DEER CROCHET PATTERN

Marina Kolmykova (@_little_owlet_)

 This pattern is for personal use only.

You can use this pattern to create your own amigurumi for sale.

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on photos of your finished animal crocheted by this pattern.

Thank you. Enjoy crocheting)

Marina K.

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WHAT YOU NEED:

You can use different yarn and a matching hook. If using the same materials ,
your finished deer should measure more or less 17 or 11 cm.

For the deer 17 cm:

- yarn Jeans YarnArt (160 m/50 g) beige color;

- yarn Soft Cotton от Yarn Art (100 g/600 m) brown color ​(for the horns);

- hook 1.6mm (or your usual hook size for this yarn);

- hook 1.1 mm for the horns​;

- 3 mm safety eyes;

For joining head ​(not necessary):

- 15 mm discs - 2 pcs;

- T-shaped cotter pin 20 mm long - 1 pc;

- round pliers.

For the deer 11 cm:

- yarn Soft Cotton от Yarn Art (100 g/600 m) beige ​color;

- a thinner yarn brown color ​(for the horns);

- hook 1.1mm (or your usual hook size for this yarn);

- hook 0.9mm for the horns;

- 2 mm safety eyes;

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For joining head ​(not necessary):

- 12 mm discs - 2 pcs;

- T-shaped cotter pin 20 mm long - 1 pc;

- round pliers.

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- soft stuffing and wooden stick for stuffing;

- yarn needle for sewing details and fine sewing needle for decorative elements;

- fabric of choice for inside ears , decorative elements;

- pastel blush for cheeks.

VIDEO TUTORIALS

You can see videos by clicking on the following link:

Соединение ножек/ Joining legs

Крепление головы/Mounting of the head - 1

Крепление головы/Mounting of the head- 2

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ABBREVIATIONS

MR = magic ring

rd = round

lp(s) = loop (s)

yo = yarn over

[...]* = repeat directions following * as many times as indicated

sts = total amount of stitches in the round

FO: fasten off

ch = chain stitch

sl st = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet

dc = double crochet

dec = decrease (single crochet two together)

2sc inc = single crochet increase ( two single crochet in one stitch)

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CROCHET INSTRUCTION

Recommendations:

1. Every detail begins with an amigurumi ring (a magic ring). Crochet in a spiral,
do not crochet a slip stitch at the end of the row.

2. Try to crochet tightly, if you find your stitches are loose try a smaller hook
size.

3. During crocheting, always stuff your toy with polyfill. Firmly filling will assure
your toy keeps it shape. Use wooden sticks: chinese chopsticks / skewers /
manicure sticks. For finer details, choose thinner sticks.

4. If your toy is for child under 3, use safety eyes or embroidered eyes. And also
do not add small and fragile decorative elements.

Crochet from the bottom up, so start from the legs.

FIRST LEG

Using beige yarn.

Rd 1: 6sc in MR

Rds 2-4 (3 rounds): 6sc (6 sts)

Rd 5: 2sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (7 sts)

Rd 6: 3sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (8 sts)

Rd 7: 8sc (8 sts)

Rd 8: 4sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (9 sts)

Rd 9: 9sc (9 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.

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SECOND LEG

Repeat rounds 1-9 but do not fasten off.

JOINING LEGS

Continue to crochet from the second leg. At the beginning of the rounds use the
marker (I have a red thread). It will help you to control the beginning of the
rounds.

R9 crochet across both legs in a circle with eight chain stitches between them,
so that in total you will have 34 stitches.

You can see how to join the legs by clicking on the following link

Соединение ножек/ Joining legs

Rd9 begin from 2nd leg. Crochet 5 sc around the 2nd leg. Then crochet​a
​ chain
of​8 ch ​(= ​ch8-chain​). Still holding the last chain stitch of the​ch8-chain​on your
hook, take the 1st leg and crochet 9 sc around 1st leg.

When we begin crocheting around the leg, we are going to start with ​a dec in
the last stitch of the 9th round of the leg and the first stitch of round 10
(in this way the amount of stitches around the leg remain 9). By doing this there
will be no hole visible between the legs and the body.

To do this, insert your hook into the base of last loop of Rd9, yarn over and pull
up a loop. You should have two loops on your hook. After that insert your hook
in the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. You should have 3 loops on your
hook. Yarn over and crochet all 3 loop together. First stitch is done.

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Continue to crochet the remaining 8 sc. You should crochet around leg and finish
at the other side of chain.

Then​8 sc ​along the ch8-chain​and 4 sc around the remaining stitches of the 2nd
leg.

Also here crochet ​a dec in the last stitch of round 9 on the leg and the first
stitch of round 10.​After that crochet the remaining 4 sc.

Rd 10: 5 sc,​8
​ ch,​ 9 sc, ​8 sc​, 4 sc (34 sts)

You will now begin the increase rounds. These increases are at the joins between
the legs and tummy.

Rd 11: 5sc, ​2sc inc, 6sc, 2sc inc, ​9sc, ​2sc inc, 6sc, 2sc inc,

4 sc (38 sts)

Rd 12: 5sc, ​2sc inc, 8sc, 2sc inc​, 9sc, 2

​ sc inc, 8sc, 2sc inc,

​4sc (42sts)

Rds 13-18: 6 rounds sc (42 sts)

Recommendations
[Link] you need to stuff the legs. Use a thin wooden stick.

2. After several repeated rounds, the beginning of the rounds start to displace .
Move the beginning of the round back. To do this crochet 2 extra sc in the
beginning of Rd 19. The total amount of stitches in the round​​remains the same.

