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Get ready to jingle all the way with the Amigurumi Reindeer Christmas Stocking—a festive fusion of cuddly charm and holiday cheer! 🦌🎄 This delightful design features a wide-eyed reindeer peeking out from a cozy stocking, complete with tiny antlers, a sweet snout, and a heartwarming smile that’s sure to light up your mantel. Whether you’re crafting for little ones, decorating your home, or adding a handmade touch to your gift-giving, this stocking brings a magical woodland twist to classic Christmas décor.

Perfect for intermediate crocheters who love playful details, this project invites you to mix textures, experiment with color combos, and personalize your reindeer with scarves, bells, or even a red nose for a Rudolph moment. The stocking itself offers plenty of room for treats and surprises, making it both decorative and functional. Stitch by stitch, you’ll be creating a keepsake that’s equal parts adorable and unforgettable—ready to become a treasured part of your holiday traditions! 🎁🧶

A crocheted Christmas stocking shaped like a reindeer with a red nose, brown face, and striped scarf, hanging on a wall decorated with garlands and lights.

🦌 Crochet Reindeer Christmas Stocking Pattern

Bring the magic of Christmas into your home with this adorable crochet reindeer stocking! Featuring a big smiling reindeer face, cozy scarf, and festive pom-pom, it’s the perfect holiday project to hang by the fireplace.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – involves shaping, color changes, and assembling multiple parts.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 45 cm (18″) long from cuff to toe when using worsted weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

Worsted weight yarn in:
- Green (stocking body)
- Red (toe, heel, cuff, nose, scarf)
- White (snout, inner ears, scarf stripes)
- Brown (head, outer ears)
- Beige (antlers)
- Black (embroidery + eyes if not safety eyes)
Crochet hook: 3.5 mm (E)
Safety eyes: 12–14 mm black
Fiberfill stuffing
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Pom-pom maker (for cuff decoration)

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR = magic ring
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec = decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
sl st = slip stitch
FO = fasten off

🧩 Pattern Instructions

🧦 Stocking Base

Toe (red)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5–10. sc around (24)

Foot (green + heel in red)

11–20. Switch to green, sc around (24).
👉 Place stitch marker at the back center of sole.

Heel (red, short-row method):

Join red yarn at marker.
Row 1: sc 12 (back half of foot), ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc 10, leave 2 unworked, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc 8, leave 2 unworked, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: sc 6, leave 2 unworked, ch 1, turn.

Now shape back:

Row 5: sc 6, sc into next st on side, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: sc 8, sc into next st on side, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: sc 10, sc into next st on side, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: sc 12, join with sl st to opposite side of sole. FO red.

Leg (green body + red cuff)

21–45. Continue in green, sc around evenly (24).
46–55. Switch to red and sc around (forms cuff).
FO, weave in.

Loop: ch 25, sl st to join inside cuff.

🦌 Reindeer Head (brown)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
(4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
7–15. sc around (36)
(4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
(3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
(2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
(sc, dec) ×6 (12)
Stuff very firmly, FO.

🦌 Snout (white)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc ×6 (12)
(sc, inc) ×6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5–7. sc around (24)
Stuff, FO.
Nose (red): MR, 6 sc, FO. Sew on snout.

👉 Attach snout low on face. Embroider wide curved smile in black.

👀 Eyes

Place 12–14 mm safety eyes above the snout, spaced ~3 sts apart.
Or crochet black circles and sew on.

👂 Ears (make 2)

Outer ear (brown):

MR, 6 sc
(sc, inc) ×3 (9)
3–5. sc around (9), FO.

Inner ear (white): Work same, but stop at 2 rounds.
👉 Sew white inside brown, fold ear slightly, sew angled outward.

🦌 Antlers (beige, make 2)

Main branch:

MR, 6 sc
2–10. sc around (6), stuff lightly, FO.

Small branch:

MR, 5 sc
2–4. sc around (5), FO.
👉 Sew onto side of main branch.

🧣 Scarf (red & white stripes)

With red, ch 60.
Work 5 rows in sc, changing colors every 3 rows for stripes.
Add fringe at ends.
👉 Wrap around reindeer’s neck and sew in place.

🎀 Pom-Pom

Make 1 green pom-pom.
Attach to cuff corner near loop.

🪡 Assembly

Sew reindeer head to front center of stocking cuff.
Attach ears and antlers to top of head.
Sew snout + nose, embroider smile.
Insert safety eyes close to snout.
Tie & sew scarf around neck.
Attach green pom-pom to cuff.

🎄 Final Touch

And there you have it — a smiling reindeer stocking with antlers, a cozy striped scarf, and a big red nose ready for Christmas morning! Hang it by the fireplace or gift it to someone special — this festive friend will be cherished year after year.