Crochet pattern reindeer

I wish you lots of fun with this pattern!

With love your Sani
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Material:
Yarn : Schachenmayr ‘Bravo’
Colours: White (colournr. 8224) 1x 50 gr
Red (colournr. 8221) 1x 50 gr
Beige (colournr. 8312) 1x 50 gr
Brown (colournr. 8281) 1x 50 gr
Light blue (colournr. 8363) 1x 50 gr
Black (colournr. 8226) 1x 50 gr
can use every yarn you like, but it can change the size of your figure.
Further:
* crochet hook nr. 3,5
* 2 black safety eyes 14mm

* scissors, sewing needle, stuffing, pins, glue gun

* cardboard

Abbreviations:
ch = chain stitch
sc = single crochet
sl.st. = slip stitch

th-ch = turning chain stitch

inc = increase
dec = decrease
(…)..x = repeat what is between the brackets
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Reindeerkhead 1x (colour: beige)
The head will be crocheted in oval rounds with hook nr. 3,5.

1 15ch, 1th-ch

2 14sc, 3sc in 1, go further on the other side, 13sc, inc

Explanation round 2:

3 inc, 13sc, (inc)3x, 13sc, (inc)2x 38

4 1sc, inc, 13sc, (1sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (1sc, inc)2x 44

5 2sc, inc, 13sc, (2sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (2sc, inc)2x 50

6 3sc, inc, 13sc, (3sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (3sc, inc)2x 56

7 4sc, inc, 13sc, (4sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (4sc, inc)2x 62

8 5sc, inc, 13sc, (5sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (5sc, inc)2x 68

9 6sc, inc, 13sc, (6sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (6sc, inc)2x 74

- look at the pictures below:

This is how it looks like after round 9 Put your work on a piece of cardboard
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 Draw a line around your work And cut it out; lay the cardboard for a
moment aside

10 7sc, inc, 13sc, (7sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (7sc, inc)2x 80

11 BLO, 80sc 80
12 8sc, inc, 13sc, (8sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (8sc, inc)2x 86
13 86sc 86
14 9sc, inc, 13sc, (9sc, inc)3x, 13sc, (9sc, inc)2x 92
15 – 19 92sc (5 rounds) 92
- look at the pictures below:

This is how it looks like after round 19 Put the cardboard in; if you want you can
glue it down

20 9sc, dec, 13sc, (9sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (9sc, dec)2x 86

21 8sc, dec, 13sc, (8sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (8sc, dec)2x 80
22 7sc, dec, 13sc, (7sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (7sc, dec)2x 74
23 6sc, dec, 13sc, (6sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (6sc, dec)2x 68
24 5sc, dec, 13sc, (5sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (5sc, dec)2x 62
25 4sc, dec, 13sc, (4sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (4sc, dec)2x 56
26 56sc 56
27 3sc, dec, 13sc, (3sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (3sc, dec)2x 50
28 50sc 50
29 2sc, dec, 13sc, (2sc, dec)3x, 13sc, (2sc, dec)2x 44
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30 – 34 44sc (5 rounds) 44

35 (20sc, dec)2x 42

36 (5sc, dec)6x 36

37 (4sc, dec)6x 30

- shape the head in a nice form

38 (3sc, dec)6x 24

39 (2sc, dec)6x 18

40 (1sc, dec)6x 12

41 (dec)6x 6

- fasten off and close the hole

- hide the yarn The head is ready; front view

Side view View below

Nose 1x: (colour: rood)

The nose will be crocheted in oval rounds with hook nr. 3,5.

