Deer

crochet pattern

by Olya Samoseienko
Ukraine
2024
 Hello, dear friend! I’m Olya, amigurumi
designer from Ukraine. Welcome to the
pages of my crochet pattern. Thank you
for purchasing this pattern and for your
support. Have fun crocheting!
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This is my original design and before you start, I would like to underline
some important aspects:
- this pattern is FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY;
- this pattern (or parts of it) may not be resold, translated, shared or
posted (for sale or free) online or offline.

You may sell, gift or donate toys made with this pattern.
Please credit me as the designer of the pattern, when publishing
pictures and videos of your finished toys.

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 Difficulty level of this pattern: Intermediate.
Thіs pattern does not include crochet lessons. You must know how to read
crochet patterns and have basic skills to crochet in continuous rounds.
Pattern contains links to additional videos.
To watch a video tutorial, click or scan the QR code.

The height of the deer is approximately 7,1" / 18 сm with horns (when using
recommended tools and materials). Remember that appearance and size of
a finished toy depends on your crochet tension, crochet method and
chosen tools and materials. I recommend to use a “yarn under” crochet
method.

The time to make one deer is approximately 9 hours.

It depends on your skills and crochet speed.

Abbreviations
(US terminology)

ch – chain
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
hdc inc – half double crochet increase
(...)*x – repeat x times
(x) – total stitches in the round/row
x. – number of the round/row

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 Tools and Materials
to create a light deer

1. Milk (29 g) and brown (2 g) yarns (weight 2: Fine, Sport; 55% cotton +
45% acrylic; 175 yds / 160 m; 1.76 oz / 50 g).
I used:
Alize Cotton Gold color № 491;
YarnArt Jeans color № 70.
You can use any other yarn with the same or different weight/type;
2. thin black, brown, light-brown, yellow and green threads for
embroidering (embroidery floss DMC / YarnArt Iris / sewing thread /
similar thread);
3. pair of black safety eyes, d = 8 mm;
4. crochet hook (I used 2 mm crochet hook);
5. scissors;
6. tapestry and embroidery needles;
7. pins;
8. fiberfill (I used hollow fiber).

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 Photos from Pattern Testers

Made by Victoria, Made by Victoria,

@vs.crochettoys in Instagram @viktoriakrapivnitska in Instagram

Made by Lilia, Made by Olha,

@lilialevchukk in Instagram @tischtschenko in Instagram

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 As mentioned before, I recommend to use a “yarn under” crochet method.
Also I recommen to crochet tightly and pull the last loop with the hook
positioned perpendicularly to the round (see the pictures and video 1). This
will keep your stitches from slanting and the beginning of the round from
shifting.

If you choose to crochet as usual, the beginning of the round will shift.
This means you will need to adjust it and if it is shifted, add or remove
stitch(es). Do not count these stitches as a part of the round. Place a stitch
marker after shift stitch(es). This will be a new beginning of the round.
Continue to crochet the next round from here.

Video 1 Video 2 Video 3

(French knots) (embroidering)

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 Legs, body, tail, neck and head
Crochet with milk color in continuous rounds, stuff when indicated.

Before you start cut a piece of the yarn (7.9" / 20 cm) for sewing the
opening of the belly. Put it aside for now.

Next start to crochet the legs.

First, make two identical parts (first and second) according to
the following pattern:
1. 6 sc into MR (6)
2. (2 inc, 1 sc)*2 (10)
3-4 (2 rounds). 10 sc (10)
5. (4 sc, 1 inc)*2 (12)
6-7 (2 rounds). 12 sc (12)
1
8. (1 inc, 5 sc)*2 (14)
9. 14 sc (14)
10. (6 sc, 1 inc)*2 (16)
11. 16 sc (16)
12. (1 inc, 7 sc)*2 (18)
13. 18 sc (18)
14. (8 sc, 1 inc)*2 (20)
15. 20 sc (20)
16. (1 inc, 9 sc)*2 (22)
17. (10 sc, 1 inc)*2 (24)
18. (1 inc, 11 sc)*2 (26)
19. unfinished round: 18 sc (leave 8 loops uncrocheted).
Cut the yarn, leave a short end (pic. 1).

