Materials
Ricorumi yarn
Fiber for filling
Crochet, scissors

Abbreviations
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
inc- increase
dec- decrease
Rnd- round
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
BLO- Back loop only
FLO- Front loop only
slst- Slip Stitch

The reindeer is crocheted in 2 parts: the high part (head) and the low part (body)

Head
In brown
Make a ch 13. Crochet around the ch, starting in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 1. 11sc, 3sc in last ch, 10sc, inc [26]
Rnd 2. inc, 10sc, 3 inc, 10sc, 2 inc [32]
Rnd 3. 1sc, inc, 10sc, (1sc, inc) x 3, 10sc, (1sc, inc) x 2 [38]
Rnd 4. 2sc, inc, 10sc, (2sc, inc) x 3, 10sc, (2sc, inc) x 2 [44]
Rnd 5-10. 44sc [44]
Change to beige
Rnd 11-14. 44sc [44]
Change to green
Rnd 15. BLO- 44sc [44]
Rnd 16-20. 44sc [44]
Change to red
Rnd 21-22. 44sc [44]
Change to green
Rnd 23. FLO – 3sc, inc, 10sc, (3sc, inc) x 3, 10sc, (3sc, inc) x 2 [50]
Rnd 24. 50sc [50]
Fasten off.
Insert the safety eyes between rnds 8 & 9, approx 5 visibles stitches apart.

Collar: take red yarn on the side, in visible FLO of rnd 14 (head down) and crochet:
{1 slst, 1sc, 1 slst; then in next stitch (1 hdc, 1dc, ch 2, 1 slst in 2nd ch, 1 dc, 1 hdc)}

Body
Make a ch 13. Crochet around the ch, starting in 2nd ch from hook.
Repeat rnds 1 to 4 of the head:
Rnds 1 & 2 in red
Rnd 3 in white
Rnd 4 in red
Change to white
Rnd 5. 44sc [44]
Change to red
Rnd 6. 44sc [44]
Change to white
Rnd 7. 44sc [44]
Change to red
Rnd 8. 44sc [44]
Fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing to the head, using inside BLO of rnd 22 of the head.

Muzzle
In brown
Rnd 1. MR, 6sc [6]
Rnd 2. (inc)*[12], 1 slst
Fasten off. Embroider the nose with black thread.

Ears (x2)
In brown
Rnd 1. MR, 4sc [4]
Rnd 2. (1sc, inc)* [6]
Rnd 3. (2sc, inc)* [8]
Rnd 4. (3sc, inc)* [10]
Rnd 5. (4sc, inc)* [12]
Rnd 6. (5sc, inc)* [14]
Rnd 7. 14sc [14]
Rnd 8. (5sc, dec)* [12]
Fasten off, fold the ear in half before sewing.

Arms (x2)
In brown
Rnd 1. MR, 8sc [8]
Rnd 2-3. 8sc [8]
Change to green
Rnd 4. 8sc [8]
Rnd 5. BLO-8sc [8]
Rnd 6-7. 8sc [8]
Rnd 8. (2sc, dec)* [6]
Don’t stuff. Fasten off and close
Take green yarn, using FLO of rnd 4, and crochet: (3sc, inc)
Sew or glue to the body

Horns (x2)
In beige. Make 2 parts per horns
Rnd 1. MR, 6sc [6]
Rnd 2-4. 6sc [6]
Fasten off the first part. The remaining thread can be used to sew the little hole that can appear in the middle after joining.
Don’t cut the second part, join to the first with 1sc (first of the rnd) and crochet all around both parts of the horns
Rnd 5. 12sc [12]
Rnd 6. (2sc, dec)* [9]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

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Materials
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• safety pins
• Silicone fiber
• 8mm eyes
• Upholstery needle
• Amigurumi thread (brown)
• Amigurumi yarn (porcelain)
• Amigurumi yarn (green)
• Amigurumi yarn (black)
• Anne yarn (red)
• Thread in dark brown color

Abbreviation
MR – magic ring
inc- increase
sc – single crochet
dec- decrease
slst- Slip Stitch
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
FLO- Front loop only
BLO- Back loop only

Legs (x2)
Rnd 1. MR: 6sc [6]
Rnd 2. 6 inc [12]
Color change (brown yarn)
Rnd 3-5. (3 rounds) [12]

