Reindeer Christmas Wreath Crochet Pattern

Why you'll love it

A sweet reindeer and gingerbread friend make a charming holiday scene.
The covered ring makes a sturdy, lightweight wreath base.
Small decorations are quick and great for using up scraps.
Three beaded dangles add movement and a cheerful jingle.
It works on a door, a wall, or a window.

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Last updated November 8, 2026

Materials needed

Tools

3.5 mm (US E-4) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
9 in (23 cm) metal or wooden macramé ring
Two 10 mm black safety eyes
Polyester fiberfill
Wooden beads: 16 mm (1) and 14 mm (3); red 8 mm beads (4); gold and red 4 mm beads
Two gold jingle bells, 15-20 mm
One 3/4 in (2 cm) wooden button
Red satin ribbon, 3/8 in (1 cm) wide, approx. 16 in (40 cm)
Small wooden tag with "Season's Greetings" and jute twine
Optional: battery LED tealight or yellow felt for the lantern

Gauge & finished measurements

Gauge: 22 sc and 24 rounds = 4 in (10 cm) with a 3.5 mm hook. Head gauge: Rounds 1-7 measure about 2.4 in (6 cm) across. A tight fabric matters more than exact gauge.

The pattern

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Wreath

Ring cover: With tan, work sc tightly around the macramé ring, pushing the stitches together so the ring is completely covered. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off. (About 180 sc around the ring)
Rope cord: With tan, ch 150 (about 60 in or 150 cm). Work 1 sl st in the back bump of each ch across. Wrap the cord diagonally around the covered ring in a spiral and sew both ends down on the back. (149 sl st)
Hanging loop: With red, ch 40. Thread the 16 mm wooden bead onto the chain, fold the chain in half, and tie both ends securely to the top of the ring. (40 ch)

Reindeer Head and Face

Head Rounds 1-7: With brown, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Work in continuous rounds with a marker. Round 2: 2 sc in each (12). Rounds 3-7: [sc in the next X, 2 sc in next] 6 times, with X = 1 to 5. (42 sc after Round 7)
Head Rounds 8-15: Sc in each stitch around for 8 rounds. (42 sc in each round)
Head Rounds 16-21: [Sc in the next X, dec] 6 times, where X is 5 in Round 16 and decreases by 1 each round, ending with dec 6 times: 36, 30, 24, 18, 12, 6. Fix the eyes and stuff before closing. (6 sc after Round 21)
Face patch: With cream, ch 9. Round 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in the next 6 ch, 3 sc in the last ch; along the other side, sc in the next 6 ch, 2 sc in the last ch (18). Round 2: 2 sc in the first, sc 6, 2 sc in each of the next 3, sc 6, 2 sc in each of the next 2 (24). Round 3: [sc, 2 sc in next] at each end, sc around (30). Fasten off, leaving a tail. (30 sc after Round 3)
Nose: With red, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: [sc, 2 sc in next] 3 times (9). Round 3: sc (9). Stuff. Round 4: [sc, dec] 3 times (6). Close. (9 sc at widest)

Ears, Antlers and Santa Hat

Ear (make 2): With brown, make a MR and work 4 sc into it. Round 2: [sc, 2 sc in next] 2 times (6). Round 3: [sc 2, 2 sc in next] 2 times (8). Round 4: [sc 3, 2 sc in next] 2 times (10). Rounds 5-6: sc (10). Flatten and leave a tail. (10 sc after Round 4)
Inner ear (make 2): With cream, ch 5. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and next 2 ch, 3 sc in the last ch; along the other side, sc 2, 2 sc in the last ch. Sew to the front of each ear. (10 sc)
Antler (make 2): Stem: with dark brown, MR 5 sc; Rounds 2-7: sc (5). Branch: MR 4 sc; Rounds 2-3: sc (4). Stuff both lightly and sew the branch to the side of the stem. (5 sc stem; 4 sc branch)
Hat Rounds 1-14: With red, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: [sc, 2 sc in next] 3 times (9). Round 3: sc (9). Rounds 4-14: [sc in the next X, 2 sc in next] 3 times, where X starts at 2 and increases by 1 each round (12 to 42). (42 sc after Round 14)
Hat Rounds 15-20: Rounds 15-17: sc (42). Change to white. Rounds 18-20: sc (42). Fasten off. Pompom: with white, MR 6, Round 2: 2 sc each (12), Rounds 3-4: sc, stuff, Round 5: dec 6 times. Sew to the hat tip. (42 sc; pompom 12 sc)

