C2C crochet reindeer square with a brown reindeer, red nose, antlers, and hanging Christmas ornaments beside colorful “Crochet Reindeer C2C Pattern” text.

C2C crochet reindeer pattern

Add a festive handmade touch to your holiday projects with this C2C crochet reindeer pattern. The graphic reindeer design makes a cheerful Christmas square you can use for blankets, pillows, wall décor, and other seasonal projects.

Quick answer

This advanced beginner C2C crochet reindeer pattern is worked diagonally as one 25 × 25-block square using worsted weight (#4) yarn and an I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook. Color changes create the festive reindeer design, and you can follow either the graph or row-by-row written instructions. The finished square measures approximately 16 × 16 inches (41 × 41 cm).

C2C crochet reindeer pattern details

Skill level

Intermediate — Uses traditional corner-to-corner crochet with increases, decreases, frequent color changes, and graph or written color-count instructions.

Materials needed

  • I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook
  • Worsted weight yarn (#4) in white, dark brown, brown, gold, black, green, and red
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Finished size

The finished crochet reindeer square measures approximately 16 × 16 inches (41 × 41 cm).

C2C crochet reindeer square featuring a festive reindeer design on a white background.

Gauge

7 C2C blocks (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches (10 cm)

Learn how to check crochet gauge before you begin so you can adjust your hook size if needed.

Crochet abbreviations

Pattern notes

  • The square is worked corner to corner in diagonal rows, beginning at the bottom right corner and ending at the top left corner.
  • Each C2C block consists of ch 3 and 3 dc.
  • Ch 6 to begin an increase row and ch 3 to begin each new C2C block.
  • Rows 1–25 increase by one block per row, ending with 25 blocks in Row 25.
  • Beginning with Row 26, decrease at both ends of each row until 1 block remains in Row 49.
  • When changing colors, switch to the new color as you join with a sl st to the next C2C block.
  • You can follow either the picture graph or the written color counts.
  • The written instructions list the number of blocks to make in each color and the order in which to work them.
  • ↙ indicates a right-side row.
  • ↗ indicates a wrong-side row.
  • The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
C2C crochet reindeer square featuring a festive reindeer design on a white background.

C2C video tutorial

If you’re new to corner-to-corner crochet, this tutorial uses my mini heart square to demonstrate the same C2C technique used for this reindeer pattern.

Prefer YouTube? Watch my step-by-step C2C crochet tutorial on YouTube.

C2C crochet reindeer pattern instructions

Reindeer graph

Download the reindeer graph.

Written color counts

↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 block)
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 4: white x 1, green x 2, white x 1 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 5: white x 1, green x 3, white x 1 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 6: white x 1, green x 2, white x 1, green x 1, white x 1 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 7: white x 3, green x 2, white x 2 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 8: white x 2, green x 4, white x 2 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 9: white x 3, green x 3, white x 3 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 10: white x 4, green x 2, black x 1, white x 3 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 11: white x 3, black x 1, white x 7 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 12: white x 1, brown x 3, white x 4, black x 1, white x 3 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 13: white x 3, black x 1, white x 3, brown x 5, white x 1 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 14: white x 1, brown x 6, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 15: white x 3, black x 1, white x 3, brown x 4, red x 1, brown x 2, white x 1 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 16: white x 1, brown x 2, red x 2, brown x 4, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 17: white x 3, black x 1, white x 3, brown x 4, red x 3, brown x 1, white x 2 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 18: white x 2, brown x 2, red x 2, brown x 5, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 19: white x 2, brown x 1, black x 1, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 6, red x 1, brown x 2, white x 3 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 20: white x 3, brown x 13, black x 1, white x 3 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 21: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 1, black x 1, brown x 6, black x 1, brown x 6, white x 4 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 22: white x 5, brown x 6, black x 1, brown x 5, white x 1, black x 1, dark brown x 2, white x 1 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 23: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 1, black x 1, white x 4, brown x 10, white x 5 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 24: white x 6, brown x 9, dark brown x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 3, white x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 1 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 25: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 3, dark brown x 4, white x 1, brown x 4, black x 1, brown x 3, white x 7 (25 blocks)
Corner: Begin decreasing on both sides. Row 26 will have 24 blocks.
↗ Row 26: white x 4, gold x 2, white x 1, brown x 3, black x 1, brown x 3, white x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 5 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 27: white x 4, dark brown x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 3, brown x 6, white x 1, gold x 3, white x 3 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 28: white x 2, gold x 2, white x 1, gold x 1, white x 1, brown x 5, white x 3, dark brown x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 4 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 29: white x 3, dark brown x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 4, brown x 4, white x 3, gold x 2, white x 2 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 30: white x 1, gold x 4, white x 2, brown x 3, white x 7, dark brown x 1, white x 2 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 31: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 8, brown x 2, white x 3, gold x 3, white x 1 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 32: white x 1, gold x 2, black x 1, white x 2, brown x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 9 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 33: white x 8, dark brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 1, black x 1, white x 3 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 34: white x 3, black x 1, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 1, dark brown x 2, white x 6 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 35: white x 5, dark brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 2, black x 1, white x 3 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 36: white x 3, black x 1, brown x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 7 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 37: white x 6, dark brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 1, black x 1, white x 3 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 38: white x 3, black x 1, white x 1, dark brown x 3, white x 4 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 39: white x 3, dark brown x 3, white x 1, black x 1, brown x 1, white x 2 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 40: white x 3, black x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 2 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 41: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 42: white x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 5 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 43: white x 5, dark brown x 1, white x 1 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 44: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 4 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 45: white x 3, dark brown x 1, white x 1 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 46: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 2 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 47: white x 1, dark brown x 1, white x 1 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 48: white x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 49: white x 1 (1 block)

Adding the border

Join white yarn in any corner. Ch 1, work 2 sc in each C2C block space around, working (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in each corner. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in your ends. Block if desired.

Finished C2C crochet reindeer square featuring a festive Christmas reindeer design.

More free C2C Christmas patterns

Want to make more festive C2C squares? This reindeer square is one of 12 coordinating designs from my Christmas C2C crochet blanket pattern.

You can also try my Jingle Bells C2C crochet square pattern or my Hot Cocoa C2C crochet square pattern for more Christmas designs that coordinate with this square.

Browse my full collection of free C2C crochet patterns for more graphs, squares, panels, and corner-to-corner projects.

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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa

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