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 Crochet the third part according to the pattern above to 18 round. Don’t
cut the yarn and crochet 8 sc, inserting the hook through uncrocheted
loops of the 19th round of the first part and next loops of the third part
(pic. 2-3), next crochet:
19. 18 sc on the third part, 18 sc on the first part (36) (pic. 4-5)
Cut the yarn, leave a short end.
There are the forelegs.

Crochet the fourth part according to the pattern above to 18 round. Don’t
cut the yarn and crochet 8 sc, inserting the hook through uncrocheted
loops of the 19th round of the second part and next loops of the fourth
part, next crochet:
19. 18 sc on the fourth part, 18 sc on the second part (36)
Don’t cut the yarn.
There are the hind legs (pic. 6-7).

2 3 4

5 6 7

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 From the hind legs crochet the body:
1. ch 5 (pic. 8),
in the loops of the forelegs: 17 sc, 2 inc, 17 sc
(first sc in the first loop of the 19th round of the forelegs, pic.9-10),
ch 5,
in the loops of the hind legs: 17 sc, 2 inc, 17 sc (86) (pic. 11-12)
2. unfinished round:
5 sc in the loops of the chain,
38 sc in the loops of the forelegs,
5 sc in the loops of the chain,
19 sc in the loops of the hind legs (67) (pic. 13).
Place marker here. It should be in the center of the back side. If necessary
crochet more or less stitches in the end of the second round.
Keep the stitch marker in the center of the back side of the body.
If necessary add or remove stitch(es).

8 9 10

11 12 13

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 3. 17 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 inc, 12 sc, 1 inc, 10 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 17 sc (84)
4. 16 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 34 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc (80)
Sew the opening on the belly, using the peace of the yarn you left at the
beginning (pic. 14-16).

14 15 16

5. 15 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, (10 sc, 1 inc)*2, 10 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 15 sc (78)
6. 78 sc (78)
7. 9 sc, 1 inc, 17 sc, 1 inc, 22 sc, 1 inc, 17 sc, 1 inc, 9 sc (82)
8. 82 sc (82)
9. 2 sc, 1 dec, 27 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc, 1 dec, 27 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (78)
10. 34 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec, 34 sc (76)
11. 3 sc, 1 dec, 66 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc (74)
12. 30 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec, 30 sc (72)
13. 26 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc, 1 dec, 26 sc (70)
14. 30 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec, 30 sc (68)
15. 28 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 28 sc (66) (pic. 17-18)
Don’t cut the yarn. Don’t stuff.

17 18

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 In this stage embroider the toy or leave the deer without
embroidery, as in the photo on the right.
You can make embroidery on the one or both sides.
You can make the same embroidery (see pics and video 3).
as mine or fantasize and embroider something else.
I use two strands of yarns for embroidery. You can use
the same of different threads for this. For example,
embroidery floss DMC / YarnArt Iris / sewing thread.
After embroidery stuff tightly the legs.

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

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 28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35

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 Crochet the tail from the place where you finished before embroidery:
16. (2 sc, 1 dec)*3, 3 sc, skip 36 loops,
next crochet: 3 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc)*3 (24) (pic. 36-37)
17. 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
18. 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14)
19. 3 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc (12)
20. 6 dec (6) (pic. 38)
21. crochet in front loops: (in one loop: 1 sl st, ch 6, 1 sl st)*6 (pic. 39)
Cut the yarn. If needed, close the opening. Hide the end inside.
Stuff tightly the back side of the body (pic. 40).

