Amigurumi Crochet Gingerbread Man Pattern

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The gingerbread man, the only man who tastes as good as he looks … assuming you bake one. However, if you have a shortage of ingredients and instead of sugar, flour, eggs, honey, etc and just wool in the house, then crochet yourself a gingerbread man (he also has a much longer shelf life than the original).

This crochet gingerbread man is crocheted with slip stitches, single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, double crochet stitches and treble crochet stitches in spiral rounds and is easy to crochet.

The depicted amigurumi gingerbread man has been crocheted with the “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn with a 2.5 mm crochet hook and has sitting a height of 5 cm.

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Colors: white, brown, red
This pattern was crocheted using the “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn (100% Cotton, Meterage: 125 m, Yarn Ball Weight: 50 g, Yarn Weight: Sport – 5ply / Fine (2)) in the following colors:
White (Weiß (106)), Chestnut (Marone (157)), Signal Red (Signalrot (115))
2.5 mm Crochet Hook
6 mm Safety Eyes
Polyfill
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Marker

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Crochet the Head and Body

The head and body is crocheted in one piece in Chestnut in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches.

Use the check boxes to mark your finished rounds, rows and steps.

Crochet the head and body in spiral rounds in Chestnut.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (18 stitches).
Round 4: 1 sc, 1 increase, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (24 stitches).
Round 5: [3 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (30 stitches).
Round 6-11: 6 rounds, each round 30 sc (30 stitches). Attach the eyes and then continue crocheting the next round.
Round 12: [3 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (24 stitches).
Round 13: 1 sc, 1 decrease, [2 sc, 1 decrease] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (18 stitches).
Round 14: [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 15: Crochet the complete round into the front loop only. [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (18 stitches).
Round 16: Fill the head with polyfill. Crochet 18 sc (18 stitches).
Round 17: 1 sc, 1 increase, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (24 stitches).
Round 18-19: 2 rounds, each round 24 sc (24 stitches).
Round 20: 1 sc, 1 decrease, [2 sc, 1 decrease] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (18 stitches).
Round 21: Crochet the complete round into the back loop only. [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 22: Fill the body only with some polyfill, do not stuff the body too full. [1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn generously, close the opening, weave in and hide the leftover yarn.

Crochet the Legs (2x)

The legs are crocheted in Chestnut and White in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Crochet a total of 2 legs. The finished legs do not need to be filled with polyfill.

Crochet the legs in spiral rounds in Chestnut.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3: Crochet the complete round into the back loop only. Crochet 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 4: Color change to White. Crochet 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 5: Color change to Chestnut. Crochet 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 6: [1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the Arms (2x)

The arms are crocheted in Chestnut and White in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Crochet a total of 2 arms.

Crochet the arms in spiral rounds in Chestnut.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (9 stitches).
Round 3: Color change to White. Crochet 9 sc (9 stitches).
Round 4: Color change to Chestnut. Crochet 9 sc (9 stitches).
Round 5: [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Fill the arms with a little bit of polyfill. Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the Glazing

The glazing is crocheted in White in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches, slip stitches, half double crochet stitches, double crochet stitches and treble crochet stitches.

Crochet the glazing in spiral rounds in White.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (18 stitches).
Round 4: 1 sc, 1 increase, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (24 stitches).
Round 5: [3 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (30 stitches).
Round 6-7: 2 rounds, each round 30 sc (30 stitches).
Round 8: [1 half double crochet, 1 double crochet, 2 treble crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 slip stitch] repeat 2 times, [1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 slip stitch] repeat 2 times, 1 half double crochet, 3 double crochet, 1 half double crochet, 1 slip stitch (30 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn and weave in.

Assembling

Legs: After you’ve finished crocheting all pieces, start sewing the legs onto the body. Start sewing the first leg onto the body directly over the edge that was created by the round that was crocheted only into the back loop. Sew on the second leg 4 to 5 stitches left or right from the first leg, again just over the edge.

Arms: Sew the arms left and right onto the body, 1 stitch row under the “neck”. Do not sew the arms directly over the legs but slightly behind the legs.

Eyes: Attach the safety eyes after the 7th stitch row counting from the top center of the head. The eyes are 4 stitches apart from each other. Back to the crochet pattern.

Details: Embroider the mouth with a White thread 3 stitch rows under the eyes. Embroider the buttons with a Signal Red thread onto the middle of the body.

Glazing: If you want the gingerbread man with the crocheted “glaze”, position it on the head as shown in the picture, take a White thread and sew the glaze firmly to the head.