Leah the Fawn Amigurumi Crochet Pattern – Free Easy Guide

Meet Leah, a sweet little fawn with tiny budding antlers, adorable ears, and a charming red pinafore. This Leah the Fawn Amigurumi Crochet Pattern is a lovely project for crocheters who enjoy making soft woodland animals with plenty of personality.

The design is built from familiar amigurumi techniques, including single crochet, increases, decreases, and continuous rounds. You’ll crochet the body and limbs separately or directly into the body where indicated, then finish Leah with her cute muzzle, ears, antlers, and pinafore.

Whether you’re making a handmade nursery decoration, a woodland-themed gift, or simply adding another cuddly animal to your crochet collection, Leah is a fun project to stitch from start to finish.

Ready to crochet your little fawn? Let’s gather the supplies and get started.

What You’ll Need for Leah the Fawn

Before picking up your hook, prepare all your yarn, stuffing, and finishing supplies. Having everything nearby makes the pattern much easier to follow.

• Plush or chenille yarn in a worsted weight:
  • Beige or tan for the main body and head
  • Brown for the legs and antlers
  • Cream or off-white for the muzzle and lower face
• Red cotton-blend worsted-weight yarn for the pinafore
• A small amount of white cotton-blend yarn for the dress edging
• 4 mm (US G/6) crochet hook
• 2 safety eyes, 18 mm
• 1 adhesive-backed safety nose, 10 x 17 mm
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry or yarn needle
• Sewing needle and matching cotton or cotton-blend thread
• Scissors

For the softest result, a plush or chenille-style yarn works especially well with this design.

Stitches You’ll Use in This Pattern

This pattern uses standard US crochet terminology. Here are the abbreviations you’ll see throughout the instructions:

• BLO — Back Loop Only
• ch — Chain
• dec — Decrease
• hdc — Half Double Crochet
• inc — Increase
• MR — Magic Ring
• sc — Single Crochet
• sl st — Slip Stitch
• st(s) — Stitch(es)

The increase is worked as 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch unless the instructions specify otherwise.

Before You Begin: Pattern Notes

A few quick notes will make the project much easier to manage.

• The pattern uses US crochet terminology.
• Most of Leah is crocheted in continuous spiral rounds. Do not join or chain between rounds unless the instructions specifically tell you to.
• The legs, ears, muzzle, and antlers begin with specific starting sections before continuing in rounds.
• The pinafore is worked flat initially and then joined to continue around the skirt.
• Gauge is not essential, but maintaining fairly tight stitches is recommended for amigurumi.
• If necessary, use a hook one size smaller than the yarn label suggests to help prevent stuffing from showing.
• Stitch counts appear at the end of each round or row in parentheses.
• The legs and arms are incorporated into the body while crocheting rather than being sewn onto the body afterward.
• The head, muzzle, ears, and antlers are made separately and attached during finishing.
• Add stuffing gradually. The finished pieces should be firm and cuddly without stretching the stitches.

Crocheting Leah the Fawn, Piece by Piece

Now it’s time to build Leah one section at a time. Follow each piece carefully and keep your stitch marker handy when working in continuous rounds.

Legs (make 2)

Start with brown yarn.

Chain 6.

• Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc 4, 3 sc in the final chain; continue along the opposite side of the foundation chain with sc 3, inc. (12)
• Row 2: inc, sc 3, inc repeat 3 times, sc 3, inc repeat 2 times. (18)
• Row 3: sc 1, inc, sc 3, sc 1, inc repeat 3 times, sc 3, sc 1, inc repeat 2 times. (24)
• Rnd 4: sc around in the back loops only (BLO). (24)
• Rnds 5–6: sc in every stitch around. (24)
• Rnd 7: sc 6, dec repeat 6 times, sc 6. (18)
• Rnd 8: sc 6, dec repeat 3 times, sc 6. (15)

Stuff the foot firmly with fiberfill before continuing.

• Rnd 9: sc 3, dec repeat 3 times around. (12)

Switch to beige yarn for the remainder of the leg.

• Rnds 10–21: sc in each stitch around. (12)

Continue adding stuffing as you work, filling the leg to approximately round 18.

