This Crochet Christmas Reindeer Amigurumi pattern looks adorable and perfect for the holidays! It’s a great project if you’re looking to create a handmade reindeer that can be gifted or displayed as part of your Christmas decorations. Below is a recap and simplified structure of the pattern you provided to guide you through each section step by step. You’ll need some yarn, a 2.5mm hook, safety eyes, and a little bit of patience to create this lovely reindeer!
Materials:
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- Cotton yarn (Alize Cotton Baby or YarnArt “Jeans”)
- White embroidery thread
- Safety eyes (8.00mm)
- Stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec = decrease (2 sc together)
- slst = slip stitch
- hdc = half double crochet
- inc hdc = 2 hdc in the same stitch
- FLO = front loops only
- BLO = back loops only
Head:
Start with 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]
Place safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, 8 sts apart.
- Rnd 18-25: sc around [54], 8 rounds
Start stuffing the head as you go along.
- 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 yarn, leaving a tail for fastening off. Use a yarn needle to close the hole.