Body
Rnd 6. join both legs into one piece 4sc, ch2, 12sc, 2sc in chains, 8sc [28]
Rnd 7. 7sc, 1 inc, 13sc, 1 inc, 6 sc [30]
Rnd 8. 2sc, 1 inc (4sc, 1 inc) x 5, 2sc [36]
Rnd 9. (5sc, 1 inc) x 6 [42]
Rnd 10-12. (3 rounds) [42]
Color change (thread green)
Rnd 13. 42 slst
Rnd 14. in BLO [42]
Rnd 15. [42]
Rnd 16. 5sc, 1 dec [36]
Rnd 17-18. (2 rounds) [36]
Rnd 19. 4sc, 1 dec [30]
Rnd 20-21. (2 rounds)[30]
Rnd 22. 3sc, 1 dec [24]
Rnd 23. 2sc, 1 dec [18]
Rnd 24. [18]

Head
Color change (brown)
Rnd 25. in BLO 2sc, 1 inc [24]
Rnd 26. 3sc, 1 inc [30]
Rnd 27. 4sc, 1 inc [36]
Rnd 28. 5sc, 1 inc [42]
Rnd 29. 6sc, 1 inc [48]
Rnd 30-34. (5 rounds) [48]
Rnd 35. 6sc, 1 dec [42]
Rnd 36. [42]
Rnd 37. 5sc, 1 dec [36]
Rnd 38-40. (3 rounds) [36]
Position eyes with safety lock between rows 33 and 34 with 9 stitches between eyes
Rnd 41. 4sc, 1 dec [30]
Rnd 42. 3sc, 1 dec [24]
Rnd 43. 2sc, 1 dec [18]
Rnd 44. 1sc, 1 dec [12]
Rnd 45. 6 dec [6]
Put the stuffing and Make the inverted magic ring

Snout
With the thread (porcelain color)
Rnd 1. MR: 6sc [6]
Rnd 2. 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3. 1sc, 1 inc [18]
Rnd 4. [18]
Put stuffing and leave a long thread for sewing. Sew the muzzle between rows 27 and 33 of the head

Red Nose
With Anne yarn (red color)
Rnd 1. MR [6]
Rnd 2. [6]
Leave a long thread for sewing. Sew the nose between rows 2 and 3 of the snout. Do not fill.

Ears (x2)
With thread (brown color)
Rnd 1. MR: 6sc [6]
Rnd 2. 1sc, 1 inc [9]
Rnd 3. 2sc, 1 inc [12]
Rnd 4-7. (4 rounds) [12]
Do not fill. Flatten the ear and bring the two ends together.

Arm (x2)
With thread (brown color)
Rnd 1. MR: 6sc [6]
Rnd 2. 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3. 1sc, 1 dec [8]
Rnd 4. 1sc, 1 dec [8]
Color change (color green)
Rnd 5. BLO [8]
Rnd 6-11. (6 rounds) [8]

Greater Horns (x2)
With the wire (brown color)
Rnd 1. MR [6]
Rnd 2-8. (7rounds) [6]
Put some stuffing and leave a long thread for sewing.

Lesser Horns (x2)
Rnd 1. inc [6]
Rnd 2-4. (3 rounds) [6]
Sew the smaller horn on the 3rd row of the (bigger horn) use the pattern as a base!
Add a little padding if needed.

Collar
With the thread (color green)
25 ch
Work in rows 1 through 3
23 hdc, 2 ch, turn work.
Fold the collar in half, sew the ends and sew around the neck.

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Materials
• 2.5 mm hook
• Cotton yarn
(I used Alize cotton baby “soft”, 50% cotton:

• blue (335), white (55), burgundy (57),
• green (274)
  YarnArt “Jeans”, 50% cotton:
• brown (71), dark brown (70)
  • White embroider thread
  • Safety eyes 8.00 mm
  • Stuffing
  • Yarn needle
  • Stitch marker

Abbreviations
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• slst – slip stitch
• hdc – half double crochet
• inc hdc – 2 hdc in the same stitch
• FLO – use only front loops
• BLO – use only back loops

HEAD
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc) x6 [30]
Rnd 6: 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x5, inc, 2 sc [36]

Rnd 7-12: sc around [36], 6 rounds
Rnd 13: 4 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x5, inc, sc [42]
Rnd 14: sc around [42]
Rnd 15: (6 sc, inc) x6, [48]

Rnd 16: sc around [48]
Rnd 17: (inc, 7 sc) x6 [54]
Attach the safety eyes between rounds 14
and 15 with 8 sts between.
Rnd 18-25: sc around, [54], 8 rounds

Start to stuff the head.
• Tip: I used invisible decreases for next
rounds.
Rnd 26: (dec, 7 sc) x6 [48]
Rnd 27: (dec, 6 sc) x6 [42]
Rnd 28: (dec, 5 sc) x6 [36]
Rnd 29: (dec, 4 sc) x6 [30]
Rnd 30: (dec, 3 sc) x6 [24]
Rnd 31: (dec, 2 sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 32: (dec, sc) x6 [12]
Stuff the head firmly.
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for fasten off.
How to close the end of the round: with a darning needle, insert the remaining yarn through all the front loops of the stitches on the last round. Pull all together at once and sew to hide the yarn inside the part you are working on.

