Join with a sc– Starting with a slip knot on hook, insert hook into the joining stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook to make a sc stitch.

Crochet some adorable Reindeer Baubles for your Christmas tree, or as little festive gifts, with this free crochet pattern!

For my Chunky weight yarn, I’ll be using a 5mm hook for the reindeer and 4mm hook for the antlers. If you’re using Worsted weight yarn, use a 4mm and 3mm hook instead. Reindeer Baubles construction: If you are going to use glitter, buy eco-friendly glitter, as regular glitter is dreadful for the environment. I like this biodegradable glitter by Hemway. Catch the bottom of the ear together so it is folded in half. Attach ear to the top of the reindeer head slightly forward of the centre leaving room for the antlers.

As a guide, using Aran/Worsted weight yarn and a 4mm and 3mm hook will reduce all dimensions by approximately half an inch. How To Crochet A Christmas Tree Reindeer Bauble You can use other yarn weights and types, adjusting your hook sizes to suit, but this will change the finished size. We’ll be working in joined rounds to keep everything balanced, using a technique to blend in our joins. To do this, we’ll ch1 at the beginning of rounds, skip our first stitch of the round, and work it at the end of the round over the ch1 instead. Take the long tail end of one of the ears and use your yarn needle to thread the end in through the base of the 6th stitch and out the top left of this stitch.Thread through the base of the 6th stitch again but out at the top right this time (Pull the yarn tight as you go to attach the ear firmly).

Now, it can be very easy to have big plans to make beautiful Christmas decorations that are so good they look shop-bought but, in reality, turn out to look like something you’d rather hide than display. When switching colours after working the muzzle, we’ll be finishing with an invisible join for a neat finish as follows: To keep our stitches tight we’ll be using a hook size smaller than recommended for the yarn for the main reindeer pieces, and 2 sizes smaller for the antlers to make them stiffer.

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Starting from the inside, thread out through the base of the stitch in the Beige area and make a stitch upwards through the Light Brown stitch top directly above. This roundup of 79 easy-to-make DIY Christmas baubles, ornaments, wreaths, garlands and centrepiece ideas will help you craft homemade Christmas decorations that you will want to decorate your home with every holiday season for years to come.

To find the position for our ears, count 6 stitches along on the head piece, starting with the first st. Follow this stitch down to the round below, we’ll be using the 6th and 5th stitch of this second round down to attach our first ear. mr) Magic Ring, ( ch) Chain, ( ch sp) Chain Space, ( sl st) Slip Stitch, ( sc) Single Crochet, ( hdc) Half Double Crochet, ( inc) Increase – 2sc in the same stitch, ( dec) Decrease (invisible) – hook through the front loops only of the next 2 stitches and work a sc.

Please pay attention to the method, placement of stitches, and positioning to ensure you get the best results for your finished reindeer bauble. Substituting with continuous rounds or working increases in different positions may result in an unbalanced reindeer or a wonky face. Invisible join finishing method: