pouring down the side of the chart in yellow, sky blue, mauve and amethyst. Her horn rises above the forelock, and golden stars sit in the orchid background on both corners. The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern keeps the palette sweet and girly, a pastel character knit blanket that reads clearly from across the room, and the pixel-style blocks of colorwork stay large enough to follow without squinting at the graph chart.

Finger knitting with colorwork means working the design row by row, changing colors as you go to build up the pixel-style graphic. The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, and you can follow the colorwork chart, the row-by-row written instructions, or the color blocks, whichever feels most comfortable for you. No needles needed, just your hands and jumbo yarn.

What’s Inside the Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern

The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern includes a full colorwork graph with gridlines every 10 stitches and the graph divided into sections for easy printing, row-by-row written instructions for every row, color block guidance showing exactly when to change colors, and the whole file as a printable PDF. Directional arrows run beside the written instructions and the color blocks, and they matter: an arrow pointing right means knit that row from left to right, an arrow pointing left means knit that row from right to left. Always read each row from left to right, whichever direction you are working in, so the picture stays centered and the unicorn never comes out mirrored. Check your gauge before you cast on, it is the fastest way to know what size you will end up with.

Chart size: 38 stitches x 64 rows.

Color palette used in this design (7 colors): Orchid, White, Mauve, Yellow, Sky, Amethyst, and Gray.

Pattern language: English.

Skill level: Confident Intermediate. Simple stitches, but colors change several times within a row and the design uses seven shades.

Depending on the yarn you pick, the Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern works up as a child-sized throw or a full bed-covering blanket, so it suits a nursery, a girl’s bedroom, or a reading corner equally well. The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern is a girly blanket in the best sense, a pony for princesses that doubles as a handmade gift for a birthday, a baby shower, or a first big-girl bed. Unicorn lovers of any age tend to claim it the moment it comes off the lap.

Recommended yarn options for the Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern and any graphghan like it include: Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss (Hobby Lobby), Bernat Blanket Big, Bernat Blanket Extra Thick, BeCozi Chunky Chenille Yarn, Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo), Yarn Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo), Spirit Yarn Chunky Chenille (#7 Jumbo), as well as similar jumbo chenille yarns from brands like Cozyful, HOMBYS, Mellobello, MARCYNMYA.

Finished Sizes for the Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern

Bee Perfectly Plush Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 5 stitches x 7 rows
Size: 75 x 90 cm (30″ x 36″)
Total weight: ~600-700 g
Orchid – 320 g / 2 skeins / 58 m
White – 82 g / 1 skein / 15 m
Mauve – 65 g / 1 skein / 12 m
Yellow – 35 g / 1 skein / 7 m
Sky – 13 g / 1 skein / 3 m
Amethyst – 15 g / 1 skein / 3 m
Gray – 12 g / 1 skein / 3 m

Hobbii Blanket Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 3 stitches x 6 rows
Size: 130 x 110 cm (50″ x 42″)
Total weight: ~1400-1500 g
Orchid – 836 g / 3 skeins / 109 m
White – 215 g / 1 skein / 28 m
Mauve – 168 g / 1 skein / 22 m
Yellow – 90 g / 1 skein / 12 m
Sky – 33 g / 1 skein / 5 m
Amethyst – 38 g / 1 skein / 5 m
Gray – 31 g / 1 skein / 4 m

Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Yarn (#7 Jumbo)
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 2.5 stitches x 3.5 rows
Size: 150 x 180 cm (60″ x 72″)
Total weight: ~2800-3000 g
Orchid – 1715 g / 8 skeins / 194 m
White – 440 g / 2 skeins / 50 m
Mauve – 345 g / 2 skeins / 39 m
Yellow – 185 g / 1 skein / 21 m
Sky – 68 g / 1 skein / 8 m
Amethyst – 77 g / 1 skein / 9 m
Gray – 62 g / 1 skein / 7 m

The Rainbow Unicorn Finger Knit Blanket Pattern works up quickly with jumbo yarn, making it a satisfying finger knitting project. Because jumbo chenille knits up fast, it makes a practical choice as a handmade gift, you can complete a full character knit blanket in a single sitting. The finished chunky throw is extra warm and heavy, holds heat well, and suits anyone who loves colorwork designs and plush character blankets.

This knitting tutorial has been carefully designed and written by HitsKnits to guide you step by step with clarity and ease. Each pattern is created manually, without the use of AI (artificial intelligence), ensuring a natural design process, thoughtful construction, and careful attention to every detail.

Pattern language: English.

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