Little deer:

boy and girl

Crochet pattern by Svetlana Altunina @knit.friends

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 NOTES

 Work in a continuous spiral, do not join rounds or turn your work, unless
instructed otherwise in the pattern.
 Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a
round. Move the marker up after completing each round.
 All stitches are worked into both loops, unless instructed otherwise in the
pattern.
 Make sure to crochet tightly enough to achieve a tight gauge that will not
allow the stuffing to show through the fabric. You can use the same pattern
to make larger or smaller toys by using finer or bulkier yarn. Make sure to pick
a crochet hook at least a size smaller than suggested on the yarn label and
crochet tightly enough to achieve a tight gauge that will not allow the
stuffing to show through the fabric. You may also need to adjust the size of
the eyes.

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this pattern.

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 MATERIALS NEEDED
You need no more than one skein of each color. All types of yarn are similar here.
They can be used together or replaced with one yarn you like.
1. Yarn YarnArt Jeans (50g/160m) – colors 07 (sand), 71 (light brown), 90 (red)
2. Yarn Alize Cotton gold Hobby (50g/165m) – color 62 (milk)
3. Yarn Alize Softy (50g/115m) – color 450 (white)
4. Hook 2mm
5. Filler (holofiber, sintepon, etc.)
6. 6 mm eyes
7. Thin black and white threads for decoration face (for example, Iris)
8. Pink or red color artistic pastel
For girl:
9. Yarn YarnArt Jeans (50g/160m) – colors pink (36) and light pink (74)

Size: When using these materials deer turns 15.5 cm or 6.1 inches tall.

ABBREVIATIONS (US)
• st(s) = stitch(es).
• Sl st = slip stitch.
• ch = chain stitch.
• sc = single crochet stitch.
• hdc = half double crochet stitch.
• dc = double crochet stitch.
• inc = increase – crochet two single crochet stitches in the same stitch.
• dc inc = increase – crochet two double crochet stitches in same stitch.
• dec = decrease – crochet two stitches together
• (sc 4, inc) x n = repeat the pattern between parentheses n times.
• (36) = number of stitches in a round after finishing round.

With this pattern you can crochet deer! A deer is not always a symbol of Christmas
and the new year, is it? The boy will be for Christmas, and the girl for all occasions.
But you can make a red outfit for the girl and then get a New Year’s couple :)

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In my pattern, I explain how to make a thread mount - this is a way of fixing the
arms and legs of a toy. However, they can spin.
Thread mount (rotating legs and arms)
1) The approximate location of the arms and legs are found with the help of pins.
2) The most important thing that needs to be learned here is: insert and withdraw
the needle into ONE AND THE SAME hole between the st. Required.
3) At the end we tie several strong knots, they must “drown” between the st. Then
cut the thread and thread the ends into the toy.
Methods Thread mounting from different authors may differ. I offer you my scheme.
Thread mounting scheme.

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Thread mount hands step by step:
Introduce the needle into the place of attachment of the first hand (2), output at
the place of attachment of the second (3).
Grab a few rows of the second hand (4); we insert the needle back into the body,
we withdraw it at the place of attachment of the first handle (5).
Grab a few rows of the first hand (6). The thread can now be cut off, leaving the
long end (7). Tie these ends on tight knots, adjust the tension yourself. Should not
be too weak or too tight.

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Thread mount feet step by step:
Introduce the needle between the legs from below and output at the attachment
point of the first leg (2). Grab a few rows of legs (3).
Introduce the needle back into the body and output at the attachment point of
the second leg (4).
Grab a few rows of the second leg (5). Then we insert the needle back into the
body, output it at the original point. There we tie a knot. The thread is cut off.

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For a deer girl, crochet all
the details in the same way
as for a boy.
But pay attention - for a girl,
the leg starts with a milky
color, and for a boy - with
brown, just look at the body
color - pink (for a girl) and
red (for a boy).

Head
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: inc * 6 (12)
3 row: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4 row: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5 row: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6 row: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
7 row: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
8 row: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
9-16 row: 48 sc (48)
17 row: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
18 row: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
19 row: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
20 row: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
21 row: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
22 row: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
23 row: dec * 6 (6)
Fasten and cut the thread.

