The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

My kiddo had a difficult time deciding just what she wanted me to create for her Canadian Halloween debut. A trip to the thrift shop and a sort through the racks soon provided the answer in the form of a groovy handknit vest, the perfect base for The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume:

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Get the steps to whip up your own below:

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Grab some brightly coloured felt, a styrofoam cone, rainbow yarn, socks, gloves, beanie and a top.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Decide how wide you’d like the unicorn mane to be and then cut a piece of scrap cardboard to size and wrap the entire ball of yarn around it.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Bend in the sides of the cardboard and carefully slide the yarn off of it.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Grab the beanie hat and mark where the mane will begin and decide how long it will be.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Tape the yarn together to hold it in place and lay a piece of felt down the center of the yarn.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Stitch the yarn to the felt.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Remove the tape and grab the beanie!

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Arrange the yarn mane along the top of the beanie and stitch it on.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Once the mane is secure chop through the yarn loops.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

And your fluffy rainbow mane is complete!

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Snag some of that felt and chop out 4 triangular pieces for the ears.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Create the ears however you’d like – I simply stitched them together and gave them light stuff.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Attach them beside the mane – I hand stitched mine with an embroidery needle & thread.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Cover the styrofoam cone with some scrap fabric or lace to create the unicorn horn.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Hot glue the unicorn horn in place and the most important part of the costume is done! Whew!The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

My munchkin wanted hooves so I grabbed a glass, popped a glove over top of it (to stretch it out) and hand stitched a length of felt around the wrist area.

of the costume is done! Whew!

Et voila! Two front hooves!

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

For the back hooves I chopped the feet off of the rainbow socks and stitched some more felt around the ankle area of the top part of the socks.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Hooray! Back hooves that meet the rainbow requirements!

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

I snagged another ball of rainbow yarn for the tail and re-wrapped it around my arm – like you roll/wrap up a hose or rope.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

I dug out the fabric belt I had leftover in my stash from this tutorial and cut it to fit the kiddo.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

Then slipped the yarn over the belt.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

And tied it in the center.

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

We’re thrilled with the outcome and can’t wait to go trick or treating!

(of course, on Halloween she’ll also be sporting some groovy unicorn glitter make up to complete the look)

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8 Comments

  1. This is so cute, I love this costume!

    1. I was so happy when she agreed that the rainbow vest in the thrift shop would make a fab (& totally unique) unicorn costume – she was really leaning towards ninja turtles for awhile 🙂

  2. Geeni says:

    This is great, so creative. Now I wanna dress up as rainbow-something!

    1. My munchkin is heavily into “rainbow glitter sparkle” anything and….ninja turtles 😀 (I’m glad she finally decided on the rainbow unicorn)

  3. So cute!

    1. Thanks Jenny, it was an all-day make with lots of “learning curve” mistakes but absolutely worth it for the result!

  4. That is so awesome! I want to wear it… and maybe not just on Halloween!! 🙂 Lisa

    1. Cheers my dear 😀 The kiddo can’t wait to wear it on Halloween with the glittery make up & cheek “jewels”!

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