EARS (make 2)
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 4: sc around [12]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x3 [15]
Rnd 6-9: sc around [15], 4 rounds
Don’t stuff the ears, cut the yarn, leaving a
tail for sewing

Fold the ear in half and sew two sides together

HORNS (make 2)
Use the dark brown yarn.
First and second piece:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail.
Third piece:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3-4: sc around [9], 2 rounds
Don’t cut the yarn of third piece.
We are going to connect the first piece with third. Insert your hook in first stitch of first piece (after finished the round 3) and make a sc. it will be the first stitch of round 5 and new beginning. Put your stitch marker here.

Rnd 5: two pieces together: 9 sc around first
piece, 9 sc around third piece, [18]
Close the opening between two pieces with remaining tail of first piece.
Rnd 6: (dec, 4 sc) x3 [15]
Rnd 7: (dec, 3 sc) x3 [12]
Rnd 8: (dec, 2 sc) x3, [9]
Stuff the horn lightly.

Rnd 9: 2 sc, insert the hook in second piece and pull up the yarn. Crochet 9 sc around second piece and 7 sc around the horn [18]
Don’t move the stitch marker.
Close the opening between second piece and horn with remaining tail of second piece.

Rnd 10: (dec, 4 sc) x3 [15]
Rnd 11: (dec, 3 sc) x3 [12]
Rnd 12: sc around [12]
Rnd 13: (dec, 2 sc) x3 [9]
Rnd 14: sc around [9]
Stuff the horns lightly
Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

BODY
Use the blue yarn.
Ch 9. Stitches are worked around both sides
of the foundation chain.
*if you have some questions how to crochet an oval,
Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
Rnd 1: start in second ch from the hook, inc in this st, 6 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Continue on the other side of the foundation chain, 7 sc, [18]

Rnd 2: 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, inc [24]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x2, 6 sc, (sc, inc) x3, 7 sc, inc [30]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x2, 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) x3, 8 sc, inc [36]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x2, 6 sc, (3 sc, inc) x3, 9 sc, inc [42]
Rnd 6: 3 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x2, 6 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x3, 6 sc, inc, sc [48]
Rnd 7: 4 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x2, 6 sc, (inc, 5 sc) x3, 6 sc, inc, sc, [54]

Rnd 8-13: sc around [54], 6 rounds
Change the yarn to green.
How to change the color of yarn:
With the two loops from the previous yarn on the hook, wrap the new yarn around the hook, then pull the new yarn through the two loops of the stitch

Make sure that the first stitch of round 14 is green.
Rnd 14: (dec, 7 sc) x6 [48]
Rnd 15-16: sc around [48], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 17: sc around [48]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 18: (dec, 6 sc) x6, [42]

Rnd 19-20: sc around [42], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 21: sc around [42]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 22: (dec, 5 sc) x6 [36]

Rnd 23-24: sc around, [36], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 25: (dec, 4 sc) x6 [30]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 26-28: sc around [30], 3 rounds
Rnd 29: (dec, 3 sc) x6 [24]
Stuff the body firmly.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

HANDS (make 2)
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 5: sc around [12]
Rnd 6: 5 sc, bobble stitch (it should be a thumb), 6 sc [12]
How to make a thumb:
• Yarn over.
• Insert your hook in the next st and pull up a loop.
• Yarn over again and pull through 2 loops.
This will leave one loop of the dc still on your hook (2 loops on hook)

• yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook).
• yarn over… repeat it 3 times.
• ….and pull through all 4 loops on your hook

Rnd 7: sc around [12]
Rnd 8: (dec, 2 sc) x3 [9]
Stuff the hand firmly.
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 9: FLO: (inc) x9 [18]
Rnd 10-14: sc around [18], 5 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 15: (dec, 4 sc) x3 [15]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 16-18: sc around [15], 3 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 19: sc around [15]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 20: (dec, 3 sc) x3 [12]

Rnd 21-22: sc around [12], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 23: sc around [12]
Change the yarn to green.
Rnd 24-27: sc around [12], 4 rounds
Crochet 4 sc more, after round 27 to bring
the tail of yarn in the corner.
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
Stuff the hand lightly.

