Crochet Rudolph Pillow

Snuggle up with Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer when you make this pillow using Bernat Blanket Yarn! A little more Christmas in July fun and the perfect piece to add to your holiday decor. Or a fun gift for the holidays! Never to early to start your Christmas crochet projects!

Materials:
Bernat Blanket Yarn in: Race Car Red (for the nose – this is from the Bernat Blanket Brights line), Taupe (antlers), Sand (main pillow form and ears), and White (eyes).
– Size K Crochet
– Large tapestry needle
– 2 inch black buttons for the eyes (or you can crochet the eyes)
– 16 inch pillow form

Main Pillow Circles (make 2 with sand color):
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 15 DC in ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join to first DC, chain 2 (30 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (45 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 2 (75 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 2 (90 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 2 (105 DC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Add face elements to one of the circles before single crocheting the two circles together around the pillow form.

Ears (make 2 with sand color):
Chain 5, SC in 2nd chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn.
Row 2: SC across, chain 1, turn.
Row 3: 2 SC in first stitch, sc in next 2, 2 SC in last stitch, chain 1, turn.
Row 4-5: SC across, chain 1, turn.
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC Decrease
Row 7: SC across
Row 8: 2 SC decreases
Row 9: SC decrease
Chain 1 and SC around edges, fasten off and weave in ends.

Antlers (make 4 with taupe color):
chain 5, SC in second chain from hook and rest of way down (4 SC)
Row 2: SC in each stitch across
Row 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next 3, Chain 5, DC in 4th chain from hook and in last chain, turn and  join to top of last stitch with a SC and SC across, chain 1, turn
Row 4-5: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (5 SC)
Row 6: SC in first 4 stitches, chain 7, DC in 4th chain from hook and remaining chains. SC in last. fasten off
Row 7: Join to first stitch in row 6. SC in first 5 stitches, chain 1, turn
Row 8-9: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, tun
Row 10: Skip first two stitch and make 5 DC in the middle stitch. join with slip stitch to last stitch in row. fasten off weave in ends.

Line up two of the antlers and single crochet the edges together. Do the same for the other two.

Eyes (make 2 with white):
Magic Ring, chain 2, and make 10 DC in ring, join to first DC and chain 2
Round 2: 2 HDC in first 5, 2 DC in last , join to first HDC and fasten off leaving long tail

Nose (with red):
Magic ring, chain 2, and make 15 DC in ring, join, fasten off leaving tail to sew onto face.

Sew antlers and ears on to top edge of pillow.