Hello, I have a crochet gingerbread man pattern for you today. It is so easy to make that you can complete it in just 1 hour. The crochet gingerbread man can be used either as a Christmas gift or as a crochet christmas ornament. Or you can just cuddle and play during christmas time. If the specified crochet hook and chenille yarn are used, the size will be approximately 13 cm. That’s all. Now let’s move on to reading the pattern instructions below to complete this cute and easy crochet gingerbread man pattern step by step. Merry Christmas, happy new year.
crochet gingerbread man
Pattern: silvi.sunflower
Materials
Crochet hook (3.5 mm),
Chenille/ chunky yarn,
Sewing needle, scissors,
Stuffing,
Safety eyes (7 mm).
Abbreviations
Sc- Single crochet
St- Stitch
Inc- Increase
Dec- Decrease
Slst- Slip stitch
R- Round
Ch- Chain
Hdc- Half double crochet
Dc- Double crochet
Size: about 13 cm.
Easy level.
Head
In brown.
Magic ring.
R1. 6 sc (6)
R2. (inc)x6 (12)
R3. (1sc,1inc)x6 (18)
R4. (2sc,1inc)x6 (24)
R5-8. (4 rounds) 1 sc in every st (24)
R9. (2sc,1dec)x6 (18)
Insert the safety eyes between R6 and R7, 4st apart.
R10. (1sc,1dec)x6 (12)
R11. (1 round) 1 sc in every st (12)
Stuff the head.
Body
R12. (1sc,1inc)x6 (18)
R13. (2sc,1inc)x6 (24)
R14-19. (6 rounds) 1 sc in every st (24)
Legs
Find the center with your finger between the eyes and go down in a straight line to the open crochet piece.
Mark this stitch. Crochet sc up to this stitch. Now count 12 sts and crochet 1 sc in each of the 12 sts. Make 1 sc in the first of the 12 crocheted sts to create the two holes for the legs.
Stuff the body with wadding.
R20. You have already crocheted the first sc of row 20 in the previous round. (1 round) 1 sc in every st (12)
R21. Change to white (1 round) 1 sc in every st (12)
R22. Change to brown (1 round) 1 sc in every st (12)
Stuff the legs.
R23. (dec)x6
Repeat round 26 to 30 to create the 2nd leg.
Fasten off. Cut the thread and close the holes.
Arms X 2
In brown.
Magic ring.
R1. 5 sc (5)
R2. 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc (7)
R3. Change to white (1 round) 1 sc in every st (7)
R4-8. Change to brown (5 rounds) 1 sc in every st (7)
Stuff the arms.
Fasten off. Cut the thread long enough and sew the arms to the left and right of the body.
Ribbon
In red.
Magic ring.
(1sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) x2, pull the ring.
Cut the thread long enough and wrap it around the center of the bow a few times. Sew the bow to the neck.
Buttons X2
In blue.
R1. 5 sc (5)
1 slst in the first sc from R1.
Cut the thread long enough. Sew the buttons to the belly.
Embroider the mouth of the gingerbread man under the eyes using white thread.
Use pink yarn to embroider the cheeks under the eyes.
And done!
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