SHOES and LEGS (make 2)
Use the blue yarn.
Ch 9. Stitches are worked around both sides
of the foundation chain.
Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.
Rnd 1: start in second ch from the hook:
inc in this st, 6 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Continue on the other side of the
foundation chain: 7 sc, slip stitch in the first
st, ch 1, [18]

Rnd 2: 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, inc, slst in first st, ch 1 [24]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x2, 6 sc, (sc, inc) x3, 7 sc, inc, slst in first st, ch 1 [30]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x2, 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) x3, 8 sc, inc, slst in first st, ch 1, [36]

Change the yarn to burgundy.
•Tip: change the yarn by doing last stitch of round 4. The slip stitch and starting change will be bungundy color.
Rnd 5: BLO: sc in next 36 st, slst in first st, ch 1, [36]

Rnd 6-9: sc in next 36 st, slst in first st, ch 1, [36], 4 rounds
Rnd 10: 14 sc, 6 dec, 10 sc, slst in first st, ch 1 [30]
Rnd 11: 12 sc, 5 dec, 8 sc, slst in first st, ch 1 [25]
Rnd 12: 10 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc, (fig 35, 36) [21]
Don’t make a slip stitch now, we are going to attach the blue yarn and begin to crochet the leg. Leave the burgundy yarn, don’t cut it. We will come back to shoe later, after to finish the leg.
Stuff the shoe firmly

Attach the blue yarn to first back loop of round 12. Make a starting chain, in this loop crochet a sc and it will be the first stitch of the leg. Put your stitch marker here.
Then all stitches of the leg are crocheted around, don’t join at the end of each round.

Rnd 13: BLO: 9 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc, [18]
Rnd 14: (sc, dec) x6 [12]
Rnd 15-41: sc around, [12], 27 rounds

Stuff the leg lightly.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Go back to our shoe. Make a slip stitch in the first front loop of round 12, ch 1.
Rnd 13: FLO: sc in next 21 loops, slst in first st, ch 1 [21]
Rnd 14: sc in next 21 st, [21]
Fasten off.

Lay the shoe so that the tip is at the top and away from your face. Then, insert your hook in last front loop of round 5, pick up the white yarn. Make a slst in each front loop around the shoe. Fasten off.
• Tip: make a slst loosely

OVERALLS
Use the burgundy yarn.
Ch 20. Make a slst in first chain, ch 1, [20]

Rnd 1: (hdc, inc hdc) x10, slst in first st, ch 1 [30]
Rnd 2: hdc in next 30 st , slst in first st, ch 1 [30]
Rnd 3: (hdc in next 14 st, inc hdc) x2, slst in first st, ch 1 [32]
Rnd 4: hdc in next 32 st, slst in first st, [32]

Fasten off the first piece and don’t cut the yarn of the second piece. We are going to connect two pieces together.
Insert your hook into the next stitch of the first piece (after fasted off) and complete a slst to connect the pieces. Make
the starting chain and hdc in this stitch. This will mark the first stitch of the shorts and is now your new starting point.
Place your stitch marker here.

Rnd 5: with the two pieces together: 32 hdc around the first piece, 32 hdc around the second piece, slst in first st, ch 1, [64]
Close the gap between two pieces using the remaining tail of the first.

Rnd 6-11: hdc in next 64 st, slst in first st, ch 1, [64], 6 rounds
Rnd 12: (hdc2tog, hdc in next 6 st) x8, slst in first st, ch 1 [56]
*hdc2tog =half double crochet decreases
(crochet together 2 stitches with a half
double crochet stitch to lose 1 stitch).
How to make decrease with hdc stitch
(hdc2tog):
-Yarn over hook.
-Insert hook into stitch.
-Yarn over hook and pull through. There
should be three loops on your hook.
-Yarn over hook.

• Insert your hook into the next stitch.
  -Yarn over and pull through. There should
  be five loops on your hook.
  -Yarn over and pull through all five loops.

Rnd 13: hdc in next 56 st, slst in first st, ch 1 [56]
Rnd 14: (hdc2tog, hdc in next 5 st) x8, slst in first st, ch 1 [48]
Rnd 15: hdc in next 48 st [48]

Rnd 16: (hdc2tog, hdc in next 4 st) x8, slst in first st, ch 1 [40]
Rnd 17: hdc in next 40 st, slst in first st, [40]

Don’t cut the yarn, we are going to make the suspenders.
Ch 25, skip 5 chains (loop for button), yarn over and insert your hook in
next chain, hdc in next 20 chain st

Make a slst in next 5 st, then ch 25. Skip 5 chains (leave it for button), insert your hook in next chain, hdc in next 20 chain st
Fasten off.

Skip 11 stitches from the second suspender,
insert your hook in 12th stitch and make starting chain, hdc in this stitch.
Follow the pattern below:
Row 1: hdc in next 11 st, ch 1, turn, [11]
Row 2-3: hdc in next 11 st, ch 1, turn, (59, 60) [11]
Fasten off

Sew the two small buttons onto the front side of the overalls, matching up the bottom hole created.
Create the two white bottons (6 sc in magic ring) and sew them on the frant side of the overalls

Assembling:
Place the horns between rounds 22 and 25 with 6 sts in (fig 62) and sew them to the head
Place the ears below the horns and sew them between rounds 20 and 24
Embroider two points like the points of the nose on the front side of the head
Use the black thread, embroider one eyelash for both eyes
Use the brown yarn, embroider few freckles on the head

Sew the head to the body by going across each stitch of the body and the head. Do it between rounds 13 and 20 of the head.
Sew the arms to the body between rounds 28 and 29

Insert the legs into the shorts (fig 73) and sew them to the body on the front side
between round 1 and 2.
• Tip: make sure that the feet are facing in the right deriction befoure sewing
Use the blue yarn, make a lace of 60 chains and wrap it around the neck of reindeer.

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Materials
• 2.5 mm hook
• Cotton yarn
I used Alize baby cotton “Soft”: brown, mahogany,
green, red and cream (reindeer)
Schachenmayr Catania “Original”: purple, blue,
yellow, white, brown, red, pink.
• Embroidery thread
• Safety eyes 6.00 mm
• Stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Metal wire and tape

Abbreviations
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• st/sts – stitch/stitches
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• slst – slip stitch
• FO – fasten off
• b – bobble stitch

HEAD
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc) x8, [32]
Rnd 6-9: sc around [32], 4 rounds

Rnd 10: 22 sc, ch 6, then skip 10 st for the neck and insert your hook in very first stich of this round, [28]
Rnd 11: 22 sc, sc in next 6 chain stitches, [28]
Rnd 12: sc around [28]

Attach the safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13 with 9 st between .
• Tip: skip the 6 st from beginning (count the sts of round 12), attach the first eye, then skip 9 st and attach the second eye.

Rnd 13: dec, 18 sc, 4 dec [23]
Rnd 14-15: sc around [23], 2 rounds

Rnd 16: 5 sc, (dec, 3 sc) x2, dec, 6 sc [20]
Start to stuff the head.
Rnd 17: 5 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc [18]
Rnd 18: sc around [18]
Rnd 19: (dec) x9 [9]
Stuff the head firmly, cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
How to close the end of the round: with a darning needle, insert the remaining yarn through all the front loops of the stitches on the last round. Pull all together at once and sew to hide the yarn inside the part you are working on.

NECK
Lay the head to the right away from you as show in the photo. Insert your hook in first st and pick up the yarn.
Insert your hook again in the same stitch and make a sc. It will be the first st of the neck and the new beginning.

Rnd 11: 10 sc around the head, sc in next 6 chain sts, [16]
Rnd 12: sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 7 sc [18]
Rnd 13-14: sc around [18], 2 rounds

Stuff the neck firmly. Don’t cut the yarn, we continue to crochet the body.
And don’t remove your stitch marker.

BODY
Rnd 15: 7 sc, ch 7. Crochet back on the chain: inc in second ch from hook, 5 sc, continue crocheting around the neck, 11 sc.
Rnd 16: 7 sc, continue on the other side of the chain, 5 sc, inc in the last foundation ch, 2 inc, 16 sc [34]
Rnd 17: 13 sc, (inc, sc) x3, 15 sc, [37]
Rnd 18: inc, 12 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x3, 10 sc, inc, 4 sc [42]
Rnd 19: 15 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x3, 15 sc [45]
Rnd 20: sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 23 sc, inc, 4 sc [48]
Rnd 21-25: sc around, [48], 5 rounds

We have to divide the work to crochet the four legs. So, don’t cut the yarn.

LEGS
First back leg:
Crochet 23 sc after round 25 to bring the yarn in the middle back stitch of the reindeer body. If you are not there, continue crocheting until that point. Place a stitch marker in the next stitch

Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch 4.
Insert your hook in the stitch with the stitch marker. The leg will be formed with 10 sc of the body and the ch-4 foundation chain. Continue working the first back leg

Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the chain) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Chande the yarn to dark brown.
Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7 [7]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for closing

How to change the color of yarn:
With the two loops from the previous yarn on the hook, wrap the new yarn around the hook, and then pull the new yarn through the two loops of the stitch

First front leg:
Count 4 stitches along from the first back leg (this will be the belly). Attach the yarn to the 5th stitch. Put your stitch marker here. Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch
4) Insert your hook in the stitch with the stitch marker.
Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the chain) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Change the yarn to dark brown.

Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7, [7]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing.
Don’t stuff and close the leg now.

Second front leg:
Attach the yarn in the first stitch from the first front leg. Put your stitch marker here. Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch 4. Insert your hook in the stitch with the stitch marker.
Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the chain) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Change the yarn to dark brown.
Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7, [7]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for closing.
Don’t stuff and close the leg now.

Second back leg:
Count 4 stitches along from the second front leg (this will be the belly). Attach the yarn to the 5th stitch. Crochet 10 sc
on the body, ch 4. Insert your hook in the stitch with the stitch marker

Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the chain) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Change the yarn to dark brown.
Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7, [7]
Stuff the body and legs. Close the legs now
Using a tapestry needle, sew the 3-ch loops of both front and back legs together

Belly:
Between the legs, you have 4 stitches spaces at the front and back leg on both sides of body and 1-ch loop on front and back legs. We make the belly by crocheting on these stitches and ch-loops. Attach the yarn in ch-loop of back leg. Make a sc in this loop, sc in next 4 sts of body and sc in last ch-loop of front loop

Row 1: sc in ch-loop of back leg, 4 sc, sc in ch-loop of front leg, ch 1, turn [6]
Row 2-4: sc in next 6 sc, ch 1, turn [6]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
Use the needle, sew the belly to the other side of body and close the opening between belly and the legs.

TAIL
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 5-6: sc around [12], 2 rounds
Rnd 7: (dec, sc) x4 [8]
Stuff the tail very lightly. Leave a tail for sewing.

EARS (make 2)
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 4-7: sc around [12], 4 rounds
Leave a tail of yarn for sewing

Fold the ear in half and sew two sides together

HORNS (make 2)
Use the mahogany yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: sc around [6]
Rnd 3: 5 sc, bobble stitch [6]
Rnd 4-5: sc around [6]
How to make a 3-dc-bobble stitch:
• Yarn over the hook before placing the hook into the stitch.
• Yarn over again and draw the yarn through the stitch. You have 3 loops on the hook.
• Yarn over the hook again and pull it through the first two loops. You now have one half-closed double crochet stitch, and two loops remain on the hook
• In the same stitch, repeat the preceding steps 2 times more. You will have 3 halfclosed double crochet stitches into one stitch.
• yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on the hook at once

Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing. Don’t stuff the horns.
Sew the horns to head over the rounds 5 to 6
Sew the ears to head over round 6 to 10
Embroider the small lines on the head and two points of the nose
At last, sew the tail below and on the top to the body

COLLAR
Use the red yarn.
Ch 23. Rnd 1: Start in the second chain from hook: 22 sc, ch1, turn [22]
Rnd 2: (red yarn: sc, green yarn: sc) x11, ch 1, turn [22]
Cut the green yarn.
Rnd 3: 22 sc [22]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.
Wrap the colllar around the neck and sew it

BEADS and LEAVES (make 2)
Bead: use the red yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
Close the bead in the same way as leg.
Sew the beads on top of head

Leaf: use the green yarn.
Ch 4. Start in second chain from hook: (sc, picot st) x2, in last chain: (sc, picot st) repead it 2 times. Continue on the other side of the foundation chain: (sc, picot st) x2.
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
Sew the leaves on the top of the head

LACE (make 2)
Small: use the black yarn.
Ch 24. Join in the first chain. Fasten off.
Turn on the small lace around the head.

Big: use the black yarn.
Ch 120. Fasten off. Put the big lace on the head and wrap the tails through the small lace

BOTTOM
Use the green yarn.
Ch 18. Stitches are worked around both sides of the foundation chain.
Rnd 1: start in second chain from the hook, inc in this stitch, 15 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Continue on the other side of the foundation chain, 16 sc, [36]

Rnd 2-40: sc around [36], 39 rounds
Rnd 41: 5 sc, 2 dec, 14 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc [32]
Rnd 42: 4 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc, [28]
Crochet 5 sc more, after round 42 to bring the yarn in the corner. Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.