Check yourself:​fold your body in half, the beginning of the round should be
exactly on the side.

Rd 19: [dec, 19sc]*2 (40 sts)

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Rd 20: 40sc (40 sts)

Rd 21: [dec, 18sc]*2 (38 sts)

Rd 22: 38sc (38 sts)

Rd 23: [dec, 17sc]*2 (36 sts)

Rd 24: 36sc (36 sts)

Rd 25: [dec, 16sc]*2 (34 sts)

Rd 26: 34sc (34 sts)

Rd 27: [dec, 15sc]*2 (32 sts)

Rd 28: 32sc (32 sts)

Rd 29: [dec, 14sc]*2 (30 sts)

Rd 30: 30sc (30 sts)

Rd 31: [dec, 13sc]*2 (28 sts)

Rd 32: 28sc (28 sts)

Stuff the body. Make sure it is stuffed very firmly and keeps the form.

Rd 33: [dec, 5sc]*4 (24 sts)

Rd 34: [dec, 4sc]*4 (20 sts)

Rd 35: [dec, 3sc]*4 (16 sts)

Stuff the body for the last time, taking care to fill around the opening.

Rd 36: [dec, 2sc]*4 (12 sts)

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Recommendation

Now you need to insert the disc and cotter pin if you want the head to turn.

You can see how to attach the head by clicking on the following links:

Крепление головы/Mounting of the head - 1

Крепление головы/Mounting of the head- 2

Rd 37: 6dec (6 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn.

If you want to sew the head to the body, leave a long tail.

If you are using a cotter pin, hide the tail inside the head.

ARMS ​(make two)

Continue crocheting with color beige.

Rd 1: 6sс in MR

Rds 2-4 (3 rounds): 6sc (6 sts)

Rd 5: 2sc, 2sc inc, 3sc (7 sts)

Rds 6 -18 (13 rounds): 7sc (7 sts)

Stuff the arm during your crocheting with a wooden stick. Fill about 2/3 of the
arm, leave the top of the arm empty.

Rd 19: 2sc, dec, 3 sc (6 sts)

Rds 20-21 (2 rounds): 6sc (6 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for [Link] another arm.

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HEAD

Continue crocheting with color beige.

Rd 1: 6sc in MR

Rd 2: 2sc inc *6 (12 sts)

Rd 3: [sc, 2sc inc]*6 (18 sts)

Rd 4: 18 sc (18 sts)

Rd 5: sc, 2sc inc, [2sc, 2sc inc]*5, 1 sc (24 sts)

Rd 6: 24 sc (24 sts)

Rd 7: [3sc, 2sc inc]*6 (30 sts)

Rd 8: 30 sc (30 sts)

Rd 9: 2sc, 2sc inc, [4sc, 2sc inc]*5, 2sc (36 sts)

Rds 10-11 (2 rounds): 36sc (36 sts)

Rd 12: [5sc, 2sc inc]*6 (42 sts)

If you are using safety eyes, place them between rounds 7 and 8.

Rd 13: 42sc (42 sts)

Rd 14: 3sc, 2sc inc, [6sc, 2sc inc]*5, 3sc (48 sts)

Rds 15-17 (3 rounds): 48sc (48 sts)

Rd 18: [6sc, dec]*6 (42 sts)

Rd 19: 42sc (42 sts)

Rd 20: [5sc, dec]*6 (36 sts)

Rd 21: 36sc (36 sts)

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Now you need to attach the head to the body, if you are using a cotter pin.

Insert the cotter pin in the head between rounds 9 and 10.

You can see how to attach the head by clicking on the following link:

Крепление головы/Mounting of the head- 2

And from here on you can start stuffing with the filling.

Rd 22: [4sc, dec]*6 (30 sts)

Rd 23: [3sc, dec]*6 (24 sts)

Add the stuffing and make sure that the head is stuffed very firmly and keeps
the form.

Rd 24: [2sc, dec]*6 (18 sts)

Rd 25: 18sc (18 sts)

Rd 26: [1sc, dec]*6 (12 sts)

Stuff the head for the last time, taking care to fill around the opening to keep
the head rounded. It shouldn’t be flattened.

Rd 27: 6dec (6 sts)

FO last stitch, close the opening after the final round and cut yarn. Hide the tail
inside the head.

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EARS ​( make two).

Continue crocheting with color beige.

Rd 1: 6sc in MR

Rd 2: sc inc *6 (12 sts)

Rds 3-6 (4 rounds): 12sc (12 sts)

Rd 7: [2sc, dec]*3 (9 sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet another one.

HORNS

Larger half​​(make two)

Rd 1: 6sc in MR

Rds 2-10 (9 rounds): 6sc (6sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet another one.

Small part ​(make two)

Rd 1: 6sc in MR

Rds 2-5 (3 rounds): 6sc (6sts)

FO last stitch and cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet another one.

Stuff the horns. Sew small part to larger part.

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ASSEMBLING AND DECORATION

1. Sew the head to the body with a hidden seam.

If you are using a cotter pin, skip this step.

2. Sew the arms to the body. Make sure they are on one level.

4. Decorate the ears. Take the fabric and cut out two pieces that are the same
shape as the crocheted ears but a little bit bigger. Sew the fabric to the
crocheted ear with a hidden seam. Sew the ears to the head.

5. Sew the horns to the head.

5. Decorate the face: fix or embroider the eyes, tint the cheeks with a pastel
blush. Embroider the nose and the white spots on the head.

6. You can add some cute details to your deer to make it special.

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The deer is done!

Don't forget to kiss his nose and say "Happy Birthday!"))

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