Work one offset stitch if needed to line up the front and back edges. Do not count this offset stitch. Fold the leg flat and crochet sc 6 through both layers to close.

Make a second identical leg.

Arms (make 2)

Work the arms using your beige yarn.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
• Rnd 3: sc 3, inc repeat 3 times around. (15)
• Rnds 4–5: sc in each stitch around. (15)
• Rnd 6: sc 3, dec repeat 3 times around. (12)
• Rnd 7: dec repeat 3 times, sc 6. (9)
• Rnds 8–14: sc in each stitch around. (9)

Add stuffing to about halfway up the arm. Keep it soft enough that the arm can bend naturally.

Fold the arm flat and sc 4 through both layers to close it.

Muzzle

Use cream or off-white yarn for the muzzle.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
• Rnd 3: sc 1, inc repeat 6 times around. (18)
• Rnd 4: sc 1, inc, sc 2, inc repeat 5 times, sc 1. (24)

Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail. You’ll use this tail to sew the muzzle onto Leah’s face.

Body

Begin the body with your beige yarn.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
• Rnd 3: sc 1, inc repeat 6 times around. (18)
• Rnd 4: sc 1, inc, sc 2, inc repeat 5 times, sc 1. (24)
• Rnd 5: sc 3, inc repeat 6 times around. (30)
• Rnd 6: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc repeat 5 times, sc 2. (36)
• Rnd 7: sc 5, inc repeat 6 times around. (42)
• Rnd 8: sc around. (42)
• Rnd 9: Attach the legs here: sc 6, sc 6 through the body stitch and one leg together, sc 17 across the belly, sc 6 through the body stitch and the second leg together, sc 7. (42)
• Rnds 10–12: sc around. (42)

Continue shaping the body:

• Rnd 13: sc 12, sc 1, dec repeat 6 times, sc 12. (36)
• Rnd 14: sc around. (36)
• Rnd 15: sc 12, dec repeat 6 times, sc 12. (30)
• Rnds 16–17: sc around. (30)
• Rnd 18: sc 3, dec repeat 6 times around. (24)

If necessary, work one extra offset stitch without counting it so the stitch marker is centered at the back.

• Rnd 19: Attach the arms here: sc 4, sc 4 through the body stitch and one arm together, sc 6 across the front, sc 4 through the body stitch and the other arm together, sc 6. (24)
• Rnd 20: sc around. (24)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for attaching the head.

Head

Use beige yarn to begin the head.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
• Rnd 3: inc around. (24)
• Rnd 4: sc 3, inc repeat 6 times around. (30)
• Rnd 5: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc repeat 5 times, sc 2. (36)
• Rnd 6: sc 5, inc repeat 6 times around. (42)
• Rnd 7: sc 3, inc, sc 6, inc repeat 5 times, sc 3. (48)
• Rnd 8: sc 7, inc repeat 6 times around. (54)
• Rnds 9–15: sc around. (54)

At the end of round 15, change to cream or off-white yarn.

• Rnd 16: sc around. (54)
• Rnd 17: sc 7, dec repeat 6 times around. (48)
• Rnd 18: sc 3, dec, sc 6, dec repeat 5 times, sc 3. (42)
• Rnd 19: sc 5, dec repeat 6 times around. (36)
• Rnd 20: sc 2, dec, sc 4, dec repeat 5 times, sc 2. (30)
• Rnd 21: sc 3, dec repeat 6 times around. (24)

Begin firmly stuffing the head as the shape closes.

• Rnd 22: sc 1, dec, sc 2, dec repeat 5 times, sc 1. (18)
• Rnd 23: sc 1, dec repeat 6 times around. (12)
• Rnd 24: dec around to close the remaining opening. (0)

Weave the remaining yarn tail securely through the fabric.

Ears (make 2)

Use beige yarn.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnd 2: inc around. (12)
• Rnd 3: sc around. (12)
• Rnd 4: sc 2, dec repeat 3 times around. (9)
• Rnd 5: sc around. (9)
• Rnd 6: sc 1, dec repeat 3 times around. (6)

Fold each ear flat and sc 3 through both layers to close. Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Antlers (make 2)

Each antler is created from two small crocheted tubes that are joined together and shaped into the little heart-like antler form.