Body, Legs and Arms

Body Rounds 1-11: With brown, make a MR and work 6 sc into it. Round 2: 2 sc each (12). Rounds 3-6: [sc in the next X, 2 sc in next] 6 times, X = 1 to 4 (36). Rounds 7-11: sc (36). (36 sc after Round 11)
Body Rounds 12-16: Round 12: [sc 4, dec] 6 times (30). Round 13: sc (30). Round 14: [sc 3, dec] 6 times (24). Round 15: sc (24). Round 16: [sc 2, dec] 6 times (18). Stuff and leave a long tail. (18 sc after Round 16)
Leg (make 2): With dark brown, make a MR. Rounds 1-3: 6, 12, 18 sc. Change to cream. Round 4: BLO sc (18). Change to brown. Rounds 5-9: sc (18). Stuff. Round 10: [sc, dec] 6 times (12). Flatten and sc 6 across to close. (18 sc; closed with 6 sc)
Arm (make 2): With dark brown, MR 6 sc. Round 2: 2 sc each (12). Round 3: sc (12). Change to cream. Round 4: sc (12). Change to brown. Round 5: [sc 2, dec] 3 times (9). Rounds 6-11: sc (9). Stuff the hoof only. Flatten and sc 4 across. (9 sc; closed with 4 sc)

Scarf and Gingerbread Man

Scarf Rows 1-54: With red, ch 7. Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across (6). Rows 2-54: ch 1, turn, sc across (6). (6 sc in each row)
Scarf Rows 55-70: Rows 55-56: white. Rows 57-62: red. Rows 63-64: white. Rows 65-70: red. Fasten off. Embroider a small white snowflake on the red band between the stripes. Knot red fringe along both ends. (6 sc in each row)
Gingerbread body: Head: with tan, MR 6 sc, Round 2: 2 sc each (12), join and do not fasten off. Body: ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 4 ch, 3 sc in last ch, sc 4 along the other side, 2 sc in last (14). Sew the head to the top of the body. (12 sc head; 14 sc body)
Gingerbread limbs (make 4): Join tan at each shoulder and at each side of the body bottom. Ch 4, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in the next 2 ch, sl st into the body. Fasten off. (3 sc per limb)

Bow, Holly and Pinecones

Bow loops: With red, ch 31. Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and across (30). Rows 2-8: ch 1, turn, sc across (30). Fasten off. Fold both short ends to the center and sew. (30 sc in each row)
Bow tails and center: Tails (make 2): ch 6, sc 5 for 20 rows; fold the end into a V-notch. Center: ch 6, sc 5 for 6 rows, wrap around the loops and tails, and sew closed. Sew a bell below. (5 sc in each row)
Holly leaf (make 20): With green, ch 8. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, (sl st, ch 2, sl st) in the last ch. Along the other side: sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st. Fasten off. (About 14 sts per leaf)
Berry (make 21): With red, MR 5 sc. Pull tight, weave the tail around the edge, and gather into a ball. (5 sc)
Pinecone (make 3): With dark brown, MR 6 sc. Round 2: [sc, 2 sc in next] 3 times (9). Round 3: [sc 2, 2 sc in next] 3 times (12). Round 4: [puff, sc] 6 times. Round 5: sc (12). Round 6: [sc, puff] 6 times. Stuff. Round 7: dec 6 times (6). Close. (12 sts at widest)

