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And here is my reindeer:
You’ll need:
Paintbox
yarn in Vanilla cream color, light champagne color, candy floss pink color,
soft fudge color, duck egg blue color;
Crochet
hook 3,25 mm;
Scrap black
yarn or embroidery floss;
Stuffing;
Scissors;
Yarn
needle.
Instructions
Head (light
brown)
R1: Into a
mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2: 2 sc into each st around (10)
R3 – 4: sc in each st around (10)
R5: *sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st. Repeat from * around (15)
R6: *2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st. Repeat from * around (20)
R7: sc around (20)
R8: *sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st. Repeat from * around (25)
R9 – 10: sc around (25)
R11: *2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 4 st. Repeat from * around (30)
R12: sc around (30)
R13: *sc in next 4 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (25)
R14: *sc2tog, sc in next 3 st. Repeat from * around (20)
R15: *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (15)
Stuff
R16:
*sc2tog, sc in next st. Repeat from * around (10)
Add more
stuffing if needed.
R17: sc2tog
around (5)
Fasten off
and leave a yarn tail
If there is
a hole at the back, weave the yarn tail in and out of the stitches to pull the
hole closed. Weave in ends.
Ear outer
(light brown, make 2)
R1: Into a
mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2: 2 sc into each st around (10)
R3: sc into the next 2 sts, 2 sc into the next st, sc into the next 3 st, (hdc
+ dc + hdc) into the next st, sc in the next 3 st, 2 sc in the next st, sc in
the next st, slst into the last st.
Fasten off
and leave a yarn tail.
Ear inner (pink,
make 2)
R1: Into a
mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2: 2 sc in
the next st, sc in the next st, (hdc + dc + hdc) in the next st, sc in the next
st, slst into the next st.
Fasten off
and leave a yarn tail.
Assemble
the ears
Place an
ear inner on top of an ear outer, with the wrong sides facing. Line up the
pointed edges.
Using the
pink yarn tail (i.e. the tail from the ear inner), stitch the ear inner in
place. Weave in this tail.
Pinch
together the bottom of the ear (non-pointy side) and using the light brown tail
(i.e. the tail from the ear outer) stitch the 2 sides together over a few
stitches to shape the bottom end of the ear. Do not cut the yarn tail as
this will be used later on to attach the ears.
Legs and
body (cream and light brown)
R1: Start with
cream. Into a mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2: 2 sc into each st around (10)
R3: Into the back loops only, sc around (10)
R4: sc around (10)
R5: Change to light brown and sc around (10)
R6: sc around (10)
R7: *sc2tog, sc in the next 3 st. Repeat from * once more (8)
R8: sc around (8)
R9: sc2tog, sc in the next 6 st (7)
R10 – 12: Sc around (7)
Fasten off
and stuff the leg.
Make the
2nd leg by repeating R1 – 12 above, but do not fasten off
after R12!
Join the
legs and work the body as follows:
R13: With
the 2nd leg still on your hook, ch 2 and join the 1st leg anywhere in R12 with
a sc. sc in the remaining 6 st around the 1st leg. Continue around by doing a
sc into each of the 2 ch stitches, sc into each st of the 2nd leg (18) place a
marker.
R14: sc in
the next 4 st, 2 sc in the next 2 st, sc in the next 8 st, 2 sc in the next 2
st, sc in the next 2 st (to marker). Remove marker. Sc in the next 2 st and
place marker in last st. This is your new end of round (22)
R15: sc in
the next 4 st, 2 sc in the next 2 st, sc in the next 12 st, 2 sc in the next 2
st, sc in the next 2 st (26)
R16 – 19:
sc around (26)
R20: *sc2tog, sc in next 11 st. Repeat from * once more (24)
R21: *sc2tog, sc in next 10 st. Repeat from * once more (22)
R22: *sc in next 9 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (20)
R23: *sc in next 8 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (18)
Stuff
R24: *sc in
next 7 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (16)
R25: *sc in next 6 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (14)
R26: *sc in next 5 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (12)
R27: *sc in next 4 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * once more (10)
Add more
stuffing. Fasten off and leave a tail for joining.
Tummy patch
(cream)
R1: Into a
mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2: 2 sc into each st around (10)
R3: *sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st. Repeat from * around (15)
R4: *2 sc in the next st, sc in the next 2 st. Repeat from * around (20)
Fasten off
and leave a tail for joining.
Arms (cream
and light brown, make 2)
R1: Start
with cream. Into a mr, sc 4. Pull ring tight (4)
R2: 2 sc in each st around (8)
R3: Into the back loops only, sc around (8)
R4: sc2tog, sc in next 6 (7)
Change to
light brown
R5 – 6: sc
around (7)
Stuff
R7: sc2tog,
sc in next 5 st (6)
R8 – 14: sc around (6)
Fasten off
and leave a tail for joining. No need to stuff the remainder of the arm.
Antlers
(medium brown, make 2)
Each antler
is made up of 2 parts, make 2 of each part. No need to stuff the antlers.
Part 1
(main stem)
R1: Into a mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2 – 7: sc around (5)
Fasten off
and leave a tail for joining
Part 2
(side stem)
R1: Into a mr, sc 5. Pull ring tight. (5)
R2 – 4: sc around (5)
Fasten off
and leave a tail for joining. Assemble the antlers by stitching the side stem
onto the main stem, approximately halfway up the main stem.
Scarf
(blue)
R1: Ch 5,
sc into the 2nd ch from hook, sc across (4)
R2: Ch 1, turn. Sc into the front loop across (4)
Repeat R2
until the scarf is long enough to fit around the Reindeer’s neck, approximately
19 rows. Fasten off and leave a tail for joining.
Nose (pink)
R1: into a
mr, sc 3. Pull ring tight and slst to close ring. Leave a tail for joining.
Assembly
Use pins to
hold the parts in place before sewing them, this gives a neat finish.
Using black
embroidery thread, embroider eyes onto the head; between row 6 and 7,
approximately 4 or 5 stitches apart.
Stitch the
tummy patch and head onto the body.
Stitch the
arms in place on either side of the body.
Stitch the
antlers in place along R12 of the head, 3 sts apart.
Stitch the
ears in place, just below the antlers.
Stitch the
nose in place.
Wrap the
scarf around the Reindeer’s neck and join the two open edges at the back, using the yarn tail.
