Christmas is coming, and Randall is all ready to help pull Santa’s sleigh. He’s soft and cuddly, and perfect for your Christmas decor or for little arms to cuddle.
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Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 single crochets in one loop)
dec: decrease (pull yarn through loop, pull yarn through second loop, yarn over and pull through all loops)
Materials needed (with affiliate links):
Red Heart Soft yarn in wheat, toast and chocolate
Red Heart mistletoe for scarf
20mm safety nose (you can sew a nose on if need be)
This pattern is worked “in-the-round”, and stitches are worked through both loops unless otherwise noted.
Head:
With wheat yarn, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Rows 6-8: Sc in each stitch around. (25 stitches) Switch to toast yarn.
Row 9: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 10: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 11: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 12: Sc in each stitch around. (40 stitches)
Row 13: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (45 stitches)
Row 14: Sc in each stitch around. (45 stitches)
Row 15: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (50 stitches)
Rows 16-21: Sc in each stitch around. (50 stitches)
Row 22: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (45 stitches)
Row 23: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 24: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 25: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 26: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 27: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
At this point, stuff the head, insert the nose and eyes.
Row 28: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 29: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (10 stitches)
Row 30: Dec around. (5 stitches)
Sew end shut. Tie off.
Body:
With toast yarn, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 7: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 8: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Rows 9-11: Sc in each stitch around. (35 stitches)
Row 12: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Rows 13-14: Sc in each stitch around. (30 stitches)
Row 15: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Rows 16-17: Sc in each stitch around. (25 stitches)
Row 18: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Rows 19-20: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff with poly-fil.
Arms:
With chocolate, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: In front loops only, *dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 5: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches) Switch to wheat.
Rows 6-9: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches) Switch to toast.
Rows 10-13: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches)
Row 14: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (10 stitches)
Rows 15-22: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff with poly-fil, leaving top few rows unstuffed.
Legs:
With chocolate, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches , repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches , repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: In front loops only, *dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 6: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches) Switch to wheat.
Rows 7-9: Sc in each stitch around. (20 stitches)
Row 10: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (15 stitches) Switch to toast.
Rows 11-23: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches)
Row 24: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (10 stitches)
Rows 25-26: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff a little more than halfway with poly-fil.
Ears
With toast, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Sc in each stitch around. (5 stitches)
Row 3: Inc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Row 4: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Rows 6-13: Sc in each stitch around. (15 stitches)
Tie off. Make 2. Lay flat and fold in half to sew on.
Antlers
With chocolate, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Rows 2-16: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Make 2. Stuff with poly-fil.
Stump for Antlers
With chocolate, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Rows 2-6: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Make 2. Stuff with poly-fil. Position and sew onto antler.
Tail
With toast, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the “magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 5 sc inside of circle. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Sc in each stitch around. (5 stitches)
Row 3: Inc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Rows 4-5: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Lay flat.
Scarf
With mistletoe yarn, ch. 9.
Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. (8 stitches)
Rows 2-60: Hdc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (8 stitches)
Tie off after last round. Add fringe to ends.
Sew all of your pieces on.
As you can see, he looks really cute without the scarf, so it’s not necessary. But he also looks awful cute with it.
Just a note here. I used Red Heart Soft for Randall because I wanted him to be soft and cuddly. As you can see, Red Heart Soft has quite a bit of stretch to it so it may leave gaps in your work. You can minimize this by using a smaller hook and making sure your stitches are really tight. Or you could make him using a different yarn if you’d like.
Keep an eye out for Marty the Moose, coming soon.
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