A cute sitting ornament that is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Rudolph has flexible arms and legs, which allows him to contort into all sorts of different poses. A cute, fun knit with endless possibilities!

A note about construction: To make this reindeer, we will be knitting a wide tube-like sack in the round (starting at the bottom), with a decrease of stitches when we get to the head section. The nose, arms, ears, collar, and legs are knit separately and seamed into place after the body is complete. After these details have been added, the body is then gently stuffed with polyfil stuffing, antlers are placed in their desired position, and the bottom cast-on hole is seamed shut.

Size: Instructions are for one size.
Yarn: 175 yards of a brown aran weight yarn for the body (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Brown), 20 yards of an aran weight yarn in black for the hooves and collar (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Black, 3 yards of an aran weight yarn in a lighter brown for the insides of the ears (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Oatmeal), and 2 yards of an aran weight yarn in red for the nose (pictured is Briggs and Little Heritage in Red)
Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) double pointed needles, and US 7 (4.5mm) straight needles
Gauge: 16 sts and 18 rows = 4x4 inch square of the cable pattern in chart. Note: you want to achieve a fairly tight gauge so that the white polyfill stuffing does not show through the stitches after Santa is stuffed.
Other Materials:-four 12-inch long brown pipe cleaners
-two 1/2 inch buttons (for his eyes),
-a few large handfuls of polyfill stuffing for the reindeer’s head and body
-a small handful of decorative rocks for his bum (helps him sit upright)
-Two branched sticks (approx. 6-8 inches long each) for his antlers
-8 small bells for the collar
-A tapestry needle for seaming all the pieces in place