Deer in a Sweater

Free Deer in a Sweater crochet pattern by Valentina Vishnevskaya @cherryplusha.

With this pattern, you can crochet a deer wearing a sweater and scarf. Any cotton blend yarn will work well for this amigurumi, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and similar yarns.

The finished toy is about 26 cm (10.2 in) tall, including the antlers.

Materials and tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: 07 beige (main color), 51 red (sweater and boots), 03 ecru (sweater), 55 turquoise (scarf and pants), 71 cocoa (antlers, nose, and soles), and a small amount of white (muzzle)
• 1.7 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Deer in a Sweater amigurumi crochet pattern

Ears (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 sc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
7-11: 18 sc
12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (11 sc, inc) x 2 (26)
6-7: 26 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Antlers (make 2)

Small branch (make 2):

1: 7 sc in MR
2-7: 7 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Make the second branch the same way, but do not cut the yarn. Join the two branches into one piece.

8: 14 sc
9: (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
10: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
11-13: 10 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Nose

1: 7 sc in MR
2-3: 7 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)

Start with beige yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-6: 12 sc
Change to red
7-8: 12 sc
Change to ecru
9-10: 12 sc
Change to red
11-12: 12 sc
Change to ecru
13-14: 12 sc
Change to red
15-16: 12 sc
Change to ecru
17-18: 12 sc
Change to red
19-20: 12 sc
Change to ecru
21: 12 sc

Stuff through round 10. Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers.

Legs (make 2)

Crochet the boot sole in cocoa.

1: Ch 6, starting in the second ch from the hook: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (12)
2: 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc (18)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc, inc (24)

Crochet 3 sc so the stitch marker is centered at the back of the heel. Change to red.

4: BLO: 24 sc
5-6: 24 sc
7: 7 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 8 sc (21)
8: 7 sc, dec x 3, 8 sc (18)
Change to turquoise.
9: BLO: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
10-22: 12 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Do not cut the yarn after the second leg; continue crocheting the body.

Boots

Now crochet the cuff around the top of each boot. Join the yarn to the front loops of round 8 and crochet upward for 3 rounds, working 18 sc in each round.

Body

Crochet 7 sc around the second leg:

1: Ch 5, 12 sc around the first leg, 5 sc along the chain, 12 sc around the second leg, 5 sc along the other side of the chain (34)
2-3: 34 sc
4: 6 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 10 sc (36)
5: 36 sc
6: 7 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 3, 1 sc (40)
7: 18 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 1 sc (42)
8: 42 sc
Change to red
9: BLO: 42 sc
10: 42 sc
Change to ecru
11-12: 42 sc
Change to red
13: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
14: 36 sc
Change to ecru
15-16: 36 sc
Change to red
17: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18: 30 sc
Change to ecru
19-20: 30 sc
Change to red
21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22: 24 sc
Change to ecru
23-24: 24 sc
Change to red
25: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Change to beige
26: 18 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 6, 2 sc (36)
7-8: 36 sc
9: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
10-11: 42 sc
12: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
13-19: 48 sc

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, with 5 sc between them.

20: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
21: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
22: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
24: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Scarf

Crochet the scarf with a 2.5 mm hook.

Ch 115 + 1 turning ch. Work 3 turning rows of sc in the back loops only.

Finishing and assembly

• Sew the muzzle directly beneath the eyes, down to round 23.
• Position the nose where it looks best and sew it in place.
• Sew the antlers between rounds 2 and 4.
• Sew the ears directly below the antlers.
• Sew the arms near round 24.
• Embroider the whites of the eyes.
• Add eyebrows and eyelashes if desired.
• Your little deer is ready!