Materials
Yarn:
- Red Heart Soft – Toast
- Paintbox Simply DK – 100 Paper White
- Paintbox Simply DK – 113 Red Rose
- Paintbox Simply DK – 129 Green Grass
Tools
- 3.00mm Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Tacky Glue (or Hot glue)
- Pipe Cleaner (for stand)
Stitches Used
| CH | Chain Stitch |
| SL ST | Slip Stitch |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SCINC | Single Crochet Increase |
| SC2TOG | Single Crochet Two Together |
| , | Comma is used to separate stitches |
| * | Asterisks surround a sequence of stitches that will be repeated |
Techniques Used
Limbs
Make x4
Using Brown
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 6sc, no join | (6 stitches) |
| Round 2: | *1 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * 2 more times. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 3: | *2 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * 2 more times. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 4: | 12 sc, sl st to join. (on 4th limb do not sl st and continue to next part) | (12 stitches) |
Note: Leave ends longer on 2 for sewing to body.
Body
…….continuing from last limb….
| Round 5: | Place a limb next to the limb you are working on and sc into the other limb, 11 sc, sc into the 1st stitch of the first limb, 11 sc. No join. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 6-8: | 24 sc. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 9: | *1 sc2tog, 4sc* repeat * 3 more times. | (20 stitches) |
| Round 10: | *1 sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat 3 more times. | (16 stitches) |
| Round 11: | *1 sc2tog, 2sc* repeat 3 more times. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 12: | 12 scinc | (24 stitches) |
| Round 13: | *3 sc, 1 scinc* repeat * 5 more times. | (30 stitches) |
| Round 14-15: | *1 sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat * 5 more times. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 16: | *1 sc2tog, 2 sc* repeat * 5 more times. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 17: | *1 sc2tog, 1 sc* repeat * 5 more times. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 18: | 6 sc2tog, join. | (6 stitches) |
Do not close yet….
Attach last 2 limb pieces between Rounds 6-10 using the Amigurumi Piece Joining Method
Eyes
Using white, create a magic circle and do 4 sc, sl st to join and fasten off. Sew to the face of your gingerbread man and do a French Knot to add pupils.
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