First Piece

Use brown yarn.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnds 2–3: sc around. (6)

Slip stitch to join and fasten off.

Second Piece

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
• Rnds 2–3: sc around. (6)

Slip stitch to join, but do not fasten off.

Now join the two sections and work around both pieces:

• Rnd 3: sc 6 across the first piece, sc 6 across the second piece. (12)
• Rnd 4: sc 2, dec repeat 3 times around. (9)
• Rnd 5: sc 1, dec repeat 3 times around. (6)

Slip stitch to close and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Repeat the process to make the second antler.

Pinafore and Straps

Now for one of Leah’s sweetest details: her little red pinafore.

Use red cotton-blend yarn for the skirt.

Chain 62.

• Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc across. (61)
• Row 2: ch 3, counting as the first hdc, then inc hdc in every stitch across. (122)
• Rows 3–4: hdc across, then join with a slip stitch to begin working in the round. (122)
• Rnds 5–10: hdc around. (122)

It’s a good idea to check the skirt around Leah before finishing the remaining details. Small differences in yarn tension can affect the fit.

Straps

Chain 35.

• Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc across. (34)
• Row 2: ch 2, counting as the first hdc, then inc hdc across.

Sew the straps securely to the top of the dress. Finish by edging the entire pinafore with white cotton yarn for a neat contrasting border.

Bringing Leah Together

Once every crocheted component is finished, it’s time for the fun part: assembling your little fawn.

1. Add the Eyes

Attach the 18 mm safety eyes to the head in the desired position.

For extra facial definition, use your yarn needle to needle-sculpt around the eye area. Pull the yarn through the head a few times to gently create an indentation around the eyes.

2. Attach the Muzzle

Center the cream muzzle between the eyes and sew it securely to the face.

Place the adhesive-backed safety nose over the muzzle.

3. Sew on the Ears and Antlers

Position the two ears evenly on either side of Leah’s head.

Place the antlers above the ears and check their symmetry before sewing them permanently into place.

4. Attach the Head

Sew the completed head securely to the body using a whipstitch.

As you work around the neck, tuck the yarn tail from the body into the seam so the finished join looks clean and tidy.

5. Add the Pinafore

Slip the red pinafore over Leah’s body.

Position the straps over the shoulders and secure them with a few small stitches.

Finally, weave in all remaining yarn ends.

Tips for a Polished Fawn

A few simple finishing tricks can make a big difference in your final amigurumi.

Keep your stitches tight.
Amigurumi generally looks best with firm tension. If your stitches are too loose, the fiberfill can become visible through the fabric. A slightly smaller hook can help if you naturally crochet loosely.

Use invisible decreases.
For a neat decrease, insert your hook through the front loops of the next two stitches, yarn over, pull through both loops, and complete the single crochet. This creates a smoother surface than a standard decrease.

Stuff gradually.
Instead of filling the head or body all at once, add small amounts of fiberfill as you crochet. This lets you control the shape and helps prevent overstuffing.

Pay attention when attaching the limbs.
When crocheting through the body and limb together, keep your tension consistent. These areas receive extra stress, so secure joins are important.

Choose a similar yarn if substituting.
A plush or chenille yarn with a similar worsted weight will keep the overall size and soft texture closer to the original design. A significantly thinner or smoother yarn may change the appearance and finished dimensions.

Your Leah the Fawn Questions, Answered

Ready to Stitch Your Own Leah?

And there you have it — a charming little woodland fawn with soft features, tiny antlers, and an adorable red pinafore.

This Leah the Fawn Amigurumi Crochet Pattern is a lovely project for anyone who enjoys handmade woodland characters. Take your time with the shaping and assembly, especially around the face, ears, and antlers. Those little finishing details are what give Leah her personality.

Once your fawn is complete, she would make a sweet handmade gift, nursery decoration, woodland-themed display piece, or cozy addition to an amigurumi collection.

Grab your hook, choose your favorite plush yarn, and enjoy bringing Leah to life one stitch at a time.

Remember it later!

Save this pattern to your favorite crochet board so you can come back to it whenever you’re ready to make another Leah.