This crochet deer pattern is perfect for nursery decor, holiday gifts, or amigurumi collections, and it adds a touch of forest magic to your handmade creations.
All you need to make this cute deer is to know some basic crochet stitches, like single crochet stitches, some crochet techniques like increases, decreases, and color changes.
Materials needed for this pattern are chenille yarn in sand, terracotta, and black, blanket yarn in white shade, 7mm crochet hook, safety eyes, stitch marker, and fiber fill.
The difficulty of this pattern is beginner–intermediate level; it includes some color changes and a bit of sewing.
Designer: Cozy Crochet by J
Materials & Tools
- Chenille Home Slim yarn in sand (light brown),
- Terracotta (dark brown)
- and black
- Bernat Blanker yarn in vintage white (cream)
- 7 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
- Polyfill
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
cc – color change
FO – fasten off
Head
Using light brown and cream yarn.
Starting in light brown:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6-8: 30 sc (30)
Place safety eyes in round 7 with 5 st in between.
cc to cream.
Rnd 9: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 10: (1 sc, dec) x 10 (20)
Begin to stuff head.
Rnd 11: dec x 10 (10)
Finish stuffong.
Rnd 12: dec x 5 (5)
FO and sew closed.
Snout
In cream yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
FO and leave tail for sewing. Embroider nose in black.
Antlers x2
In dark brown yarn.
ch 6
sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sl st in the next chain
ch 2 from the base ch, sl st in 2nd chain from the hook and back onto the base ch
3 sc in the remaining chains
FO and leave tail for sewing
Ears x2
In light brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
FO and leave tail for sewing. Fold ear in half, sew the corner stitches together to create a pointed look.
Sewing Instructions
- Sew the snout on between the eyes, between round 7-9 (make sure to stuff).
- Sew the ears on between rows 4 and 5 on opposite sides of the head.
- Sew the antlers on between rows 2 and 3 on opposite sides of the head.
- Optional: sew cream to the forehead.
Body
Starting with the legs in dark brown:
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Rnd 2: 8 sc (8)
cc to light brown (color changes to cream will be underlined)
Rnd 3-5: 8 sc (8)
FO on the first leg, do NOT fo on the second, you will continue the body off the second leg.
Ch 2 from yarn on the second leg, sc into any stitch of the first leg (this counts as the first stitch of round 6)
Rnd 6: (3 sc, inc) x 2 around the first leg, 2 sc on the chain, (3 sc, inc) x 2 around the second leg, 2 sc on other side of the chain (24)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc, (4 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc (28)
Rnd 8: 25 sc, 3 sc (28)
Rnd 9-11: 1 sc, 24 sc, 3 sc (28)
Begin to stuff.
Rnd 12: 1 sc, 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc, 1 sc, dec (21)
Rnd 13: 1 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc, dec (14)
Finish stuffing. FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms x2
Starting in dark brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Rnd 2-3: 8 sc (8)
cc to light brown.
Rnd 4-6: 8 sc (8)
Stuff arm, fold arm in half and sc 3 across the top.
FO and leave tail for sewing.
Sewing Instructions
- Sew the arms onto either side of the body 1 round from the top of the body.
- Sew the head on top of the body, with the cream part of the body being the front.
