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Reindeer Pillow
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Reindeer Pillow

December 16, 2022

It’s easy to add holiday spirit to any room with the Reindeer Pillow. I love to see these graceful jumping reindeers on my couch, so I invite you to join me crocheting the Reindeer Pillow.

reindeer pillow
reindeer pillow

With this pattern you will learn or practice tapestry crochet technique. It’s an easy method to use contrast colors and single crochet stitches to create beautiful images. And my Reindeer Pillow is a great project to practice the technique because it’s easy and in my video tutorial I will show exactly how to work with two colors of yarn.

reindeer pillow

I will also show you the “crochet knit stitch” to create the ‘knitted look’ with single crochet stitches. And check out the Reindeer chart below to crochet the front of the pillow.

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This pattern is featured in my Amazon pattern book “9 Christmas Crochet Patterns”. Enjoy the fast Prime delivery of Amazon Paperback (you get the actual pattern book shipped to you) or download the Kindle ebook here:

VIDEO TUTORIAL OF REINDEER PILLOW

WRITTEN PATTERN OF REINDEER PILLOW

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I use 2 colors of Lion Brand Basic Stitch yarn – Grass (color A) and White (color B). One ball has 185yds/170m, You will need total of 300yds for the pillow, so 2 balls of color A and 1 ball of color B. Content of the yarn is 100% acrylic. Crochet hook is size 5 mm. You’ll also need 10×10 inch pillow insert and tapestry needle for sewing the seams.

In case you want to use a different yarn, check out this great source for yarn substitution.

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
A = color A
B = color B

Special stitches:
Crochet knit stitch (aka waistcoat stitch) = with each single crochet stitch insert hook between 2 vertical loops of sc on previous row instead of under horizontal loops as usual.

Pattern notes:
- Reindeer pillow is worked in rounds, so you will read the chart from right to left on each round. 
- The chart is the front of the pillow, for the back of pillow same amount of stitches (42 sc) and only color A is used. 
- Always carry the color you are currently not working with inside the stitches.
  • Measure 30-inch tail with color A and ch 84, sl st in 1st ch to make a ring.
  • Round 1 = ch 1, sc in each ch (84 sc), sl st in 1st sc.
  • Rounds 2-3 = ch 1, sc in each sc using crochet knit stitch (please see special stitches), sl st in 1st sc.
  • Round 4 = ch 1, holding color B inside stitches, follow the chart from right to left: sc 21, finish 21st sc with color B, sc 1 with color B and finish it with color A (=pull up a loop with color B, yarn over with color A and pull it through 2 loops on hook), sc 13 with color A, finish 13th sc with color B, sc 1 with color B and finish it with color A, sc 48 with color A, sl st in 1st sc.
  • Round 5 = ch 1, sc 9 with A, finish 9th sc with B, sc 1 with B and finish it with A, sc 10 with A, finish 10th sc with B, sc 1 with B and finish it with A, sc 1 with A and finish it with B, sc 1 with B and finish it with A, sc 11 with A, finish 11th sc with B, sc 1 with B and finish it with A, sc 1 with A and finish it with B, sc 1 with B and finish it with A, sc 47 with A, sl st in 1st sc.
  • Round 6 = ch1, sc 8 with A, sc 1 with B, sc 1 with A, sc 1 with B, sc 10 with A, sc 1 with B, sc 5 with A, sc 2 with B, sc 1 with A, sc 2 with B, sc 3 with A, sc 1 with B, sc 48 with A, sl st in 1st sc.
  • Round 7 = 9A, 1B, 18A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 52A.
  • Continue following the chart until all rounds are completed. Cut off color B at the end of round 41. Cut off color A leaving 30-inch tail at the end of last round.
  • Using long beginning yarn tail and tapestry needle, sew the bottom edge seams. Place the pillow insert inside. Using long end tail and tapestry needle, sew the top edge seams.
  • Weave in ends.

Would you like more Christmas crochet ideas? Check out my CHRISTMAS PATTERNS.

HAPPY CROCHETING!

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