Crochet Mini Gingerbread Man Free Pattern

Christmas time is magical, with twinkling lights and the sweet scent of holiday treats in the air. One adorable way to add extra cheer is by making a Crochet Mini Gingerbread Man. This little crochet buddy is perfect for making your home feel even more festive or to give as a heartwarming gift to a child, making their amigurumi collection more special. It is a hand-sized stuffed toy. It has a sweet white embellishment, a bright red scarf around its neck, a cheerful face, and star-like icing on its head with a cherry on top. It's not just cute but versatile, too. Ideal for hanging on your Christmas tree or as a fun playmate for your kids, this cute amigurumi is sure to add extra warmth and joy to your festivities.

Making The Crochet Mini Gingerbread Man

Materials

• Yarn (beige, white, red, green). I have beige and white - vita brilliant (380 m/100 g), white for glaze-iris (fine thread), and red and green - yarn art jeans divided in half. Any yarn can be used.
• Crochet hook, the creator has a clover size of 1,5 mm.
• Plastic eyes size 3 mm, glue.
• White fine thread is used for mouth embroidery, and some threads of different colors are used for sprinkling.
• Polyester fiberfill, needle, pins, scissors.

The size of the finished toy is 8-9 cm.

Abbreviations

• Mr Magic (Amigurumi) Ring
• Ch - Chain
• Sc-single Crochet
• Dc
• Double Crochet
• Hdc - Half Double Crochet
• Inc - Increase
• Dec - Decrease
• Slst - Slip Stitch

Step by step Pattern

Legs Beige.

• 1-6 Sc In Mr
• 2-6 Inc (12)
• Gingerbread Man
• 3-(1 Sc, Inc)*6 (18) 4-6-18 Sc (3 Rounds)
• 7-18 Sc (Alternate: 1 Sc White, 1 Sc Beige, And So On To The End Of The Round)
• 8- White 18 Sc, Cut Off The White Thread, Continue With Beige: 9-11-18 Sc (3 Rounds)
• Cut The Thread On The First Leg, Make The Second Leg Similarly, Do Not Cut The Thread On The Second Leg.
• Continue Crocheting The Body.
• 12 Join The First Leg To The Second One: 15 Sc Along The First Leg (Do Not Crochet 3 Stitches On The Leg), Skip 3 Stitches On The Second Leg And Work 15
• Sc, Place Marker. 13-20-30 Sc (8 Rounds) 21-(8 Sc, Dec)*3 (27) 22-(7 Sc, Dec)*3 (24) 23 24 Sc Stuff.
• 24 12 Dec (12) - Next Go To Crocheting The Head, Do Not Cut Off The Thread.

Head

• 25 12 Inc (24)
• 26 (3 Sc, Inc)*6 (30) 27-(9 Sc, Inc)*3 (33) 28-34-33 Sc (7 Rounds) 35-(9 Sc, Dec)*3 (30)
• 36 (3 Sc, Dec)*6 (24)
• 37-(2 Sc, Dec)*6 (18)
• 38 (1 Sc, Dec)*6 (12) - Stuff. 39-6 Dec
• Cut The Thread, Tighten The Opening With A Needle, Secure The Thread And Weave In The Ends. Sew Up The Hole That Formed When The Legs Were
  Joined.

Arms (Make 2)

• Beige.
• 1-6 Sc In Mr 2-6 Inc (12)
• 3-(3 Sc, Inc)*3 (15) 4-15 Sc
• 515 Sc (Alternate: 1 Sc White, 1 Sc Beige, And So On To The End Of The Round)
• 6 White 15 Sc, Cut Off The White Thread, Continue With Beige:
• 7-8-15 Sc (2 Rounds)
• Stuff. Cut Off The Thread and leave A Thread For Sewing.

Scarf

• Make 40 Ch (Or Any Other Number Of Stitches So That You Could Tie The Scarf Around The Toy's Neck), From The Second Stitch From The Hook Work 39 Sc.

Glaze

• White (I Used Iris Thread, Crochet Hook Size 1,5 Mm). Base:
• 1 - 6 Sc In Mr
• 2-6 Inc (12)
• 3-(1 Sc, Inc)*6 (18)
• 4-(2 Sc, Inc)*6 (24)
• Then We Need To Make Drips For The Glaze, I Have A Combination Of The Following Schemes In No Particular Order, Simply Work 1-2 Sc Between The Drips:
• - Make 6 Ch, From The Second Stitch From The Hook: 2 Sc, 2 Hdc, Dc - Make 5 Ch, From The Second Stitch From The Hook: 2 Sc, 2 Hdc - Make 4 Ch, From
• The Second Stitch From The Hook: 1 Sc, 2 Hdc - Make 3 Ch, From The Second Stitch From The Hook: 1 - (Sc, Hdc, 3 Dc In 1 Stitch, Hdc, Sc)
• Sc, 1 Hdc
• Work 1 Round Of Drips Combining Different Scemes, Then Cut Off The Thread and Leave A Long Thread For Sewing.

Berry With A Leaf

• Red (Divide Yarnart Jeans Thread In Attach A Green Thread
  Half).
• 1-6 Sc In Mr
• 2-6 Inc (12)
• 3-5 12 Sc (3 Rounds)
• 6-6 Dec
• Stuff A Little, Tighten The Opening, Cut Off The Thread, Leave A Thread For Sewing.

Assembly

• (Divide Yarnart Jeans Thread In Half) To The Center Of The Top Of The Berry, Make 4 Ch, From The Second Stitch From The Hook Work 3 Sc. Secure The Thread and weave In The Ends.
• 1. Sew On The Arms 2 Rounds Lower The Head.
• 2. Glue On The Eyes Between 6th And 7th Rounds Of The Head (Counting From The Beginning Of The Head Crocheting - This Is The Round With 12 Increases),
• 6-7 Sc Between The Eyes.
• 3. Embroider A Smile With A Fine White Thread On the 4th Round, 4-5 Sc Wide.
• 4. Buttons: Cut A Thread About 30 Cm Long, Make A Loop, Pass One Of The Ends Of The Thread In This Loop 5-6 Times, Then Carefully Pull Both Ends
• Making A Little Ball. Make 3 Buttons Like That, Then Sew Them Between the 13th And 14th Rounds, the 16th And 17th Rounds, And Between the 19th And 20th Rounds.
• 5. Sew The Glaze On Top Of The Head, Then Embroider The Multi- Colored Sprinkles With Small Stitches, and Sew The Berry On Top.
• 6. Tie The Scarf Around The Neck.

Design and pattern by @scandistyle_dolls