Body
Start crocheting with sand color yarn.
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: inc * 6 (12)
3 row: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4 row: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5 row: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6 row: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
7 row: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
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8-10 row: 42 sc (42)
Change to the red/pink color yarn
11 row: back loops only 42 sc (42)
12-14 row: 42 sc (42)
15 row: 12 sc, (1 sc, dec) * 6, 12 sc
(36)
16 row: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
17-20 row: 30 sc (30)
21 row: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
22 row: 24 sc (24)
23 row: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing.

Legs
Start crocheting with light brown/milk color yarn
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: inc * 6 (12)
3 row: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4 row: (5 sc, inc) * 3 (21)
5 row: 21 sc (21)
Change to the sand color yarn
6-7 row: 21 sc (21)
8 row: 3 sc, (1 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (16)
9 row: 3 sc, (1 sc, dec) * 3, 4 sc (13)
10-18 row: 13 sc (13)
19 row: decrease before closing.
Fasten and cut the thread.

Arms
Start crocheting with sand color yarn
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: inc * 6 (12)
3 row: (2 sc, inc) * 4 (16)
4-6 row: 16 sc (16)
7 row: 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)
8 row: 12 sc (12)
Change to the red/pink color yarn
9 row: back loops only 12 sc (12)
10-16 row: 12 sc (12)
17 row: decrease before closing.
Fasten and cut the thread.

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Muzzle
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: (2 inc, 1 sc) * 2 (10)
3 row: 1 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc (14)
4 row: inc, 1 sc, 2 inc, (1 sc, inc) * 2, 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc, inc, 1
sc (22)
5-7 row: 22 sc.
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing.

Ears
1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
3 row: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
4-5 row: 12 sc (12)
6 row: dec * 6.
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing.

Horns (composed of two parts)

1st part (make 2):
1 row: 7 sc in a magic ring (7)
2-7 row: 7 sc (7)
Fasten and cut the thread.

2nd detail (make 2):

1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2-4 row: 6 sc (6)
5 row: 3 sc for this part, now join the first part and crochet 7 sc on it, now again 3
sc for the second part (13)

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6 row: (1 sc, dec) * 4, 1 sc (9)
7-8 row: 9 sc (9).
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing.

Nose (red or light brown)

1 row: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
2 row: 6 sc (6)
Fasten the thread and leave a long end for sewing.

Assembly and design.

1. Sew the head to the body. To sew on evenly, first
lock with pins.
2. Crochet the edges
with white Softy on the
body and on the arms.
Attach a thread to the
front half loops and
crochet 1 sc. (only for boy)

3. Crochet a skirt for the girl's body.

Start crocheting with light pink color yarn.
1 row: front loops of the 11th row of the body. Crochet 2 ch, dc in same stitch.
Then dc inc in each st to the end of the row. End a row with sl st.
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2 row: Change the
color of yarn to pink.
Crochet 2 ch, dc inc.
Next, repeat the
combination to the
end of the row (1 dc,
dc inc)
4. Sew arms and legs to
a thread mount.

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5. Sew the muzzle to
the head. First we pin it
with pins, then we sew it
and gradually fill it.

6. Sew horns and

ears. For starters, we fix
everything with pins. The
location of the horns,
see photo:

7. Sew the red

(brown) nose so
that it is pointing up.

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 8. Glue the eyes. Then you need to wait 10-15
minutes until the glue hardens. Now you can start
creating the expression "face". White thread neat
stitches draw eye. And at the same time we carefully
insert the needle and bring it to the half bead.

9. Crochet bows for a girl. Make 2 with pink color yarn.

In a Magic ring: 2 ch, 2 hdc, 2 ch, 1 sc, 1 ch, 2 hdc, 2 ch, 1 sc. Cut the thread, but
leave a long end. Tighten the ring and rewind the bow through the middle with
the remaining end of the thread.

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 Sew bows to the horns.

10. It remains to embroider the eyebrows

with a thin black thread and toned cheeks!

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 CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR DEER IS READY-MADE

Wish you a creative success and an inspiration!

The author is Svetlana Altunina
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