How to finish:
Using the long tail of yarn, start from second loop. Sew the opening through the front loops by going across each stitch

BODY: SIDES and BACK
Use the green yarn.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
Rnd 2: (inc) x7 [14]
Rnd 3-10: sc around [14], 8 rounds
Rnd 11: 6 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc [17]
Rnd 12-13: sc around [17], 2 rounds

Rnd 14: 8 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc [20]
Rnd 15-16: sc around 20 [20], 2 rounds
Rnd 17: 10 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc [23]
Rnd 18-19: sc around [23], 2 rounds
Rnd 20: 12 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc [26]
Rnd 21-22: sc around [26], 2 rounds

Rnd 23: 14 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, [29]
Rnd 24-43: sc around [29], 20 rounds
Rnd 44: 18 sc 3 dec, 5 sc [26]
Rnd 45-46: sc around [26], 2 rounds

Rnd 47: 17 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc [23]
Rnd 48-49: sc around [23], 2 rounds
Rnd 50: 16 sc, 3 dec, sc [20]
Rnd 51-52: sc around, [20], 2 rounds
Rnd 53: sc, put your stitch marker here, 14 sc, 3 dec [17]

Rnd 54-55: sc around [17], 2 rounds
Rnd 56: sc, put your stitch marker here, 11 sc, 3 dec [14]
Rnd 57-64: sc around [14], 8 rounds
Rnd 65: (dec) x7 [7]
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.

Cut the wire the same length as the body. Wrap the tape around the wire that the ends of wire didn’t go out of the body and didn’t cut the body.

• Tip: I used the electrical wire with insulation that I found in my garage.
Put the wire into the body at the bottom.
Close the body.
Binding: Ch 61. Start in second chain from hook: (sc in next 2 chain stitches, ch 2, in second chain from hook: sl st) repeat it 29 times, 2 sc.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the binding to the contour of the top part of body as show in the photos

RUNNERS (make 2)
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-21: sc around [6], 20 rounds
Rnd 22: inc, 5 sc [7]
Rnd 23-50: sc around [7], 28 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Cut the wire the same length as the runners. Use the tape, wrap it around the wire. Put the wire into the runner and close the hole

FRONT piece
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-21: sc around [6], 20 rounds
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing.

Cut the wire the same length as the body of front piece. Use the tape, wrap it around the wire. Put the wire into the piece and close the hole.

RUNNERS’ partitions (make 3)
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-8: sc around [6], 7 rounds
Cut the yarn leaving a tail. Stuff the partitions lightly.
I don’t use the wipe for partitions,

Wrap the bottom (12 rounds) of sleigh around the yellow front piece.
Use the tapestry needle, sew the two sides together
Fold the body of sleigh in the letter U as show on pictures 22 and 23. The corners of body may be between rounds 25-27 and 41- 42.
Lay the body to the bottom part of the sleigh and secure it with pins.
Sew these two parts together by going across the stitch of each part.
Fold the runner at the ends and on the front side as show in picture
Put the sleigh on the runners and insert the partitions between the runners, two on the bottom and one on the front.
First, sew the partitions to the runners and then the runners to the sleigh in few places on both sides.

CANDY
Use the white and pink yarn
Rnd 1: white yarn: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (white yarn: sc, pink yarn: sc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: (white yarn: inc, pink yarn: sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (white yarn: 2 sc, pink yarn: inc) x6, [24]

Rnd 5-9: (white yarn: 2 sc, pink yarn: 2 sc) x6 [24], 5 rounds
Rnd 10: (white yarn: dec, pink yarn: 2 sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 11: (white yarn: sc, pink yarn: dec) x6 [12]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing. Stuff the candy firmly. Close the hole

TAIL (make 2)
Use the pink yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 4: sc around [12]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 6-7: sc around, [18]
Fasten off. Bring the tail of yarn to magic ring.

Sew the tails on both sides of candy

CANDY (second type)
Use the white and orange yarn
Rnd 1: orange yarn: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: white yarn: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: orange yarn: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: white yarn: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5: orange yarn: sc around [24]

Rnd 6: white yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 7: orange yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 8: white yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 9: orange yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 10: white yarn: (dec, 2 sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 11: orange yarn: (dec, sc) x6 [12]
Stuff the candy firmly and close the openning.

TAIL (make 2)
Use the orange yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 4: sc around [12]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 6-7: sc around [18]
Fasten off. Bring the tail of yarn to the magic ring.
Sew the tails on both sides of candy.

