Christmas Gift Crochet Deer Ornament Free Pattern

Christmas Gift Crochet Deer Ornament Free Pattern 1

I continue to bring you wonderful crochet patterns for Christmas. Today I want to introduce you to a beginner level crochet toy, a cute deer. The crocheted deer with a red scarf has dark brown and elegant antlers. If you are ready, let’s make a crocheted deer together, which is a toy that can be used especially as a Christmas tree or keychain.

Christmas Gift Deer Ornament Amigurumi Toy

Cotton yarn is used in the making of the toy, but the designer did not specify a yarn brand. The eyes of the crocheted toy are made using 4 or 6 mm safety eyes, and we see that a small amount of tightening is done in the eyes of the deer.

Designer: ohana.handmadefriends

Materials

100% Cotton yarn
Hook size 2 mm
Safety eyes 4 or 6 mm
Sleighbell
Soft toy filling
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Pins
Finished size: approximately 14 cm

Abbreviations

MR = magic ring
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
ch = chain/s
inc = increase
dec = decrease
OLO = one loop only
F/O = fasten off

Christmas Gift Crochet Deer Ornament Free Pattern 2

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
4: (3 sc, inc) x3 (15)
5: 5 sc, 5 inc, 5 sc (20)
6: 5 sc, 10 inc, 5 sc (30)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7, between the first two increases and the last two increases of round 6.
Dent the eyes for a cuter expression.
7: 30 sc (30)
8: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
9-14: 36 sc (36) [6 rounds]
15: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
16: 30 sc (30)
17: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
18: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
19: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
20: 6 dec (6)
Close the opening with the yarn needle and weave in.
Embroider the nose between rounds 1 and 2.

Ears

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 3 inc, into the next stitch: (sc, ch 2, sc), 3 inc (16)
Leave a long tail for attaching to the head on round 13, with approximately 10 stitches away from each other.

Antlers

1: ch 7, in second ch from the hook: 4 sl st, ch 4, 3 sl st, sl st into the same place where the chain started, 2 sl st.
F/O y leave a long tail for attaching to the head between rounds 12 and 13.

Arms

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2-8: 6 sc (6)
9: Flatten the opening and close it with 3 sc. Leave a long tail for attaching to the body. Do not stuff.

Legs

First leg

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
3-9: 9 sc (9) [7 rounds]
F/O.

Second leg

Repeat “first leg” instructions but do not cut the yarn. Stuff slightly, flatten the opening and close it with 4 sc, ch 3 and join to the first leg making 4 sc to close it also. Now continue with the body.

Body

1: ch 1, turn, OLO: 4 sc in one leg, 3 sc into the 3 chains, 4 sc in other leg, turn, 4 sc in one leg, 3 sc into the 3 chains, 4 sc in other leg (22)
2-4: 22 sc (22) [3 rounds]
5: (9 sc, dec) x2 (20)
6: 20 sc (20)
7: (8 sc, dec) x2 (18)
8: 18 sc (18)
9: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
10: 12 sc (12)
Leave a long tail for attaching to the head. You can hang a bell or knit a scarf, the details are left to your liking.

Christmas gift deer is ready!

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