Crochet a Christmas Reindeer Applique: Step-by-Step Tutorial

How to Crochet a Reindeer Applique

The hol­i­day sea­son is the per­fect time of year to get into the hol­i­day spir­it and add a per­son­al touch to your Christ­mas dec­o­ra­tions. One of the best things you can do is cre­ate hand­made cro­chet orna­ments. We’re excit­ed to share a free cro­chet pat­tern for a cute rein­deer applique orna­ment in this blog post. This adorable orna­ment will make a great addi­tion to your Christ­mas tree dec­o­ra­tions and can also be used as a fes­tive gift tag for your Christ­mas gifts. So grab your cro­chet hook and some worsted-weight yarn as we guide you through mak­ing this cute rein­deer orna­ment. We’ll also include a free video tuto­r­i­al to make it easy to fol­low.

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**Mate­ri­als You’ll Need:**
- Worsted weight yarn in dif­fer­ent col­ors, such as brown, red, and white.
- A cro­chet hook suit­able for your yarn weight (usu­al­ly rec­om­mend­ed on the yarn label).
- Safe­ty eyes for the rein­deer (option­al).
- A tapes­try nee­dle for weav­ing in ends.
- A small amount of red yarn for the rein­deer’s nose.
- A tiny amount of white yarn for the eyes (if not using safe­ty eyes).

Cre­ate the Mag­ic Ring**
To start this free cro­chet pat­tern, form a mag­ic ring (also known as a mag­ic cir­cle) using your brown yarn. This will be the base for your rein­deer orna­ment.

Sin­gle Cro­chet Stitch­es**
Work sin­gle cro­chet stitch­es into the mag­ic ring until you have a small cir­cu­lar piece. This will form the rein­deer’s head.

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Abbre­vi­a­tions
sc=single cro­chet
dc=double cro­chet
sl st=slip stitch
ch=chain

Nose

H hook

sc in the next stitch, ch 4, sl st in the 2nd chain, ch 4, sl st in 2nd chain, ch 1, sc in the same stitch, sc in the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, sl st in beg stitch to change yarn to brown, 

sl st in the next two stitch­es, sl st with light brown for the sec­ond antler, 

ch 5, sc in the 4th chain, sl st into the 4th chain, ch 3, sl st into the same stitch, sl st into the next stitch, sc into the stitch, ch 3, sl st into the same stitch of the 2nd chain, sc in the last ch, sl st into the begin­ning sc.

sl st with the dark brown yarn, ch 1, sc, hdc, ch1, hdc, sc, in the next stitch, sl st in the next stitch, fas­ten off and weave in your ends. I hope you enjoyed this cro­chet rein­deer applique pat­tern! 

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