CANDY CONE
Start with the red yarn.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
Rnd 2: sc around [7]
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 3-4: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 5-6: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 7-8: sc around [7], 2 rounds

Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 9-10: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 11-12: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 13-14: sc around [7], 2 rounds

Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 15-16: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 17-18: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 19-20: sc around, [7], 2 rounds

Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 21-22: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 23-24: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 25-26: sc around [7], 2 rounds

Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 27-28: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 29-30: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 31-32: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 33-34: sc around [7], 2 rounds

Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 35-36: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 37-38: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Cut a piece of the thick metal wire (the same length as the candy). Wrap the tape around the wire and put the metal wire inside the candy cone. Use the needle, close the opening. Make the form of the hook

BOX (body)
Use the brown yarn
Ch 8. We are going to crochet in the rows.
Row 1: start in second chain from the hook: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7]
Row 2-21: BLO: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7], 22 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.

Bottom and top of box:
Ch 8.
Row 1: start in second chain from the hook: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7]
Row 2-6: BLO: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7], 5 rounds

Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.
Use the needle, sew the two ends of the body together, then sew the botton and top pieces. Stuff the box by sewing. Decorate the box with little bow

COOKIE
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-25: sc around [6], 24 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Cut a piece of the thick metal wire the same length as body of cookie. Wrap the tape around the wire. Put the wire into to the cookie. Use the needle, close the opening.
Make cookie the form of the number 8
1). Embroisee the few small lines of both sides

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If you enjoy making amigurumi, here I share this easy and free amigurumi pattern for you for free. Your kids will love these toys.

Cute Christmas deer! You can crochet a wonderful amigurumi reindeer for yourself, which will be a fine gift for any occasion and a true friend for a child or adult.

Designer: Olga Shevchenko

Materials
Alize Cotton Gold Tweed yarn: color #55 or #67, YarnArt Jeans #66 for nose, #90 for horns and scarf, YarnArt Camellia (70% polyester, 30% metallic) color gold #2440
2.5 mm crochet hook
6 mm safety eyes
Black embroidery floss
Sewing needle and scissors
Fiberfill

Abbreviations
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Head
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 1 sc [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 2 sc [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 3 sc [48]

R 9-14: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 15: 2 sc, (inc, 6 sc) repeat 3 times, 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) repeat 3 times, 1 sc [54]
R 16-17: 54 sc (2 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 16 and R 17 at the distance of 4 sc from each other.
R 18: 7 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times, 17 sc, (inc, 2 sc) repeat 3 times, 11 sc [61]
R 19-25: 61 sc (7 rows)
R 26: 7 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times, 17 sc, (dec, 2 sc) repeat 3 times, dec, 9 sc [53]

R 27-28: 53 sc (2 rows)
R 29: (11 sc, dec) repeat 4 times, 1 sc [49]
R 30: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times, 1 sc [43]
R 31: 9 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 4 times, 9 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 4 times, 1 sc [35]
R 32: (5 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [30]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Nose
Make 7 ch.
Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, 4 sc in last st, turn: 4 sc, inc [16]
R 2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc [24]
R 3-4: 24 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]

R 5: (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [18]
R 6: (4 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [15]
R 7: 15 sc
R 8: (3 sc, dec) repeat 3 times (12)
R 9: 12 sc
Fourfold the top opening flat and sew both sides together (view video at 03:15).
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Horns (make 2)
With YarnArt Jeans #90 and YarnArt Camellia yarn.

Main part
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)

R 7: 3 dec, 12 sc [15]
R 8: 3 dec, 9 sc [12]
R 9: 12 sc
R 10: (1 sc, dec)*4 (8)
R 11-12: 8 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Small part
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3-4: 9 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the small part to the main one.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: 3 inc, 9 sc [15]
R 4: 15 sc

R 5: 3 dec, 9 sc [12]
R 6-15: 12 sc (10 rows)
Stuff the arm with fiberfill till the R 8.
R 16: 2 sc only
Fold the top opening flat and 6 sc through both sides.
Fasten off.

Legs and body

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off.

Make 3 ch and join with the first leg.

Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 7: 18 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 18 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) [42]
R 8: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 9: (7 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
R 10-17: 54 sc (8 rows)
R 18: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 19: 48 sc
R 20: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]

R 21: 42 sc
R 22: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 23: 36 sc
R 24: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 25: 30 sc
In the next row we will attach arms:
R 26: 5 sc, 6 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 9 sc, 6 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 4 sc [30]
R 27-28: 30 sc (2 rows)
Fasten off.

Scarf
With YarnArt Jeans #90 and YarnArt Camellia yarn.
Make 90 ch.
Starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: hdc in every st, 3 hdc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of chain: hdc in every st, 2 hdc and sl st in last st.
Fasten off.

Assembly
Sew nose under eyes, put some fiberfill inside the nose before you finish.
Embroider eyebrows and mouth with black floss.
Sew horns on the head between R 5 and R 8.
Sew ears under horns, about 1 row down from horns.

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