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The pattern is written in English using US

crochet terminology. Instructions are easy to


follow if you are familiar with basic crochet
techniques.
Materials:

“Christmas ornaments” • 2.5 mm hook


• Cotton yarn
Reindeer and sleigh I used Alize baby cotton “Soft”: brown, mahogany,
green, red and cream (reindeer)
by Rnata Schachenmayr Catania “Original”: purple, blue,
yellow, white, brown, red, pink.
• Embroidery thread
• Safety eyes 6.00 mm
• Stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Metal wire and tape

The reindeer is approximately 14 cm tall from


top to bottom. It may vary though depending on
the kind of yarn and hook size used.

You can also use any color of yarn.

Feel free to add accessories to your very own


reindeers, sleigh, cookie, sweet, candy, box.

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
COPYRIGHT: • st/sts - stitch/stitches
• inc – increase
This is a pattern designed and written by RNata. • dec – decrease
It’s for personal use only. You may not sell, • slst - slip stitch
share (printed or online), reproduce, distribute • FO – fasten off
and altered any part of it. Do not claim it as your • b - bobble stitch
own. However, you are welcome to sell the
finished item in a limited number provided that
you credit me (RNata) as the designer especially
when listing online. Thank you.

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“Christmas Reindeer”

HEAD
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) x6 [12] 5
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc) x8, (fig 1) [32]
Rnd 6-9: sc around [32], 4 rounds
Attach the safety eyes between rounds 12
1 and 13 with 9 st between (fig 6 and 7).
• Tip: skip the 6 st from beginning (count
the sts of round 12), attach the first eye,
then skip 9 st and attach the second eye.

Rnd 10: 22 sc, ch 6 (fig 2), then skip 10 st for 6


the neck and insert your hook in very first
stich of this round, (fig 3, 4) [28]
Rnd 11: 22 sc, sc in next 6 chain stitches, (fig
5) [28]
Rnd 12: sc around [28]

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Rnd 13: dec, 18 sc, 4 dec [23]


Rnd 14-15: sc around [23], 2 rounds
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Rnd 16: 5 sc, (dec, 3 sc) x2, dec, 6 sc [20] NECK
Start to stuff the head.
Lay the head to the right away from you as
Rnd 17: 5 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc [18]
show in the photo (fig 12). Insert your hook
Rnd 18: sc around [18]
in first st and pick up the yarn (fig 13, 14).
Rnd 19: (dec) x9 [9]
Insert your hook again in the same stitch
Stuff the head firmly, cut the yarn and leave
and make a sc. It will be the first st of the
a tail for closing.
neck and the new beginning (fig 15).
How to close the end of the round: with a
darning needle, insert the remaining yarn
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through all the front loops of the stitches on
the last round (fig 8, 9). Pull all together at
once and sew to hide the yarn inside the
part you are working on.

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Rnd 11: 10 sc around the head, sc in next 6


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chain sts, (fig 16) [16]
Rnd 12: sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 7 sc [18]
Rnd 13-14: sc around [18], 2 rounds

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Rnd 16: 7 sc, continue on the other side of


the chain, 5 sc, inc in the last foundation ch,
17 2 inc, 16 sc [34]
Rnd 17: 13 sc, (inc, sc) x3, 15 sc, (fig 21, 22)
[37]

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Stuff the neck firmly (fig 17). Don’t cut the
yarn, we continue to crochet the body.
And don’t remove your stitch marker.

BODY
Rnd 15: 7 sc, ch 7 (fig 18). Crochet back on
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the chain: inc in second ch from hook, 5 sc
(fig 19), continue crocheting around the
neck, 11 sc (fig 20).

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Rnd 18: inc, 12 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x3, 10 sc, inc,
4 sc [42]
Rnd 19: 15 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x3, 15 sc [45]
Rnd 20: sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 23 sc, inc, 4 sc [48]
Rnd 21-25: sc around, (fig 23) [48], 5 rounds

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We have to divide the work to crochet the


four legs. So, don’t cut the yarn.
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LEGS Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the
chain) (fig 28) [14]
First back leg:
Rnd 27-30: sc around (fig 29) [14], 4 rounds
Crochet 23 sc after round 25 to bring the
Change the yarn to cream.
yarn in the middle back stitch of the
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
reindeer body. If you are not there, Chande the yarn to dark brown.
continue crocheting until that point. Place a Rnd 32: sc around [14]
stitch marker in the next stitch (fig 24). Rnd 33: (dec) x7 [7]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for closing.
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Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch 4 (fig 25, 26).


