The Sakura Deer is a beautiful creature that embraces both fauna and flora, and is part of my personal project for #the100dayproject. Now you can finally make your own Sakura Deer to show your love for nature!

The pattern is written in U.S. terminology. The main part of this project is worked in rounds so you might want to use a stitch marker to mark the beggining of each round (a contrasting piece of yarn should be enough). There is no specific gauge for this project, just try to keep it tight and even throughout each piece. My final Sakura Deer ended up with approximately 18cm (7in) from the feet to the tip of the antlers. The instructions are easy to follow if you are familiar with basic crochet techniques, and the pattern includes step-by-step pictures.

Materials

• 3.5mm (size E) and 1.5mm crochet hooks
• Worsted weight yarn in Off-White
• Light worsted weight yarn in Brown, Pink and Light Pink
• Embroidery floss in Black
• Pink felt
• 8mm safety eyes
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle and small needle
• Scissors
• Wire
• Wire Pliers (optional)
• Wire Cutters
• Craft glue