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The Baby Deer free crochet pattern is written out below. For those who would prefer to print the pattern and take it with you on the go and to markup as you go, you can buy the inexpensive printable PDF from my Etsy and Ravelry shops. The PDF is formatted without ads or comments, so it's easy to read.

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Materials:

• 2.5 mm (US 2) crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• cotton yarn calling for a 3mm (US 2) hook. I used Schachenmayr Catania and Yarn and colors Must-Have
• fiberfill stuffing
• 1 wooden slice of approx. 6 inches (16 cm) diameter
• hot glue 

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet stitch
• hdc: half double crochet stitch
• dc: double crochet stitch
• sc2tog: single crochet decrease
• 2sc: single crochet increase
• R: row, round
• BLO: back loop only

Pattern notes:

Skill level: Intermediate

Sizing: the Baby Deer measures approx. 3x3.5 inches (8x9 cm)

Baby Deer free crochet pattern

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by Birdsandcrickets. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute, or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

BABY DEER :

BODY:

Start with Off-White:

R1: Ch 8, sc in 2° ch from hook, sc in next 5 ch, 3sc in last st. On the opposite side of the chains, sc in the next 6 ch, 3sc in the last ch (18) (pic.1)

R2:  sc in next 6 st, 2sc in next 3 st, sc in next 6 st, 2sc in next 3 st (24)

R3: sc in next 6 st * sc, 2sc * 3 times, sc in next 6 st, * sc, 2sc * 2 times, sc in next st, 2sc in last st with Light Brown (30) (pic.2)

R4: (sc in next 8 st, 2sc, sc) with Light Brown, (sc in, 2sc, sc) with Off-White, (sc, 2sc, sc in next 8 st, 2sc) with Light Brown, (sc in next 2 st, 2sc, sc in next st) with Off-White, (sc in next st, 2sc in next st) with Light Brown (36) (pic.3)

R5: sc in next 11 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 14 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (36)

R6: sc in next 11 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 14 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (36)

R7: sc in next 12 st with Light Brown, sc in next 3 st with Off-White, sc in next 14 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (36)

R8: (sc in next 12 st, sc in next 3 st BLO, sc in next 14 st) with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (36)

R9: sc in next 29 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (36) (pic.4)

R10: (sc in next 2 st, ch 6, skip 24 st, sc in next 3 st) with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (18) (pic.5)

R11: (sc in next 2 st, sc in next 6 ch, sc in next 3 st) with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (18) (pic.6)

R12: sc in next 11 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White, sc in next 3 st with Light Brown (18)

R13: sc in next 8 st with Light Brown

Break the yarn and leave a long strand.

With Light Brown, join the yarn in the first free stitch from the right (holding the body with the neck on the right) (pic.7)

R14: * sc in next 3 st, sc2tog * 6 times (24) (pic.8)

R15: * sc in next 2 st, sc2tog * 6 times (18)

R16: * sc, sc2tog * 6 times (12)

R17: * sc, sc2tog * 4 times (8)

Break the yarn and fasten it off. Insert fiberfill stuffing.

 

HEAD:

Start with Off-White

R1: Magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)

Change color (Light Brown)

R2: * sc, 2sc, sc * with Light Brown, 2sc (1 sc with Light Brown and 1 sc with Off-White),

* sc, 2sc * with Off-White (9)

R3: sc in next 5 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White (9)

R4: * sc in next 2 st, 2sc * 2 times with Light Brown, * sc in next 2 st, 2sc * with

Off-White (12)

R5: sc in next 8 st with Light Brown, sc in next 4 st with Off-White) (12)

R6: * sc, 2sc * 4 times with Light Brown, * sc, 2sc * 2 times with Off-White (18) (pic.9)

R7: * sc, 2sc * 6 times with Light Brown, sc in next 6 st with Off-White (24)

R8-R12: 5 rows even with Light Brown (24) (pic.10)

Embroider the nose with a long strand of Black:

From inside the head, pull the needle out of the center of the magic ring.

Insert the needle 2 rows above.

Pull the needle out of the following st on the left. Insert the needle in the center of the magic ring.

Pull the needle out 2 rows above, on the following st on the right.

Insert the needle in the center of the magic ring. (pic.11)

Keep filling all the spaces until a triangle is formed. (pic.12)

Pull the needle out of the left corner of the triangle.

Insert the needle in the right corner of the triangle. Fasten off inside the head. (pic.13)

Insert the safety eyes between R6 and R7, in the first and the third increase of R6. (pic.14)

Pass a strand of Off-White through the inside of the head, letting the needle out between the fourth and the fifth st of R8 (pic.15).

Pass the thread around the right safety eye and reinsert the needle in the same place.

Bind the two ends of the thread inside the head and fasten the safety eye.

Do the same for the left eye, inserting the needle between the 14th and the 15th st of the same row. (pic.16)

R13: *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog * 6 times (18)

R14: * sc, sc2tog * 6 times (12)

Insert fiberfill stuffing.

R15: * sc, sc2tog * 4 times (8)

Break the yarn and fasten it off.

