Reindeer by Six Hands Crafting

Reindeer

Crochet
September 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
3.5 mm (E)
5.0 mm (H)
both US and UK
English
This pattern is available from sixhandscrafting.etsy.com for £4.50.

Reindeer crochet pattern

This measures about 13cm tall and 15cm in length, when made with double knit yarn or about 18cm tall and 19cm in length, when made with aran yarn.
When I make this reindeer I use the Walnut or Dark Brown shades of Stylecraft yarn, but any brown would also work well.

Materials

For the smaller size animal:
3.5 mm hook (US E hook)
Approx 20g brown double knit weight yarn
Small amount of black yarn for details
Stuffing

For the larger size animal:
5 mm hook (US H hook)
Approx 40g brown aran weight yarn
Small amount of black yarn for details
Stuffing

Pattern available in both UK and US terms (two PDFs supplied)

Stitches needed:

  • chain
  • slip stitch
  • single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)
  • decrease
  • increase
  • half double crochet (US), half treble crochet (UK)
  • 2 half double crochet in same stitch (US), 2 half treble crochet in same stitch (UK)