Reindeer Christmas Ornament
(By Roswitha Mueller)
Materials
sport weight beige or brown yarn 6 brown wooden beads diameter 10 mm (alternatively 5 brown and 1 red bead, as in photo) for the hooves, tail and nose Brown pipe cleaner for the antlers Toy stuffing A bit of golden thread
Abbreviations
SC single crochet ch chain st stitch inc increase dec decrease by crocheting two stitches together
| Body | 1) 2 ch,6 sc in 2nd ch from hook | 6 |
| 2) inc every st | 12 | |
| 3) inc every 2nd st 4)- 10) sc | 18 | |
| 11) 6x (dec, sc),stuff | 7 rounds | |
| 12) 6x dec | 12 | |
| Finish off and use the thread to sew a brown bead to tip as tail. | 6 | |
| Head | 1) 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook | |
| 6 | ||
| 2) inc every st | 12 | |
| 3) inc every 4th st | 15 | |
| 4) - 7) sc 8) 3x (dec, 3 sc), stuff | 4 rounds | |
| 9) 6x dec | 12 | |
| Finish off and use the thread to sew a bead (brown or red) to the tip as nose. | 6 | |
| Sew head to body at a slight angle (see photo). | ||
| Legs | Thread two pieces of yarn through bead, twist tightly to form a cord with the bead on | |
| Antlers | the end of the cord; fasten end and sew to body. Make 4 of the same length. Fold a bit of pipe cleaner in half and twist; leave the ends untwisted and cut at | |
| Hanging up | different lengths. Sew to back of head. Make 2 of the same shape for best effect. Add the golden thread to the back of the animal so the body is horizontal when | |
| hanging from it. NOTE! These animals have the right shape only when hanging from a thread, therefore take care to add the thread at the right place! |
