cute crochet reindeer ornament

Looking for a cute and festive crochet project to make this holiday season? 🎄 This Cute Crochet Reindeer Ornament is the perfect little addition to your Christmas decorations! With its adorable reindeer design and handmade charm, it’s a lovely way to bring a cozy, whimsical touch to your holiday home.

Have you ever wanted to crochet a small Christmas decoration that looks adorable on your tree or makes a thoughtful handmade gift? This little reindeer ornament is a fun project to add to your holiday crochet list. You can hang it on your Christmas tree, use it to decorate a wreath, or even attach it to a gift for an extra-special handmade touch.

• YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g / 160 m): white, red (for the scarf)
• Thin black embroidery thread (for embroidering the eyebrows)
• 4 mm safety eyes
• 1.75 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill (stuffing)
• Yarn needle
• Pink dry pastel

Abbreviations Key:

• MR – Magic Ring
• sc – Single Crochet
• inc – Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
• hdc – Half Double Crochet
• ch – Chain
• sl st – Slip Stitch
• dc – Double Crochet
• x – Repeat the instructions in parentheses the specified number of times
• Work in continuous spiral rounds (do not join at the end of each round).

Stuff the piece as you go.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
• Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
• Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
• Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
• Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
• Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
• Rnds 8–14: 42 sc (7 rounds)
• Rnd 15: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
• Rnd 16: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
• Rnd 17: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
• Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
• Rnd 19: 18 sc (18)
• Rnd 20: 18 inc (36)
• Rnds 21–26: 36 sc (6 rounds)
• Rnd 27: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
• Rnd 28: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
• Rnd 29: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
• Rnd 30: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
• Rnd 31: 6 dec (6)

Close the opening, fasten off, and cut the yarn. Weave in the yarn end inside the piece.

MUZZLE

(White yarn)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)

Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

FRONT LEGS

(Start with dark brown yarn)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Change to beige yarn.

3–10. sc in each st around (8 rounds)
11. dec x 4 (5)

Do not stuff. Pull the opening closed, fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

HIND LEGS

(Dark brown yarn)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
   3–5. sc in each st around (3 rounds)
3. dec x 6 (6)

Do not stuff. Pull the opening closed, fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.

EARS

(Beige yarn)

1. 4 sc in MR (4)
2. (sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
4. sc in each st around (9)

Fold the ear in half and crochet through both layers for 4 sc.

Fold the ear in half again and sew along the bottom edge. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

HORNS

(Dark brown yarn)

Part 1:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. sc in each st around (6)

Fasten off, cut the yarn.

Part 2:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
   2–3. sc in each st around (2 rounds)
2. Join Part 1 and Part 2 together: work 3 sc across 3 sts of Part 1 and 3 sc across 3 sts of Part 2 (6)
3. Work 3 sc across the remaining 3 sts of Part 1 and 3 sc across the 3 sts of Part 2 (6)
4. sc in each st around (6)

Do not stuff. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY & FINISHING

1. Glue or sew the eyes between rounds 25–26, with 6 sc between them.
2. Sew the horns onto the head.
3. Sew the ears underneath the horns.
4. Sew the muzzle onto the head and embroider the nose with red yarn.
5. Embroider the eyebrows and the nose line with thin black yarn.
6. Sew the hind legs onto the body.
7. Sew the front legs onto the body.
8. Attach beige yarn to the top of the head, chain 50 (ch 50). Fasten off by securing the yarn into the next stitch at the crown of the head.
9. Embroider a snowflake with white yarn.

Abbreviations used:

• MR – Magic Ring
• sc – Single Crochet
• inc – Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec – Decrease (sc2tog)