Poinsettia, Lantern and Dangles

White poinsettia: With white, MR, ch 1, 10 sc in ring, join. [Ch 6, sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc, hdc, dc, tr, skip 1 st, sl st in next st] 5 times. Fasten off. Add yellow French knots or a gold bead at the center. (5 petals)
Lantern Rounds 1-8: With red, MR 8 sc. Round 2: 2 sc each (16). Round 3: BLO sc (16). Round 4: sc (16). Round 5: [sc 2, ch 2, skip 2] 4 times. Round 6: [sc 2, ch 2, skip ch-sp] 4 times. Round 7: [sc 2, 2 sc in ch-sp] 4 times (16). Round 8: sc (16). (16 sts with 4 windows)
Lantern Rounds 9-11: Insert yellow felt or a mini LED. Change to white. Round 9: [sc 2, dec] 4 times (12). Change to red. Round 10: [sc, dec] 4 times (8). Round 11: dec 4 times (4). Close. Handle: ch 10 and attach both ends at the top. (4 sc after Round 11)
Snowflake dangle: With white, MR, ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc in ring, join (12). Round 2: [sc in next dc, ch 5, sl st in 4th ch from hook, (ch 3, sl st in same ch) twice, ch 1, sc in next dc] 6 times. Join and fasten off. Sew the button to the center. (12 dc; 6 arms)
Mini tree (make 4 pieces): With green, ch 13. Row 1: sc across (12). Row 2: sc (12). Rows 3-11: dec at each end of every odd row and work plain sc on every even row (10, 10, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4, 4, 2). Row 12: dec (1). Fasten off. (12 sc at base; 1 sc at tip)

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in US terms. Your current view: US.

US	UK	Meaning
MR	MR	magic ring (adjustable ring) · how to
ch	ch	chain · how to
sl st	ss	slip stitch · how to
sc	dc	single crochet (UK double crochet) · how to
hdc	htr	half double crochet (UK half treble) · how to
dc	tr	double crochet (UK treble) · how to
tr	dtr	treble crochet (UK double treble) · how to
dec	dec	decrease: work 2 stitches together (invisible decrease in amigurumi)
puff	puff	puff stitch · how to
BLO	BLO	back loop only
st(s)	st(s)	stitch(es)
sp	sp	space

Assembly

1
Reindeer: sew the head to the body neck. Sew the ears to the sides at Rounds 6-8 and the antlers on top between them. Put the hat on at an angle and sew it in place, then sew a holly sprig (2 leaves, 3 berries) to the hat.
2
Limbs and props: sew the legs to the front bottom of the body with the soles forward. Sew the gingerbread man to the chest, then sew the arms so the hooves hold him. Wrap the scarf around the neck with one end hanging.
3
Seat the reindeer: place the reindeer on the bottom of the wreath and sew her base and back securely to the ring. Drape the scarf end over the ring.
4
Bow and loop: sew the bow to the top of the wreath just below the hanging loop.
5
Decorations: make 6 holly clusters (3 leaves, 3 berries each). Sew 2 at the top beside the bow, a large group with the pinecones and poinsettia on the upper left, and the rest down the right side. Hang the lantern on the right and tie the wooden tag to the upper left.
6
Dangles: thread a 14 mm wooden bead and a red bead onto red yarn for each dangle. Tie a tree at the left and right of the bottom and the snowflake in the center, with a bell under the snowflake.

Important notes

Tip: This is an original pattern inspired by the photo. Hidden details are interpreted from the image, and the pattern has not been physically test-crocheted.
Tip: Abbreviations (US terms): ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, tr = treble crochet, sl st = slip stitch, MR = magic ring, BLO = back loop only, dec = decrease.
Tip: Work all round pieces in continuous rounds with a stitch marker unless joining is stated. Flat pieces are worked in turned rows; the ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
Tip: Dec: insert hook in the front loop of the next 2 stitches, yarn over and pull through both loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Tip: This is a decoration, not a toy. The beads, bells, buttons, and safety eyes are choking hazards. Keep it out of reach of small children and pets.

Pattern FAQ

Can I use a hoop instead of a macramé ring?

Yes. The inner ring of a 9 in (23 cm) embroidery hoop works well. Cover it the same way.

Can I hang it outdoors?

It's best kept indoors or on a covered door. Rain and sun will fade the yarn and damage the wooden parts.

Can I make the lantern glow?

Yes. Use a mini battery LED or a fairy light bulb inside the lantern. Never use a real candle.

Can I skip the wooden sign?

Yes. Add another holly cluster in its place, or crochet a small tan rectangle and embroider your own message.

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