Festive Mystery CAL Part 9
Welcome Back to the Festive Mystery CAL – Part 9 🎄
We’ve reached the final stage of our festive adventure! With the body and all four legs complete, it’s time to add those all-important finishing details. In this part, we’ll be working on the antlers and eyes, giving our character the expression and personality that bring the whole project to life. 🦌✨
For the eyes, you’ll switch to sport weight yarn to create the right scale and detail, while the antlers will give your festive friend the unmistakable look we’ve been building toward. Step-by-step instructions, photos, and a video tutorial will guide you through these final touches. And don’t forget — the full story reveal is coming soon, with more details delivered straight to your inbox! 📩
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Part 9 – The Final Touches
With the antlers and eyes in place, your festive friend is finally complete! ✨ This is the moment where all the pieces come together — from the first stitches of the head to the very last detail that gives your character its personality. It’s a huge accomplishment, and I hope you’re as excited as I am to see your project come alive.
But the adventure isn’t over just yet… 🎄 Stay tuned for the full story behind Nibbles and Tinsel, which will be revealed soon. In the meantime, be sure to share your finished festive friend with the hashtag #FestiveMysteryCAL so we can all celebrate together!
Materials You’ll Need
The materials needed are listed below or if you wish to see what I start off most of my projects with, then check out this post on “My Crochet Tools and Accessories that are Super Simple to Start With”. This time I will be working with chunky weight yarn.
Yarn
Himalayan Dolphin or Dolce Yarnart or any equivalent chunky weight yarn for main piece
Brown (100g)
Dark brown (100g)
White (100g)
Scheepjes Catona or any equivalent fingering or sport weight yarn for accessories
Black (25g)
White (25g)
Crochet Hooks
4.5mm Etimo Tulip crochet hook
3.0mm Clover Soft Touch crochet hook
Rest of Supplies
Darning needle
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
The full list and where to get them is just below here.
Also check out my full list of commonly used crochet tools and accessories here.
Yarn
Chunky weight yarn - Himalayan Dolphin or Dolce Yarnart or any equivalent for main piece
White x 1 (100g)
Light brown x 1 (100g)
2. Fingering weight yarn - Scheepjes Catona for accessories
Crochet Hooks
Larger
4.5mm Etimo Tulip
Smaller
3.0mm Clover
Rest of Supplies
Darning Needles
Stuffing
Use leftover yarn or polyester fibrefill
Stitch Markers
Plastic stitch markers or metal stitch markers
Terminology You’ll Need
Here I have listed the techniques needed to crochet just this first part. Each one is individually linked if you need to learn more about how to master each technique, or you could check out this post on “How to Learn Basic Crochet Stitches step by step for Absolute Beginners - 6 Easy Steps!”.
Basic Crochet Stitches
Ch = chain
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
2sc1 = single crochet increase (meaning 2 single crochet in same stitch)
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease (referring to invisible decrease)
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Festive Mystery CAL Part 9
Antlers
Use dark brown yarn for the horns.
Round 1: Magic ring sc6 - 6st
Round 2: Sc6 - 6st
Round 3: 2sc2, sc2tog2 - 6st
Rounds 4-6 (3 rounds): Repeat Round 3
Round 7: Sc6 - 6st
Round 8: Sc6 - 6st
Round 9: Sc2tog2, 2sc2 - 6st
Round 10: Sc2tog2, 2sc2 - 6st
Round 11: Sc2tog2, 2sc2 - 6st
Close up in FLO.
Long branch on inner part of horn
Use dark brown yarn to continue horn.
Round 1: Magic ring sc4 - 4st
Round 2: Sc4 - 4st
Rounds 3-5: Repeat Round 2 - 4st
Leave a trailing yarn to attach to the inner part of the main horn done above
Short branch in middle of horn
Use dark brown yarn to continue horn.
Round 1: Magic ring sc4 - 4st
Round 2: Sc4 - 4st
Leave a trailing yarn to attach to the inner part of the main horn done above
Attach the whole horn in the middle of the head in between the 2 ears.
Eyes
Use sport weight white and black yarn to make the eyes.
Round 1: Magic ring sc3 (black) - 3st
Round 2: 2sc2 (white) and fasten off - 4st
Use white yarn to sew a small white st down on top of black eye, yarn over 3 times.
Repeat for the other eye.
Sew both eyes down on either side of the face over light brown areas.
White part of eye is at bottom and black part at top.
Smile
Use same black sport weight yarn to sew a vertical line extending from the nose to the chin area, then sew outwards on either side as the smile.
Festive Mystery CAL Part 9 Video
This is it — the final part! 🦌✨. Remember, you’ll need sport weight yarn for the eyes to get the right scale.
Follow along with the video tutorial below, and don’t forget to turn on captions if you’d like extra support. And if you’ve enjoyed this CAL, make sure to like the video and subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you’ll be the first to see the upcoming full story of Nibbles and Tinsel! 🎥🎄
What To Do Next?
Choose any of these next steps or a combination of them! Remember to hang tight for the rest of the CAL!
👉 1. Access the CAL hub.
Missed a part or want to revisit earlier sections? You can always head back to the main CAL hub page to find all the links in one place. 🧶
👉 2. Grab the full bundle.
Want everything in one easy download — plus the storybook and bonus goodies? ✨ You can grab the Festive Mystery CAL Bundle here, and enjoy the complete set at once.
👉 3. Share your progress.
Share your progress in the chat box on the right or below! Or post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #FestiveMysteryCAL 🧶💫 right over here. I’ll be cheering you on — and may even feature your work!
👉 4. Pin this for later.
Save this part of the pattern to your holiday crochet board in case you cannot get into now, since each page includes the pattern and the video, pin it below to your board so you don’t miss out!
Chat
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