Deer - New Year Festive Brooche

Materials:

– alize forever 50 gr /300 m

– yarnart  etamin 30 gr /180 m

– 1,25 mm crochet hook

– a sewing needle, a pair of scissors, hollow fiber stuffing, glue, a 0,8 mm approx 8,66″ – 9,05″ (22-23 cm) long segment of wire, blank brooch base tray/ safety pin

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

inc – increase

dec - decrease, two single crochets together

Head (brown colour)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc  = 12 sc

3. (inc , 1 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc

4. (inc , 2 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

5. (inc , 3 sc ) х 6 = 30 sc

6. (inc , 4 sc ) х 6 = 36 sc

7 – 14 = 36 sc

15. (dec , 4 sc ) х 6 = 30 sc

16. 30 sc

17. (dec , 3 sc ) х 6 = 24 sc

18 – 22. 24 sc

23. (dec , 2 sc ) х 6 = 18 sc  

24. 18 sc

Stuff lightly.

25. (dec , 1 sc ) х 6 = 12

26. 6 dec  = 6 sc

Bind off. Cut off thread.

Nose (red colour)

4 ch

From the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet 2 sc , 3 sc  in 1, 1 sc ,  1 inc  = 8

2. 1 inc , 2 sc , 2 inc , 2 sc , 1 inc  = 12

3. 1 inc , 5 sc , 1 inc , 5 fm = 14

4. 14 sc

Stuff lightly.

5. (1 dec , 1 sc ) х 4, dec  = 9 sc

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Ear 2 pcs (brown colour)

6 ch

1. From the 2nd ch from the hook, crochet 5 sc , ch , turn

2. 2 sc , 1 dec , 1 sc  = 4, ch , turn

3. 4 sc , ch , turn

4. 1 sc , 1 dec , 1 sc  = 3 sc , ch , turn

5. 3 sc , ch , turn

6. 1 dec , 1 sc  =2

7. 1 dec

Bind off. Leave a small piece of thread for further sewing.

Attach the nose and ears to the head and sew them on.

Pierce a 22cm segment of wire through the head as shown on the picture to make a pair of horns.

Embroider the eyes with black colour thread. Make 5-6 wraps around the needle as shown. Embroider the smile.

Glue your reindeer to the brooch base.

Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year!