Insert your hook in the stitch with the stitch
marker (fig 27). The leg will be formed with
10 sc of the body and the ch-4 foundation 29
chain. Continue working the first back leg.

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How to change the color of yarn:


With the two loops from the previous yarn
on the hook, wrap the new yarn around the
hook, and then pull the new yarn through
the two loops of the stitch (fig 30, 31).
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31

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Rnd 32: sc around [14]
32 Rnd 33: (dec) x7, (fig 36) [7]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing.

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Don’t stuff and close the leg now.

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Don’t stuff and close the leg now.
Second front leg:
Attach the yarn in the first stitch from the
first front leg (fig 37). Put your stitch marker
here. Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch 4. Insert
your hook in the stitch with the stitch
34 marker.
Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the
chain) (fig 28) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around (fig 29) [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Change the yarn to dark brown.
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Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7, (fig 38) [7]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for closing.

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First front leg:
Count 4 stitches along from the first back
leg (this will be the belly). Attach the yarn to
the 5th stitch (fig 33, 34). Put your stitch
marker here. Crochet 10 sc on the body, ch
4. Insert your hook in the stitch with the
stitch marker (fig 35). 38
Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the
chain) (fig 28) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around (fig 29) [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14] Don’t stuff and close the leg now.
Change the yarn to dark brown.
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Second back leg:
Count 4 stitches along from the second 42
front leg (this will be the belly). Attach the
yarn to the 5th stitch (fig 39).Crochet 10 sc
on the body, ch 4. Insert your hook in the
stitch with the stitch marker (fig 40).
Using a tapestry needle, sew the 3-ch loops
39 of both front and back legs together (fig 43,
44, 45, 46).

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Rnd 26: 14 sc (10 on the body and 4 on the


chain) (fig 28) [14]
Rnd 27-30: sc around (fig 29) [14], 4 rounds
Change the yarn to cream.
Rnd 31: sc around [14]
Change the yarn to dark brown. 45
Rnd 32: sc around [14]
Rnd 33: (dec) x7, (fig 36) [7]
Stuff the body and legs. Close the legs now
(fig 41, 42).

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Belly:
Between the legs, you have 4 stitches
spaces at the front and back leg on both
sides of body and 1-ch loop on front and
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back legs. We make the belly by crocheting
on these stitches and ch-loops. Attach the 51
yarn in ch-loop of back leg (fig 47). Make a
sc in this loop, sc in next 4 sts of body and sc
in last ch-loop of front loop (fig 48).

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TAIL
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Row 1: sc in ch-loop of back leg, 4 sc, sc in
Rnd 3: sc around [9]
ch-loop of front leg, (fig 48), ch 1, turn [6]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Row 2-4: sc in next 6 sc (fig 49, 50), ch 1,
Rnd 5-6: sc around [12], 2 rounds
turn [6]
Rnd 7: (dec, sc) x4 [8]
Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
Stuff the tail very lightly. Leave a tail for
sewing.
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EARS (make 2)
Use the brown yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Use the needle, sew the belly to the other Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
side of body and close the opening Rnd 4-7: sc around [12], 4 rounds
between belly and the legs (fig 51, 52). Leave a tail of yarn for sewing.
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Fold the ear in half and sew two sides
together (fig 54, 55). 56

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HORNS (make 2)
Use the mahogany yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: sc around [6]
Rnd 3: 5 sc, bobble stitch [6]
Rnd 4-5: sc around [6] 59
How to make a 3-dc-bobble stitch:
• Yarn over the hook before placing the
hook into the stitch.
• Yarn over again and draw the yarn
through the stitch. You have 3 loops on the
hook (fig 56).
• Yarn over the hook again and pull it 60
through the first two loops. You now have
one half-closed double crochet stitch, and
two loops remain on the hook (fig 57)
• In the same stitch, repeat the preceding
steps 2 times more. You will have 3 half- Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing. Don’t
closed double crochet stitches into one stuff the horns.
stitch. Sew the horns to head over the rounds 5 to
• yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on 6 (fig 61).
the hook at once (fig 58, 59).

