Marley Fawn

Difficulty Level: intermediate

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet

Free Marley Fawn crochet tutorial by Diana Patskun @dianapatskun.

With this pattern, you can crochet a deer. Any cotton blend yarn works well for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

Materials and Tools

YarnArt Jeans yarn: coffee, beige, dark brown, milk, red, green, white
2-3 mm crochet hook
Safety eyes or beads
Toy stuffing
Bow and buttons for decoration
Needle for sewing parts together
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR - magic ring
ch - chain stitch
sc - single crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
(...) x n - repeat n times

Marley Fawn Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

Stuff with fiberfill as you crochet. Use beige yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-13: 42 sc
14: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
15: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
16-21: 54 sc
22: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
23: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
24: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
25: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
26: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
27: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
28: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Finish crocheting and hide the yarn tail.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Head

Body

Here we will use extra colors. I used red, green, and white. Start with red yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-13: 48 sc
14: change yarn color and crochet 48 sc in BLO

Then alternate green and white to make stripes. You can skip this if you want.

15-17: 48 sc
18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19-21: 42 sc
22: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
23-25: 36 sc
26: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
27-29: 30 sc
30: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
31: 24 sc

Finish crocheting and cut a very long yarn tail for sewing parts together.
On round 14, where you worked in BLO, crochet around the circle with either sc or elongated sc, using the remaining front loops.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Body

Legs (2 pieces)

Start with dark brown yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: crochet 24 sc in BLO
6-7: 24 sc
8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Change yarn color to red.
9-11: 18 sc
12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13-22: 12 sc
23: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
24: 18 sc
25: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Finish crocheting and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing parts together. Stuff with fiberfill as you crochet.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Legs

Arms (2 pieces)

Start from the mitten. With red yarn, crochet the main part first:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-7: 12 sc

And the thumb:
1: 6 sc in MR
2-4: 6 sc

Now join the main part with the thumb and continue crocheting in the round.

8: 18 sc
9: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
10: 12 sc
Change yarn color to white.
11: 12 sc
12: crochet 12 sc in BLO
Then, as in Part #2, work stripes by changing yarn color every two rounds.
13-30: 12 sc

At the end, fold the edges together and crochet them with single crochet stitches.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Arms

Muzzle

Crochet with milk-colored yarn, in the round.

1: Chain 8, 1 turning chain, inc in the next stitch, 6 sc, 2 inc, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 6 sc, inc
2: inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc
3: inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc
4-6: 36 sc
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: 42 sc

Finish crocheting and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing parts together.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Muzzle

Ears (2 pieces)

Crochet with beige yarn, the same as for the head.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: 9 sc
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5: 12 sc
6: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
7: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
8: 18 sc
9: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
10: 21 sc

Fold the edges together and crochet with sc. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing parts together. Do not stuff this piece.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Ears

Nose

Crochet with dark brown yarn.

1: Chain 3, 1 turning chain, inc in the next stitch, 1 sc, 4 sc in the last chain stitch, crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 1 sc, inc
2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, inc (16)
3-4: 16 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing parts together.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Nose

Antlers (2 pieces)

Crochet with dark brown yarn. First, make two small pieces separately:

1: 6 sc in MR
2-5: 6 sc

Then crochet the main piece, attaching the previous pieces as you go.

1: 6 sc in MR
2-5: 6 sc
Attach one piece.
6: 12 sc
7: 6 dec (6)
8-10: 6 sc
11: 3 sc, attach the second piece (12)
12: 6 dec (6)
13-15: 6 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing parts together. If this piece feels too difficult, you can crochet one long and two short pieces, then simply sew them together.

Amigurumi Marley fawn crochet. Antlers