Christmas Reindeer

Difficulty Level: medium

Amigurumi Christmas Reindeer crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for Christmas Reindeer by Olyushka Lukoshkina @lukoshkina.o.

With this pattern you can crochet a reindeer in pants. For this amigurumi project, any yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work. You can use any color for the outfit. If you like, you can embroider a snowflake or any other New Year design.

Materials and tools

  • Yarn
  • Crochet hook
  • Thread for embroidering the face
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Buttons
  • Wire
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • ch — chain stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease

Crochet amigurumi Christmas reindeer pattern

Head

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12 sc)
Round 3: 6 inc (18 sc)
Round 4: 6 inc (24 sc)
Round 5: 6 inc (30 sc)
Round 6: 6 inc (36 sc)
Rounds 7-9: (36 sc)
Round 10: 6 dec (30 sc)
Round 11: 4 dec (26 sc)
Round 12: 4 dec (22 sc)
Round 13: 4 dec (18 sc)
Round 14: 6 inc (24 sc)
Round 15: 6 inc (30 sc)
Rounds 16-18: (30 sc)
Round 19: 6 dec (24 sc)
Round 20: 6 dec (18 sc)
Round 21: 6 dec (12 sc)
Round 22: 6 dec (6 sc)

Body

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 6 inc (12 sc)
Round 3: 6 inc (18 sc)
Round 4: 6 inc (24 sc)
Round 5: 6 inc (30 sc)
Round 6: 6 inc (36 sc)
Rounds 7-10: 36 sc
Round 11: 6 dec (30 sc)
Round 12: (30 sc)
Round 13: 6 dec (24 sc)
Rounds 14-15: (24 sc)
Round 16: 4 dec (20 sc)
Rounds 17-18: (20 sc)
Round 19: 4 dec (16 sc)
Rounds 20-21: (16 sc)

Arms (2 pieces)

With brown yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 1 inc (7 sc)
Rounds 3-4: (7 sc)
With beige yarn:
Rounds 5-12: (7 sc)

Legs (2 pieces)

With brown yarn:
Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 2 inc (8 sc)
Rounds 3-4: (8 sc)
With beige yarn:
Rounds 5-13: (8 sc)

Ears (2 pieces)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: 1 inc (7 sc)
Round 3: 1 inc (8 sc)
Round 4: 2 inc (10 sc)
Round 5: (10 sc)
Round 6: 2 dec (8 sc)
Round 7: 4 dec (4 sc)

Amigurumi Christmas Reindeer crochet pattern

Pants

First pant leg

Chain 20, join in the round, crochet 8 rounds of 20 sc, and cut the yarn.

Second pant leg

Same as the first one. Without cutting the yarn, turn and crochet 5 sc, ch, turn, and repeat for 11 rows. Join with the first pant leg, then continue crocheting 14 rounds in the round.

Top of the pants

In turning rows: 15 sc x 9 rows

Toy assembly

  • Sew on the top part of the pants. If desired, embroider a snowflake
  • Sew on the straps and buttons
  • Make antlers from wire wrapped with dark brown yarn
  • Sew the ears to the head
  • Sew the head to the body
  • Sew the arms to the body
  • Shape the face: attach the eyes and embroider the eyebrows, nose, and mouth