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Sew the ears to head over round 6 to 10 (fig


62, 63). COLLAR
Use the red yarn.
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Ch 23. Rnd 1: Start in the second chain from
hook: 22 sc, ch1, turn [22]
Rnd 2: (red yarn: sc, green yarn: sc) x11, ch
1, turn, (fig 67) [22]
Cut the green yarn.
Rnd 3: 22 sc [22]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.
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Embroider the small lines on the head and


two points of the nose (fig 64, 65).
Wrap the colllar around the neck and sew it
(fig 68).
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BEADS and LEAVES (make 2)
Bead: use the red yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
At last, sew the tail below and on the top to Rnd 3: sc around [9]
the body (fig 66). Close the bead in the same way as leg.
Sew the beads on top of head (fig 68).
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Leaf: use the green yarn.
Ch 4. Start in second chain from hook: (sc,
picot st) x2, in last chain: (sc, picot st)
repead it 2 times. Continue on the other
side of the foundation chain: (sc, picot st) x2
(fig 69). Cut the yarn, leave a tail for sewing.
Sew the leaves on the top of the head.

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“Sleigh”

BOTTOM
Use the green yarn.
Ch 18. Stitches are worked around both
LACE (make 2) sides of the foundation chain.
Rnd 1: start in second chain from the hook,
Small: use the black yarn.
inc in this stitch, 15 sc, 3 sc in last st.
Ch 24. Join in the first chain. Fasten off.
Continue on the other side of the
Turn on the small lace around the head.
foundation chain, 16 sc, (fig 1) [36]
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Big: use the black yarn.


Rnd 2-40: sc around [36], 39 rounds
Ch 120. Fasten off. Put the big lace on the
Rnd 41: 5 sc, 2 dec, 14 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc [32]
head and wrap the tails through the small
Rnd 42: 4 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc, (fig 2)
lace (fig 71).
[28]
Crochet 5 sc more, after round 42 to bring
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the yarn in the corner. Cut the yarn and
leave a tail for closing.

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How to finish: Rnd 23: 14 sc, 3 inc, 9 sc, (fig 6) [29]
Using the long tail of yarn, start from
second loop. Sew the opening through the 6
front loops by going across each stitch
(fig 3, 4 and 5).

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Rnd 24-43: sc around [29], 20 rounds
Rnd 44: 18 sc 3 dec, 5 sc [26]
Rnd 45-46: sc around [26], 2 rounds
Rnd 47: 17 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc [23]
Rnd 48-49: sc around [23], 2 rounds
Rnd 50: 16 sc, 3 dec, sc [20]
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Rnd 51-52: sc around, (fig 7) [20], 2 rounds
Rnd 53: sc, put your stitch marker here, 14
sc, 3 dec [17]

Rnd 54-55: sc around [17], 2 rounds


Rnd 56: sc, put your stitch marker here, 11
sc, 3 dec [14]
Rnd 57-64: sc around [14], 8 rounds
BODY: SIDES and BACK
Rnd 65: (dec) x7 [7]
Use the green yarn.
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
Rnd 2: (inc) x7 [14]
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Rnd 3-10: sc around [14], 8 rounds
Rnd 11: 6 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc [17]
Rnd 12-13: sc around [17], 2 rounds
Rnd 14: 8 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc [20]
Rnd 15-16: sc around 20 [20], 2 rounds
Cut the wire the same length (fig 8) as the
Rnd 17: 10 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc [23]
body. Wrap the tape around the wire that
Rnd 18-19: sc around [23], 2 rounds
the ends of wire didn't go out of the body
Rnd 20: 12 sc, 3 inc, 8 sc [26]
and didn't cut the body.
Rnd 21-22: sc around [26], 2 rounds

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• Tip: I used the electrical wire with
insulation that I found in my garage. 13
Put the wire into the body at the bottom.
Close the body.
Binding: Ch 61. Start in second chain from
hook: (sc in next 2 chain stitches, ch 2, in
second chain from hook: sl st) repeat it 29
times, 2 sc (fig 9, 10 and 11). RUNNERS (make 2)
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
9 Rnd 2-21: sc around [6], 20 rounds
Rnd 22: inc, 5 sc [7]
Rnd 23-50: sc around [7], 28 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Cut the wire the same length as the
runners. Use the tape, wrap it around the
wire. Put the wire into the runner and close
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the hole (fig 14).

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FRONT piece
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Sew the binding to the contour of the top Rnd 2-21: sc around [6], 20 rounds
part of body as show in the photos (fig 12, Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing.
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Cut the wire the same length as the body of


front piece (fig 15). Use the tape, wrap it
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around the wire. Put the wire into the piece Wrap the bottom (12 rounds) of sleigh
and close the hole. around the yellow front piece (fig 18 19).
Use the tapestry needle, sew the two sides
RUNNERS’ partitions (make 3) together (fig 20, 21).
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6] 20
Rnd 2-8: sc around [6], 7 rounds
Cut the yarn leaving a tail. Stuff the
partitions lightly.
I don’t use the wipe for partitions.

