Designer: Ekaterina Krikun
Instagram: @keti_amigurumi
Materials
• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): main color #78
• Hook size: 2.25 mm Clover crochet hook (or a normal crochet hook size 2.0 mm)
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss for eyebrows and eyelashes
• Red or brown plush yarn for a nose
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill
Abbreviations
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
*The finished amigurumi deer is about 14 cm (5.5″) tall without horns, if you use the same yarn and hook.
CROCHET DEER AMIGURUMI FREE PATTERN
Head
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 = (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 7 (49)
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 12 and R 13 at the distance of 4 st from each other.
R 19: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
R 22: (2 sc, dec) * 7 (21)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
F.o.
Arms ( x 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Change to sweater color:
R 4: 12 sc
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
Fold top of the arm and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o.
Legs and Body
Legs and body are worked in one piece together. The arms are attached with single crochet as you crochet the body.
Legs ( x 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F. o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-3: 42 sc (2 rows)
Change to sweater color:
R 4-7: 42 sc (4 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 10: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 16: Attach arms on the sides of the body (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears ( x 2)
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 1 sc (10)
R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 3, 1 sc (13)
R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 3, 1 sc (16)
R 5-6: 16 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (dec) * 8 (8)
R 8: 8 sc
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Horns ( x 2)
Part #1 (long)
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (inc) * 4 (8)
R 3-7: 8 sc (5 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Part #2 (short)
R 1: 4 sc in mc (4)
R 2: (inc) * 4 (8)
R 3-4: 8 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the part #2 to the part #1 like in the picture.
Tail
Make 4 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the muzzle under the eyes. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.
Embroider a nose using brown or red plush yarn.
Embroider the eyebrows and lashes as shown in photo with a black floss.
Embroider whites of the eyes and ticks on the head with white yarn.
Sew the horns between R 3 and R 4 of the head.
Fold the ear edges together and sew them between R 8 and R 9 of the head.
Sew the tail between R 1 and R 2 of the body.