Welcome! The holiday season is approaching, and what better way to treat yourself than with a cozy amigurumi project? Introducing the Gingerbread Amigurumi! With this free crochet pattern, you can bring a sweet gingerbread person to life as part of your holiday festivities. We’ll guide you through this fun project step by step, and by the end, you’ll have crafted your very own Gingerbread Amigurumi filled with holiday cheer. Are you ready? Gather your yarn and hooks, and let’s get started!
Materials and tools:
1. Sport yarn:
• Beige (I use Alize Cotton Gold 446)
• Red (I use Alize Cotton Gold 56 )
• White (I use Alize Cotton Gold 55)
2. Black thread to embroider the eyebrows and the mouth
3. Safety eyes 7 mm
4. Two little white buttons
5. Crochet hook 2 mm
6. Stuffing (Polyester fiber fill)
If you use these materials, toy size 15-16 cm (6″) tall.
Abbreviations
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
st: Stitch
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc”
abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
PATTERN
Arms (x 2)
Start with the beige yarn.
Stuff only 2/3 of the arms.
1. 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rnds)
Change red color:
5. 12 sc
Change white color:
6. 12 sc
Change beige color:
7-13. 12 sc (7 rnds)
14. (4sc,dec) repeat 2 times (10)
15. 10 sc
F.o. and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the arms to the body in round 17.
Legs (x 2)
Start with beige yarn.
Stuff as you crocheting.
1. 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc,inc) repeat 6 times (18)
4. (5sc,inc) repeat 3 times (21)
5. 21 sc
Change red color:
6. 21 sc
Change white color:
7. 21 sc
Change beige color:
8-12. 21 sc (5 rnds)
For left leg: F.o. and cut the yarn.
For right leg: Don’t cut the yarn, we will continue with the body:
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 marker here (42)
2. (6sc,inc) repeat 6 times (48)
3-8. 48 sc (6 rnds)
9. 3 sc, dec, (6sc,dec) repeat 5 times, 3sc (42)
10-11. 42 sc (2 rnds)
12. (5sc,dec) repeat 6 times (36)
13-14. 36 sc (2 rnds)
15. 2 sc, dec, (4sc,dec) repeat 5 times, 2sc (30)
16-17. 30 sc (2 rnds)
18. (3sc,dec) repeat 6 times (24)
19. 24 sc
Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck.
Don’t cut the yarn, we will continue with the head:
Head
Continue crocheting with the beige color:
Stuff as you go.
1. sc, inc, (2sc,inc) repeat 7 times, sc (32)
2. (3sc,inc) repeat 8 times (40)
3. 2sc, inc, (4sc,inc) repeat 7 times, 2sc (48)
4. (5sc,inc) repeat 8 times (56)
5-12. 56 sc (8 rnds)
13. (5sc,dec) repeat 8 times (48)
14-15. 48 sc (2 rnds)
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 with 8 sc apart them.
There must be 6 sc visible.
16. 3 sc, dec, (6sc,dec) repeat 5 times, 3sc (42)
17. (5sc,dec) repeat 6 times (36)
18. 2 sc, dec, (4sc,dec) repeat 5 times, 2sc (30)
19. (3sc,dec)repeat 6 times (24)
20. sc, dec, (2sc,dec) repeat 5 times, sc (18)
21. (sc,dec) repeat 6 times (12)
22. 6 dec (6)
Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly.
Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.
Using the black thread, embroider the eyebrows in round 12 and mouth in round 6.
Using the red yarn, embroider the cheeks between rounds 6 and 7.
Frosting
Crochet with white yarn.
1. 8 sc in Magic Ring (8)
2. 8 inc (16)
3. (3sc,inc) repeat 6 times (24)
4. 2 sc, inc, (4sc,inc) repeat 5 times, 2sc (30)
5. (5sc,inc) repeat 6 times (36)
6. 36 sc
7. (5 sc, 4 hdc in one stitch) repeat 6 times
Make a slst, fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the frosting to the top of the head.
Bowtie
Crochet with red yarn.
Rnd 1. Make chain 11 and crochet 10 sc on it, starting in the second chain from the hook.
Rnd 2-5. ch 1, turn, 10 sc (4 rnds)
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.
Your cute crochet little gingerbread man is ready!