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Fold the body of sleigh in the letter U as


show on pictures 22 and 23. The corners of
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body may be between rounds 25-27 and 41-
42.

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19 Lay the body to the bottom part of the


sleigh (fig 24, 25 and 26) and secure it with
pins.

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Fold the runner at the ends and on the front


side as show in picture (fig 30).
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26 Put the sleigh on the runners and insert the


partitions between the runners, two on the
bottom and one on the front (fig 31, 32, 33).
First, sew the partitions to the runners and
then the runners to the sleigh in few places
Sew these two parts together (fig 27, 28 29) on both sides.
by going across the stitch of each part.
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“Candy”

CANDY
Use the white and pink yarn
Rnd 1: white yarn: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (white yarn: sc, pink yarn: sc) x6 [12]

Rnd 3: (white yarn: inc, pink yarn: sc) x6 [18]


Rnd 4: (white yarn: 2 sc, pink yarn: inc) x6,
(fig 2) [24]

Rnd 5-9: (white yarn: 2 sc, pink yarn: 2 sc)


x6 [24], 5 rounds
Rnd 10: (white yarn: dec, pink yarn: 2 sc) x6
[18]
Rnd 11: (white yarn: sc, pink yarn: dec) x6
[12]
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for closing. Stuff
the candy firmly. Close the hole (fig 3).

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CANDY (second type)
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Use the white and orange yarn
Rnd 1: orange yarn: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: white yarn: (inc) x6 [12]
Rnd 3: orange yarn: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: white yarn: (2 sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5: orange yarn: sc around [24]
TAIL (make 2) Rnd 6: white yarn: sc around [24]
Use the pink yarn Rnd 7: orange yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6] Rnd 8: white yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9] Rnd 9: orange yarn: sc around [24]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12] Rnd 10: white yarn: (dec, 2 sc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: sc around [12] Rnd 11: orange yarn: (dec, sc) x6 [12]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc) x6 [18] Stuff the candy firmly and close the
Rnd 6-7: sc around, (fig 4) [18] openning.
Fasten off. Bring the tail of yarn to magic
ring. TAIL (make 2)
Use the orange yarn
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Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
Rnd 4: sc around [12]
Rnd 5: (inc, sc) x6 [18]
Sew the tails on both sides of candy (fig 5).
Rnd 6-7: sc around [18]
Fasten off. Bring the tail of yarn to the
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magic ring.
Sew the tails on both sides of candy.

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Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 21-22: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 23-24: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 25-26: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 27-28: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
“Candy cone” Rnd 29-30: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 31-32: sc around [7], 2 rounds
CANDY CONE Change the yarn to red.
Start with the red yarn. Rnd 33-34: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Rnd 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7] Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 2: sc around [7] Rnd 35-36: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white. Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 3-4: sc around [7], 2 rounds Rnd 37-38: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red. Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Rnd 5-6: sc around [7], 2 rounds Cut a piece of the thick metal wire (the same
Change the yarn to white. length as the candy) (fig 2). Wrap the tape
Rnd 7-8: sc around [7], 2 rounds around the wire and put the metal wire
Change the yarn to red. inside the candy cone (fig 3). Use the
Rnd 9-10: sc around [7], 2 rounds needle, close the opening. Make the form of
Change the yarn to white. the hook (fig 4).
Rnd 11-12: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
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Rnd 13-14: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 15-16: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to red.
Rnd 17-18: sc around [7], 2 rounds
Change the yarn to white.
Rnd 19-20: sc around, (fig 1) [7], 2 rounds 3

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Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.
4 Use the needle, sew the two ends of the
body together (fig 2, 3), then sew the
botton and top pieces (fig 4, 5). Stuff the
box by sewing. Decorate the box with little
bow (fig 6).

“Christmas Box”

BOX (body)
Use the brown yarn
Ch 8. We are going to crochet in the rows. 4
Row 1: start in second chain from the hook:
7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7]
Row 2-21: BLO: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7], 22
rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.

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Bottom and top of box: 6


Ch 8.
Row 1: start in second chain from the hook:
7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7]
Row 2-6: BLO: 7 sc, ch 1, turn, [7], 5 rounds

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“Christmas Cookie”

COOKIE
Use the yellow yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-25: sc around [6], 24 rounds
Cut the yarn and leave a tail for closing.
Cut a piece of the thick metal wire the same
length as body of cookie. Wrap the tape
around the wire. Put the wire into to the
cookie. Use the needle, close the opening.
Make cookie the form of the number 8 (fig
1). Embroisee the few small lines of both
sides (fig 2).

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