1 6ch, 1th-ch

2 5sc, 3sc in 1, go further on the other side, 4sc, inc 14

Explanation round 2:
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3 inc, 4sc, (inc)3x, 4sc, (inc)2x 20

4 1sc, inc, 4sc, (1sc, inc)3x, 4sc, (1sc, inc)2x 26

5 2sc, inc, 4sc, (2sc, inc)3x, 4sc, (2sc, inc)2x 32

6 3sc, inc, 4sc, (3sc, inc)3x, 4sc, (3sc, inc)2x 38

7 4sc, inc, 4sc, (4sc, inc)3x, 4sc, (4sc, inc)2x 44

8 – 10 44sc (3 rounds) 44

11 4sc, dec, 4sc, (4sc, dec)3x, 4sc, (4sc, dec)2x 38

12 3sc, dec, 4sc, (3sc, dec)3x, 4sc, (3sc, dec)2x 32

13 2sc, dec, 4sc, (2sc, dec)3x, 4sc, (2sc, dec)2x 26

14 1sc, dec, 4sc, (1sc, dec)3x, 4sc, (1sc, dec)2x 20

15 dec, 4sc, (dec)3x, 4sc, (dec)2x 14

- fasten off, leave a long thread for sewing

- fill the nose

The nose is ready Put the head at the edge

Pin down he nose onto the head so that Side view

its sticking a bit over the egde
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 Side view View below; sew the nose on

The nose is ready Side view

Eyes 2x: (colour: white, blue, beige, black)

The eyes consist of 3 parts. These 3 parts will all be crocheted in spiral rounds with hook nr.
3,5. First crochet every part, before you put them together.

1. Eyes 2x (colour: white)

1 6sc in a MR

2 (inc)6x 12

3 (1sc, inc)6x 18

4–7 18sc (4 rounds) 18

8 (dec, 7sc)2x 16

9 16sc 16

10 (dec, 6sc)2x 14

11 14sc 14

12 (5sc, dec)2x 12
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13 – 14 12sc (2 rounds) 12
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- don’t fasten off yet, flatten round 14 and crochet both sides with 6sc together (see photos)

- now fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing

This is how it looks like after round 14 Flatten round 14 and crochet them
together with 6sc

Ready is 1 eye

2. Pupils 2x (colour: blue)

1 5sc in a MR

2 (inc)5x 10

3–6 10sc (4 rounds) 10

7 (dec)5x 5

- fasten off and close the hole

The pupils are ready
- leave a long thread for sewing

3. Eyelids 2x (colour: beige, black)

Start with beige.

1 6sc in a MR

2 (inc)6x 12
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3 (1sc, inc)6x 18

4 (2sc, inc)6x 24

5–7 24sc (3 rounds) 24

- fasten off en hide the yarn

- go further as shown on the photos below:

This is how it looks like after round 7 Flatten round 7

Attach black yarn Crochet both sides with 12 sc together,

fasten off and hide the yarn

The eyelid is ready View below

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 Pin the pupils down onto the eyes and The eyes are ready
sew them together

Pin down the eyes directly above the nose Side view; sew

Front view Side view 10

Place the eyelids directly half above the Side view; sew with beige
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eyes
 The eyelids are ready Side view

Antlers 2x (colour: brown)

The antlers will be crocheted in spiral rounds with hook nr. 3,5. The antlers will be filled
while crocheting.
1 6sc in a MR 6 -
2 (inc)6x 12
3 (1sc, inc)6x 18
4 BLO, 18sc 18
5 (4sc, dec)3x 15
6 15sc 15
7 (3sc, dec)3x 12
8 – 13 12sc (6 rounds) 12
14 (inc)3x, 9sc 15
15 (1sc, inc)3x, 9sc 18
16 (2sc, inc)3x, 9sc 21
17 (3sc, inc)3x, 9sc 24
the antlers will be split now for the first time:
18 12sc (see photos) 12
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This is how it looks like after round 17 Place a marker in the first sc of round 18
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 crochet12 sc The first sc will be crocheted in the stitch
with the marker
19 – 25 12sc (7 rounds) 12

- fill

26 (2sc, dec)3x 9

27 (1sc, dec)3x 6

- fasten off and close the hole

- hide the yarn

This is what it looks like

Attach again (look at the photo for the Mark the first sc
right place)

crochet 12sc
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 The first sc of the second round will be This is how it looks like after round 12
crocheted in the stitch with the marker
- crochet this part as follow:

