Christmas toy "Deer"

Materials:

Yarn of the same thickness for your choice (acrylic, cotton). Colors: brown, white, red.

I used Alize Cotton Gold yarn, 330 m/100 g. My deer is 7 cm high + horns. The consumption of yarn is small.

- A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook;

- Hollow fibre for stuffing;
- A sewing needle, matching sewing threads;

- For eyes: 2 half-beads, I used 8 mm diam half-beads;

- Transparent glue.

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)

2 inc, 3 inc – 2, 3 increases in sequence

dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)

(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Head

Work with brown colour yarn.

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12

3. (1 sc, inc)*6 times =18

4. (2 sc, inc)*6 times = 24

5. (3 sc, inc)*6 times = 30

6. (4 sc, inc)*6 times = 36

7. (5 sc, inc)*6 times = 42

8-14. 42 sc

15. (5 sc, dec)*6 times = 36

16. (4 sc, dec)*6 times = 30

17. (3 sc, dec)*6 times = 24

18. (2 sc, dec)*6 times =18 

Add some hollow fibre

19. (1 sc, dec)*6 times = 12

20. 6 dec = 6

Add some hollow fibre.

Pull off the loops. Cut the thread, hide the end.

Muzzle

Work with white colour yarn.

6 ch

1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 3 sc, inc = 12

2. inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc = 18

3. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc = 24

4. 23 sc, 1 sl st  

Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.

Nose

Take red yarn a little thinner than the main yarn.

4 ch

1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 1 sc, inc = 8

2. 8 sc

Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.

Ear (make 2)
Start with white colour yarn
5 ch

1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 2 sc, inc = 10

Change to brown yarn

2. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc = 15

3. 14 sc, 1 sl st

Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.

Horn (make 2)

Work with brown colour yarn.

‘Twigs’ for horn: (Part No1 and Part No2)

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2-3. 6 sc

Fasten off, cut off.

Part No3

1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2-4. 6 sc

5. Attach 1st part, work the loops of the 1st part and 3rd together: 2 sc (red spots on the photo), continue crocheting along the big ring. Crocheting direction is marked with an arrow on the photo: 8 sc = 8 sc

Place marker here.

6. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec = 6

7-9. 6 sc

 Work 2 sc, transfer your place marker here.

10. Attach 2nd part, work the loops of the parts together: 2 sc, continue crocheting along the big ring: 8 sc = 8

11. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec = 6

12-13. 6 sc

Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.

Make Horn No2 following the process above.

Assembly and Decoration

Attach the muzzle to the head. Sew it on with hidden stitches and stuff a little as you go.  

Attach the nose. Sew it on with hidden stitches and stuff a little as you go.

Embroider a smile.

Attach the horns to the head. Sew them on. Attach the ears below the horns and sew them on.

Glue the eyes. Embroider the whites of the eyes with white colour yarn. Embroider eyebrows.

Cap

Work with red colour yarn

1. 5 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 1 sc, inc, 3 sc = 6

3. 4 sc, inc, 1 sc = 7

4. 3 sc, inc, 3 sc = 8

5. 7 sc, inc = 9

6. 9 sc

7. 4 sc, inc, 4 sc = 10

8. 10 sc

Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation.

Add some hollow fiber (optional).

Sew on a cap.

From white textured yarn, crochet the edge of the cap.

Work 10 ch, join into a ring with a sl st. Fasten off, cut off.

 Put the edge on the cap, fix with a drop of glue.

Sew the loop.

Christmas tree toy Deer is completed!