36 37 38

39 40

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 Join the yarn to the third loop from the tail (pic. 41) and 41
crochet the neck, stuff the body in the process:
1. 32 sc (32), don’t crochet last two loops (pic. 42)
Make sure to keep the stitch marker in the center of the
back side of the neck. If necessary add or remove
stitch(es).
2. 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc, 1 dec (28)
3. 1 dec, 24 sc, 1 dec (26)
4. 1 dec, 22 sc, 1 dec (24)
5. 8 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (22)
42
6-7 (2 rounds). 22 sc (22)
8. 1 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (22)
9. 22 sc (22)
10. 7 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc (20)
11. 7 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc (18)
12. 18 sc (18) (pic. 43)
Embroider flowers and/or French knots on the neck, if you
want. Stuff the neck. 43
Make sure to keep the stitch marker in the center of the
back side of the neck (so that the head will look forward).
Next crochet the head:
13. 9 sc, ch 5, crochet from the second chain from the hook
4 sc, crochet on the neck: 9 sc (26) (pic. 44-46)

44 45 46

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 14. 2 sc, 1 inc, (1 sc, 1 inc)*2, 2 sc,
47
in the loops of the chain: 3 sc, 3 sc in the last loop,
next: 6 sc, 1 inc, (1 sc, 1 inc)*2, 2 sc (34) (pic. 47)
15. (3 sc, 1 inc)*2, 8 sc, 2 inc, 8 sc, (1 inc, 3 sc)*2 (40)
16. (4 sc, 1 inc)*2, 20 sc, (1 inc, 4 sc)*2 (44)
17. (3 sc, 1 inc)*3, 8 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc, 8 sc,
(1 inc, 3 sc)*3 (52)
18. 52 sc (52)
19. 13 sc, ch 1, skip one loop, 24 sc, ch 1, skip one loop, 48
13 sc (52) (pic. 48)
20. 1 sc, 1 dec, 46 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc (50)
21. 19 sc, 6 dec, 19 sc (44)
22. 2 sc, 1 dec, 12 sc, 6 dec, 12 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (36)
23. 3 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 4 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc (30)
Insert the eyes in the openings of the 19th round (pic. 50).
24. 2 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (26)
25. 4 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (22)
Start to stuff the head.
49
26. (2 sc, 1 dec)*5, 2 sc (17)
27. 4 dec, 1 sc, 4 dec (9)
Cut the yarn, leave a short end.
Don’t close the opening (pic. 50).
Sew the opening on the back (pic. 51-52).

50 51 52

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 Embroider and fix the eyelids with milk thread, as shown
in the pic. 53-57.
Embroider and fix the eye lashes with thin black thread,
53
as shown in the pic. 58.
Embroider the nose and mouth with thin brown thread
on rounds 16-18, as shown in the pic. 59-61.
Fix all threads through the hole in the head and hide
the ends inside. Stuff the head tightly.
Close the opening. Hide the end inside (pic. 62).

54 55 56

57 58 59

60 61 62

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 Horns
Crochet with brown color.
First part (pic. 63-67):
Make chain 15 (main chain), leaving before the chain the long end for sewing.
Crochet from the second chain from the hook:
(4 sc on the main chain, ch 6, from the second chain from the hook 5 sc on the
additional chain)*2, 6 sc on the main chain, ch 2,
on the other side of the main chain: 14 sl st, ch 1, 1 sl st in the first loop of the round.
Cut the yarn and hide the end on the wrong side of the horn.

Second part:
Make chain 15 (main chain), leaving before the chain the long end for sewing.
Crochet from the second chain from the hook:
14 sl st, ch 2, on the other side of the main chain: 6 sc,
(ch 6, from the second chain from the hook 5 sc on the additional chain,
4 sc on the main chain)*2, ch 1, 1 sl st in the first loop of the round.
Cut the yarn and hide the end on the wrong side of the horn (pic. 68).

63 64 65

66 67 68

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 Ears (two parts)
Crochet with milk color.
Make chain 5.
Crochet from the second chain from the hook: 2 sc, 1 inc hdc,
4 hdc in the last chain, on the other side of the chain: 1 inc hdc,
2 sc, ch 1, 1 sl st in the first loop of the round.
Cut the yarn, leaving the long end for sewing (pic. 69).
Sew the horns to the head on round 25 (pic. 70).
Sew the ears to the head on round 23 (pic. 71).

69 70 71

Congratulations.
Your deer is ready ❤️

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