1 12sc (see page 12, as described at photo 1-3)

2–8 12sc (7 rounds) 12
9 (3sc, inc)3x 15
10 (4sc, inc)3x 18
11 (5sc, inc)3x 21

12 (6sc, inc)3x 24

- fill up this part

- now your work will be split again:

Place a marker in the First sc of round 13 Crochet 12sc

The first sc of the second round will be

crocheted in the stitch with the marker
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- crochet this part as follow:

13 12sc (see page 13, as described at photo 1-3)

14 – 22 12sc (9 rounds) 12

- fill this part up

23 (2sc, dec)3x 9

24 (1sc, dec)3x 6

- fasten off and close the hole

- hide the yarn

This is how it looks like after round 24

- now the last part of the antler:

Crochet 12 sc Place a marker in the First sc

- the last part will be crochet:

1 12sc (zie foto 1-3)

2–5 12sc (4 rounds) 12

- fill

6 (2sc, dec)3x 9

7 (1sc, dec)3x 6

- fasten off and close the hole The first sc of the second round will be
crocheted in the stitch with the marker
- hide the yarn
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Close the tiny holes between the splits The antlers are ready
with a few stitches

Pin down the antler at the top of the head and sew them on with brown yarn

The antlers are ready

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Ears 2x (colour: beige)
The ears will be crocheted in spiral rounds with hook nr. 3,5.
1 6sc in a MR 6 -
2 6sc 6
3 (1sc, inc)3x 9

4 (2sc, inc)3x 12
5 (1sc, inc)6x 18
6 18sc 18
7 (5sc, inc)3x 21
8 (6sc, inc)3x 24
9 24sc 24

10 (7sc, inc)3x 27
11 – 13 27sc (3 rounds) 27
14 (7sc, dec)3x 24

15 (6sc, dec)3x 21
16 (5sc, dec)3x 18

17 (4sc, dec)3x 15
18 (3sc, dec)3x 12
19 12sc 12
don’t tie off yet, but flatten round 19 and crochet both sides together with 6sc (see photo)
- fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing

This is how it looks like after round 19 Flatten round 19 and crochet them
together with 6sc
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 This is how it looks like now Fold the ear together and put a pin in it

Sew the ear together like this Don’t fasten off yet

Make a couple of stitches with brown yarn Pin down the ears to the head
as shown on the photo
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Side view; sew the ears on Front view Side view

Hoofs 2x (colour: brown)

The hoofs will be crocheted in spiral rounds with hook nr. 3,5.

1 6sc in a MR

2 (inc)6x 12

3 (1sc, inc)6x 18

4 (2sc, inc)6x 24

5 (3sc, inc)6x 30

- look at the photo’s below:

This is how it looks like after round 5 Put your work on a piece of cardboard
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Draw a line around your work and cut it
out Put the cardboard aside for a moment

6 (4sc, inc)6x 36

7 BLO, 36sc 36

8 (5sc, inc)6x 42

9 – 14 42sc (6 rounds) 42

- put the cardboard in, if you want you can glue it down

This is how it looks like after round 14 Put the cardboard in

15 (5x, dec)6x 36

16 (4x, dec)6x 30

17 (3x, dec)6x 24

18 (2x, dec)6x 18

- fill the hoof

19 (1x, dec)6x 12

20 (dec)6x 6
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- fasten off and close the hole, hide the yarn

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 The hoof is ready Take a long black thread like this

Put your needle at the bottom in your The thread has to stick out at both sides
work (below the cardboard)

Lay 1 side of the thread over the top of the Pull thightly at both ends and make a
hoof strong knot

Hide the yarn

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 Place the head on the edge and pin down
the hoofs at both sides of the head

Side view

Side view; sew the hoofs to the head The hoofs are ready

Glue on the eyes ø 14mm

Side view
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If you like you can sew to eyebrows above the head and you can give you reindeer some
hear between the antlers!

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