Crochet Christmas Reindeer Amigurumi

Materials:

• Yarn:
  • Light brown for the body and head
  • Dark brown for the antlers
  • Red for the sweater
  • White for sweater trim and details
  • Green for holly leaves
  • Small amounts of black for eyes and hooves
• Crochet hook: Size 2.5mm or 3mm
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Safety eyes (10mm)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers
• Optional: Small red pom-poms for the holly decoration

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Abbreviations:

• ch: Chain
• sc: Single crochet
• inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec: Decrease (sc 2 together)
• st: Stitch
• sl st: Slip stitch
• (…): Repeat instructions within parentheses
• []: Total number of stitches in the round

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Head:

1. Start with light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Round 2: Inc in each st around. [12]
4. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) around. [18]
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. [24]
6. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around. [30]
7. Rounds 6-12: Sc in each st around. [30]
8. Round 13: (3 sc, dec) around. [24]
9. Round 14: (2 sc, dec) around. [18]
10. Add safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, approximately 6 stitches apart.
11. Round 15: (1 sc, dec) around. [12]
12. Stuff the head firmly.
13. Round 16: Dec around. [6]
14. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

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Body:

1. Use light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Round 2: Inc in each st around. [12]
4. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) around. [18]
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. [24]
6. Rounds 5-9: Sc in each st around. [24]
7. Round 10: (2 sc, dec) around. [18]
8. Round 11: (1 sc, dec) around. [12]
9. Stuff the body firmly.
10. Round 12: Dec around. [6]
11. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Legs (Make 4):

1. Use light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Round 2: (1 sc, inc) around. [9]
4. Rounds 3-5: Sc in each st around. [9]
5. Switch to black yarn.
6. Rounds 6-8: Sc in each st around. [9]
7. Stuff lightly and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Arms (Make 2):

1. Use light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Round 2: (1 sc, inc) around. [9]
4. Rounds 3-7: Sc in each st around. [9]
5. Stuff lightly and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Antlers (Make 2):

1. Use dark brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Rounds 2-6: Sc in each st around. [6]
4. Stuff lightly as you go.
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Ears (Make 2):

1. Use light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Round 2: (1 sc, inc) around. [9]
4. Rounds 3-5: Sc in each st around. [9]
5. Flatten and fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

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Tail:

1. Use light brown yarn.
2. Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring. [6]
3. Rounds 2-3: Sc in each st around. [6]
4. Stuff lightly and fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

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Sweater:

1. Use red yarn.
2. Round 1: Ch 24 and join with a sl st to form a circle. [24]
3. Rounds 2-5: Sc in each st around. [24]
4. Add white trim: Join white yarn and sc in each st around.
5. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

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Assembly:

1. Attach the head to the body using a tapestry needle.
2. Sew the arms and legs to the body.
3. Attach the antlers and ears to the top of the head.
4. Sew the tail to the back of the body.
5. Put the sweater on the reindeer and secure it with a few stitches.
6. Add holly leaves and pom-poms to the sweater for decoration.