EARS (x2):

With Light Brown

R1: ch 6, sc in 2° ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, 5 dc in last ch. On the opposite side of

the chains, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, ch 2, sc in 2° ch from hook, sl st in first st of the row.

Break the yarn and leave a long strand. (pic.17)

Attach the ears to the head, and the head to the body. (pic.18)

 

TAIL:

With Light Brown

R1: Join the yarn in the first back loop on the right (pic.19), sc in next 3 st, turn (3)

R2: ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in next 2 st, turn (2)

R3: ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in last st (1).

Break the yarn and fasten it off. (pic.20)

 

FRONT LEG #1:

With Light Brown

R1: Magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)

R2: 2sc in each st (12)

R3-4: 2 rows even (12)

R5: skip 6 st, sc in next 6 st (6)

R6-10: 5 rows even (6)

Change color (Black)

R11: even (6)

Insert fiberfill stuffing.

Break the yarn and fasten off (in the back loops of the last row).

R12: Join Light Brown yarn in the first free st from the right (holding the piece with the leg on the right),

sc in next 6 st (6)

R13: even (6)

Break the yarn and leave a long strand. Insert fiberfill

stuffing. (pic.21)

 

FRONT LEG #2:

With Light Brown

R1: Magic ring. 6 sc in ring (6)

R2: 2sc in each st (12)

R3-4: 2 rows even (12)

R5: skip 6 st, sc in next 6 st (6)

R6: even (6)

Break the yarn and leave a long strand.

R7: Join yarn in the first free st on the right (holding the piece with the half leg on the right), sc in next 6 st (6)

R8: even (6)

Break the yarn and leave a long strand. Fill with fiberfill

stuffing. (pic.43)

 

HIND LEG:

With Light Brown

R1: Magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)

R2: 2sc in each st (12)

R3: * sc, 2sc * 6 times (18)

R4-6: 3 rows even (18)

R7: skip 12 st, sc in next 6 st (6)

R8-12: 5 rows even (6)

Change color (Black)

R13: even (6)

Fill with fiberfill stuffing.

Break the yarn and fasten it off (in back loops only)

R14: Join the yarn in the first free st on the right, sc in next 12 st (12)

R15: even (12)

Fill with fiberfill stuffing.

R16: * sc, sc2tog * 4 times (8)

Break the yarn and fasten it off. (pic.20)

Attach the two front and hind legs as indicated in pictures 23-24.

With Off-White yarn, embroider some spots on the deer's back (pic.24)

FERN LEAF:

With Mint

Ch 9, sl st in 6° ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 5° ch from hook, ch 5, sl st in 4° ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 4° ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 4° ch from hook, sl st in first free ch of the stem, ch 5, slip st in 5° ch from the hook, sl st in next free ch of the stem, ch 6, sl st in 6° ch, sl st in next free ch of the stem, sl st in next 3 ch.

Break the yarn and fasten off. (pic.25)

 

SMALL ROSE:

With Coral

Ch 15, * 3sc in 2° ch from hook, sl st in next ch, * 3sc, sl st in next ch * 6 times. (pic.26)

Break the yarn, spiral wrap, and fasten off. (pic.27)

 

LARGE ROSE:

with Soft Pink

Ch 16, * 3 dc, sc in next ch * 7 times.

Break the yarn, spiral wrap, and fasten off. (pic.28)

 

MARIGOLD:

With Coral

R1: Magic ring, 5 sc in ring (5)

R2: 2sc in next st BLO (10)

R3: sl st in first back loop of R1, * ch 4, sl st in 2° ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in next back loop *

4 times, ch 4, sl st in 2° ch from hook, sl st in next 2 ch. (pic.29)

R4: sl st in first st of R2,* ch 3, sl st in 2° ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st in next st * 9 times, ch 3, sl st in 2° ch from hook, sl st in next ch. (pic.30)

Break the yarn and fasten it off.

 

PRIMROSE:

With Aqua:

Magic ring, 5 sc in ring, sl st in first st, * ch 2, dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in same st * 5 times.

Break the yarn and fasten it off.

With Mint, embroider an asterisk shape onto the petals. (pic.31)

Make a second primrose with Soft Pink and Coral.

 

SMALL LEAF (x2)

with Light Green

Ch 5, sl st in 2° ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next ch sc in the last ch.

Break the yarn and fasten it off.

 

LARGE LEAF (x2)

with Light Green

Ch 6, sc in 2° ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, 5dc in the last ch. On the opposite side of the chains, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next st, ch 2, sc in 2° ch from hook, sl st in first st of the row.

Break the yarn and fasten it off. (pic.32)

Attach the Baby Deer and flowers, arranged in a bouquet, with hot glue, onto the wooden slice.

The baby deer crochet pattern is a great project that is both fun to make and creates a cute and cozy plush toy. If you are new to crocheting, this pattern is an excellent project to get started with, as it requires basic crochet skills.

With a bit of patience and determination, you can create an adorable fawn that you will be proud to display.

Happy crafting!