Crochet Christmas Reindeer Ornament Pattern

Materials:

• Yarn: beige, white, brown, blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and gold
• Hook: 2.25 mm
• Embroidery thread
• Pins
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Toy stuffing

Abbreviations:

• SC: Single crochet
• INC: Increase (make 2 stitches in the same stitch)
• DEC: Decrease (skip the next stitch and crochet 2 stitches together in the following stitch)
• BLO: Back loop only
• ST: Stitch
• SL: Slip stitch
• CH: Chain

Head

Round 1:

• Make a magic ring and crochet 6 SC into it. Close the ring with a SL. (6 SC)

Round 2:

• INC in each ST, making 12 SC. (12 SC)

For Round 3:

• SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 18 SC. (18 SC)

Round 4:

• 2 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 24 SC. (24 SC)

Round 5:

• 3 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 30 SC. (30 SC)

For Round 6:

• 4 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 36 SC. (36 SC)
• Round 7:
• 5 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 42 SC. (42 SC)
• Round 8:
• 6 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 48 SC. (48 SC)

Round 9:

• 7 SC, INC repeat 6 times around, making 54 SC. (54 SC)

For Rounds 10-18:

• Crochet 54 SC in each round. (54 SC)

Round 19:

• Change color to white. Crochet 54 SC in each round. (54 SC)

Round 20-22:

• Crochet 54 SC in each round. (54 SC)

For Round 23:

• 4 SC, DEC repeat 9 times around, making 45 SC. (45 SC)

Round 24:

• 3 SC, DEC repeat 9 times around, making 36 SC. (36 SC)

Round 25:

• 4 SC, DEC repeat 6 times around, making 30 SC. (30 SC)

For Round 26:

• 3 SC, DEC repeat 6 times around, making 24 SC. (24 SC)

Round 27:

• Crochet 24 SC in each round. (24 SC)

Round 28:

• Fasten off and stuff the head.

Antlers

Large part:

Round 1:

• Make a magic ring and crochet 5 SC into it. Close the ring with a SL. (5 SC)

Rounds 2-7:

• Crochet 5 SC in each round. (5 SC)
• Fasten off and stuff the antler.
• Small part:

Round 1:

• Make a magic ring and crochet 5 SC into it. Close the ring with a SL. (5 SC)

Rounds 2-3:

• Crochet 5 SC in each round. (5 SC)
• Fasten off.
• Attach the small part to the large part over rounds 3-4.

Bobble Cap

Round 1:

• Make a magic ring and crochet 6 SC into it. Close the ring with a SL. (6 SC)

Round 2:

• INC in each ST, making 12 SC. (12 SC)

For Round 3:

• Crochet 12 SC in the BLO of each ST. (12 SC)

Round 4:

• Crochet 12 SC in each round. (12 SC)
• Fasten off with a long tail and make an invisible stitch to finish.

String Lights

• Cut a length of gold yarn.
• Loop the yarn over the top of the first ST of the bble cap and tighten.
• Skip 3 STs and repeat until all lights are attached.
• Weave in the tail ends and trim.

Assembly

• Mark the position of the eyes and the white flex on the head.
• Embroider the eyes and the white flex.
• Attach the nose to the head over rounds 20-17.
• Attach the bble cap to the head over the magic ring and round 2.
• Attach the ears to the head over rounds 11 and 10.
• Attach the antlers to the head over two rounds between the ears and the bble cap.
• Drape the string lights over the ears and antlers.