Crochet Gingerbread Man Pattern For Festive Gifts

The gingerbread man is a classic symbol of warm holiday cheer and festive spirit. Imagine bringing this sweetness into your home, not as a cookie, but as a cozy, cuddly toy. That’s where the Crochet Gingerbread Man Pattern comes in! This is a special pattern to create a 3D stuffed amigurumi toy that looks just like a tasty treat but is designed to be hugged and loved. This charming crochet amigurumi has cheerful, blushy cheeks and is always ready for a cuddle with its arms wide open. It features cute icing details on its head, complete with a bright red 3D cherry on top that adds a pop of colour. It’s a perfect handmade gift to spread the joy of the season.

Making The Crochet Gingerbread Man

Materials and Tools:

Sport weight/4ply yarn (50g/160m): white, beige, red, pink
Crochet hook 1.75 mm
Black embroidery thread
Safety eyes 6 mm
Fiberfill
Scissors
Needle for sewing pieces and embroidery
A couple of tiny buttons
Multicoloured threads for embroidery sprinkling

Abbreviations:

sc-single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
ch-chain
dc-double crochet
sl st -slip stitch
*6-number of repeats
(12) – total number of stitches in a round
FLO-front loops only

Head: Legs – Body

1.6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4-8. 18 sc (5 rows)
Fasten off, cut the yarn.
Crochet the second leg in the same way and do not cut the yarn. Join the first leg with sl st and continue crocheting in a spiral.
9. 36 sc (18 sc on the first leg + 18 sc on the second leg)
10.36 sc (36)
11. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
12.30 SC (30)
13. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
14-16. 24 sc (3 rows)
17. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
18-19. 18 sc (2 rows)

Stuff the toy with fiberfill, spreading it well inside.
Then add fiberfill
while you crocheting.
20. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
21. FLO (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
22. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
23. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
24. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
25. (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
26-32.42 sc (7 rows)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 29 and 30 at a distance of 8 sc between each other.

33. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
34. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
35. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
36.1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
37. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
38.6 dec (6)
Pull the hole closed,, fasten off, cut the yarn and weave in the yarn ends.

Arms (make 2):1.6 sc in a MR

2. 6 inc (12)
3-7.12 sc (5 rows)
Fasten off and cut the yarn, stuff the
piece with fiberfill.

Icing:

1.6 sc in a MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
6. (Skip the one stich, then make 5 dc in one stitch, skip the one stitch and make sl st into the next stitch)*7, 2 sl st.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Embroider the sprinkling on the icing and sew this piece slightly sideways on the head.

Cheeks (make 2):

1.6 sc in a MR
Close in a ring with sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Cherry:

1.6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (2 rounds)
6. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Stuff the piece a little bit.
7. 6 dec (6)
Pull the hole closed, fasten off and cut the yarn.
Make the cherry stalk: ch 5, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the cherry with this yarn end so that the chain fits snugly and sticks out a little, then sew the cherry to the head with the remaining thread

Assembly and decoration:

Sew on the arms and cheeks, embroider zigzags with white thread on the legs and arms, embroider a smile and sew on the buttons.
Your gingerbread man is ready 😉
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