Soft colors, playful details, and a gentle forest character come together in this Deer Boris Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern. Designed as a decorative amigurumi animal rather than a simple toy, this pattern focuses on clean shaping, smooth color changes, and well-defined parts such as antlers, legs, and muzzle.
The tutorial follows US crochet terminology and is best suited for crocheters who already have basic amigurumi experience. Deer Boris works beautifully as a nursery accent, shelf decor, or a handmade collectible for animal lovers.
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Abbreviations (US Terms)
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
inc (3 sc) – 3 single crochet in the same stitch
ch – chain
DEER BORIS
HEAD
1: 6 sc in magic ring
2: inc × 6 (12 sc)
3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18 sc)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24 sc)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30 sc)
6–7: 30 sc
8: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36 sc)
9–10: 36 sc
11: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42 sc)
12: 42 sc
13: 13 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 2, 14 sc (45 sc)
14: 14 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) × 4, 14 sc (50 sc)
15: 15 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 4, 14 sc (55 sc)
16: 16 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) × 4, 14 sc (60 sc)
17–23: 60 sc
24: (8 sc, dec) × 6 (54 sc)
25: (7 sc, dec) × 6 (48 sc)
26: (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42 sc)
27: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36 sc)
28: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30 sc)
29: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24 sc)
30: (6 sc, dec) × 3 (21 sc)
Fasten off.
Eyes:
Make a hole in the felt before inserting the eye backs
Use 8 mm safety eyes
Place between rows 11–12, leaving 3 sc between them
Cut white felt circles slightly larger than the eyes
EAR (make 2)
1: 6 sc in magic ring
2: (2 sc, inc) × 2 (8 sc)
3: (3 sc, inc) × 2 (10 sc)
4: (4 sc, inc) × 2 (12 sc)
5: (5 sc, inc) × 2 (14 sc)
6: (6 sc, inc) × 2 (16 sc)
7–10: 16 sc
Fold flat, join both sides with single crochet.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
👉 Sew ears to the 7th row of the head.
NOSE
(Sl st at the end of each round)
1: ch 4
2: Skip first ch, 2 sc, inc (3 sc), sc, inc (8 sc)
3: inc, sc, 3 inc, sc, 2 inc (14 sc)
4–5: 14 sc
Cut yarn long, stuff lightly, sew to the muzzle area.
HORN
(Sl st at the end of each round)
Part 1
1: 5 sc in magic ring
2: 4 sc, inc (6 sc)
3–5: 6 sc
Part 2
1: 5 sc in magic ring
2: 4 sc, inc (6 sc)
3–7: 6 sc
Join Part 1 and Part 2 with sl st.
8: dec, 2 sc, dec, 6 sc (10 sc)
9: 3 sc, dec, 5 sc (9 sc)
10: 2 sc, dec, 5 sc (8 sc)
11–15: 8 sc
Stuff while crocheting.
Cut yarn long for sewing.
BODY
(Blue yarn)
1: 6 sc in magic ring
2: inc × 6 (12 sc)
3: (sc, inc) × 6 (18 sc)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24 sc)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30 sc)
6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36 sc)
7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42 sc)
8: (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48 sc)
9: (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54 sc)
10–16: 54 sc
17: FLO blue 54 sc / BLO orange 54 sc
18: Orange 54 sc
19: White 54 sc
20: Orange 54 sc
21: 1 orange, 1 white (54 sc)
22: Orange 54 sc
23: White 54 sc
24: Orange 54 sc
25: Orange 18 sc, (sc, dec) × 6, 18 sc (48 sc)
26: White 48 sc
27: Orange 18 sc, 6 dec, 18 sc (42 sc)
28: 1 orange, 1 white (42 sc)
29: Orange 42 sc
30: White (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36 sc)
31–32: Orange 36 sc
33: White (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30 sc)
34: Orange 30 sc
35: 1 orange, 1 white (30 sc)
36: Orange 30 sc
37: White (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24 sc)
38: Orange 24 sc
39: Orange (6 sc, dec) × 3 (21 sc)
40: Brown BLO 21 sc
41: Brown 21 sc
Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
ARM (make 2)
(Brown yarn)
1: 6 sc in magic ring
2: inc × 6 (12 sc)
3: (3 sc, inc) × 3 (15 sc)
4–5: 15 sc
6: (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12 sc)
7: (4 sc, dec) × 2 (10 sc)
8: 10 sc
Change to orange.
9: 10 sc
10–21: 10 sc
22: White 10 sc
23: Orange 10 sc
24: 1 orange, 1 white (10 sc)
25: Orange 10 sc
26: White 10 sc
Join both sides with single crochet.
Leave a long tail.
- Stuff lightly (leave top empty)
- Sew arms between rows 38–39 of the body
LEG (make 2)
(Orange yarn)
1: 8 sc in magic ring
2: inc × 8 (16 sc)
3: (sc, inc) × 8 (24 sc)
4–6: 24 sc
7: 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20 sc)
8: 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (16 sc)
9:
- FLO: 16 hdc in orange
- BLO: 4 sc yellow, 4 dec, 4 sc (12 sc)
10: Yellow 12 sc
11: White 12 sc
12: Yellow 12 sc
13: White 12 sc
14: Yellow 12 sc
15: White 12 sc
16: Yellow 12 sc
17: FLO yellow 12 sc / BLO blue 12 sc
18–32: Blue 12 sc - Stuff lower part only (upper part empty)
- Join sides with single crochet
- Sew legs between rows 7–8 of the body
Final Assembly
Hide all yarn ends neatly
Sew head to body
Attach ears, horn, nose
Sew arms and legs