Materials
Yarn:
- Red Heart Soft – Toast
Tools:
- 3.00 mm Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
- Yellow Felt
Optional Materials:
- Candy Cane Frame:
- Paintbox Simply Dk – 113 Rose Red
- Paintbox Simply Dk – 100 Paper White
- Removeable
- Plastic Mesh
- Brown Felt
- Hot Glue gun
- Tack Pins w/ backs
Stitches Used
U.S. Terminology
| CH | Chain Stitch |
| ST | Stitch |
| SL ST | Slip Stitch |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SCINC | Single Crochet two in Same Stitch (Increase) |
| SC2TOG | Single Crochet two Together(Decrease) |
| * | Stitches inside asterisk are repeated |
| , | commas are used to indicate when stitches worked into one stitch slot ends. Example: 1 sc 1 dc 1sc, sl st = 1sc 1 dc 1 sc into one stitch and then 1 sl st into the next stitch. |
Gauge
15 sc x 15 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
(Gauge is important in order to achieve the correct dimensions)
Square Window
Using Brown yarn
| Round 1: | Ch 24, join. | (24 stitches) |
Using the colors you wish to use for the frame, if you want a candy cane look, begin with red and alternate to white on every other stitch.(For the ch in between the 2 sc in parenthesis, use the same color as the 2nd sc).
Work in the Back bumps of the chains!
| Round 2: | 1 sc in the same stitch as join, 1 sc, *(1sc ch 1 sc), 5 sc* repeat * 2 more times, (1 sc ch 1 sc), 3 sc, join to first sc. | (24 stitches) |
| Bar 1: | Attach Brown yarn to 5th ch in Row 1, Ch 5, sl st into 17th chain of Row 1, fasten off and weave in ends. | |
| Bar 2: | Attach Brown yarn to 11th ch in Row 1, Ch 5, sl st into 23rd chain in Row 1, fasten off and weave in ends. |
Once all your ends are sewn in, hot glue around the frame on the BACK SIDE and place yellow felt on, let dry then trim the felt so it can not be seen from the front except from the open center.
Rectangle Window
| Row 1: | Ch 24, join. |
Using the colors you wish to use for the frame, if you want a candy cane look, begin with red and alternate to white on every other stitch.(For the ch in between the 2 sc in parenthesis, use the same color as the 2nd sc).
Work in the Back bumps of the chains!
| Round 2: | Ch 1, 1 sc in same ch as join, (1sc, ch 1sc), 7 sc, (1sc, ch 1sc), 3 sc, (1sc, ch 1sc), 7 sc, (1sc, ch 1sc), 2 sc, join with a sl st to 1st sc. fasten off | (28 single crochets) |
| Bar 1: | Attach brown yarn to last ch in Row 1, Ch 7, sl st into 12th ch of Row 1. | |
| Bar 2: | Attach brown yarn to 6th ch in Row 1, Ch 3, sl at into 18th ch of Row 1. |
Once all your ends are sewn in, hot glue around the frame on the BACK SIDE and place yellow felt on, let dry then trim the felt so it can not be seen from the front except from the open center.
Round Window
Using Brown Yarn
| Round 1: | Chain 16, join. | (16 stitches) |
Work in the Back bumps of the chains!
Attach your color(s), or continue with brown.
| Round 2: | Ch 1, * 1 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * 7 more times, sl st into 1st sc to join. | (24 stitches) |
| Bar 1: | Attach yarn to ch 5 of Round 1, Ch 5, sl st into ch 13 of Round 1, fasten off and weave in ends. | |
| Bar 2: | Attach yarn to ch 1 of Round 1, Ch 5, sl st into ch 9 of Round 1, fasten off and weave in ends. |
Once all your ends are sewn in, hot glue around the frame on the BACK SIDE and place yellow felt on, let dry then trim the felt so it can not be seen from the front except from the open center.
Attaching to Gingerbread House
Permanent Option:
If you wish for the window to always remain in the same position on your gingerbread house, you can Hot glue, Fabric Glue, or sew(with the matching yarn or with thread) onto your gingerbread house.
Removable Option:
If you wish for the window to be able to be moved to a new position on your gingerbread house, then you can add magnets to be able to safely remove, and move, without worry of ruining the yarn on walls.
- Place your window on a sheet of plastic mesh to roughly cut a section big enough to cover your piece. Hot glue the plastic mesh to the back of your window and let dry, after it is dry, cut the mesh so that it is not seen from the front view, but still provides support.
- Next Hot glue 1 Tack Pin to the side with the plastic mesh. Let dry.
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