The holiday season would not feel the same without a Gingerbread Man. These jolly fellows are a fun part of the celebrations. They're a tasty holiday treat and a popular decoration as well. Can you imagine making one from crochet? So, get ready because we're heading towards making a super easy and fun crochet gingerbread man following this easier pattern. You can make your own cute Gingerbread Man in the desired size and size. It will open up a plethora of imaginations for you, and I hope you'll fall in love with it.
Crochet Gingerbread Man Pattern
Design and pattern by @marizzatoys
Materials And Tools:
- Sport yarn: Beige (I use Alize Cotton Gold 446)
- Red (I use Alize Cotton Gold 56)
- White (I use Alize Cotton Gold 55)
- Black thread to embroider the eyebrows and the mouth
- Safety eyes 7 mm
- Two little white buttons
- Crochet hook 2 mm
- Stuffing (Polyester fiber fill)
The finished toy is around 15-16 cm (6") tall using these materials.
The difficulty level of the pattern is easy to medium. In this pattern, I use US terminology.
Arms:
- Start crocheting with the beige yarn. Stuff only ⅔ of the arms.
- 1. 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
- 2. 6 inc (12)
- 3-4. 12 sc (2 rounds)
Change the yarn to red color
- 5. 12 sc
Than Change the yarn to White color
- 6. 12 sc
Change the yarn to Beige color
- 7-13. 12 sc (7 rounds)
- 14. (4 sc, dec)*2 (10)
- 15. 10 sc
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the arms to the body in round 17.
Legs:
Start crocheting with the beige yarn. Stuff as you go.
- 1. 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
- 2. 6 inc (12)
- 3. (sc, inc)*6 (18)
- 4. (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
- 5. 21
Change the yarn to red color
- 6. 21 sc
Than Change the yarn to white color
- 7.21 sc
Change the yarn to beige color
- 8-12. 21 sc (5 rounds)
For the left leg: Fasten off and cut the yarn.
For the right leg: Don't cut the yarn, we will continue with the body.
Head:
Continue crocheting with the beige color. Stuff as you go.
- 1. sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*7, sc (32)
- 2. (3 sc, inc)*8 (40)
- 3. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*7, 2 sc (48)
- 4. (5 sc, inc)*8 (56)
- 5-12. 56 sc (8 rounds)
- 13. (5 sc, dec)*8 (48)
- 14-15. 48 sc (2 rounds)
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 with 8 sc apart them. There must be 6 sc visible.
- 16. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
Head:
- 17. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
- 18. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
- 19. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
- 20. sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, sc (18)
- 21. (sc, dec)*6 (12)
- 22. 6 dec (6)
Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly. Close the opening and hide the yarn inside. Embroider the eyebrows in round 12 and the mouth in round 6 using the black thread. Using the red yarn, embroider the cheeks between rounds 6 and 7.
Body:
- 1. Crochet 6 sc more on the right leg, join the left leg and crochet 21 sc on it. Crochet 21 sc on the right leg and put the marker here (42)
- 2. (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
- 3-8. 48 sc (6 rounds)
- 9. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
- 10-11. 42 sc (2 rounds)
- 12. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
- 13-14. 36 sc (2 rounds)
- 15. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
- 16-17. 30 sc (2 rounds)
- 18. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
- 19. 24 sc
Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck. Don't cut the yarn, we will continue with the head:
Frosting:
- Crochet with the white yarn.
- 1. 8 sc into a magic ring (8)
- 2. 8 inc (16)
- 3. (3 sc, inc)*6 (24)
- 4. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)
- 5. 2 sc (30)
- 6. (5 sc, inc)*6 (36)
- 7. 36 sc
- 8. (5 sc, 4 hdc in one stitch)*6
Make a sl st, fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the frosting to the top of the head.
Bowtie:
Crochet with the red yarn.
- 1. Make chain 11 and crochet 10 sc on it, starting in the second chain from the hook
- 2-5. ch 1, turn, 10 sc (4 rounds)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Hide the thread inside. Thread a needle through the bowtie. Wrap the yarn around the bowtie a few times. Tie a knot. Sew the bowtie under the head. Sew the white buttons under it.
