Charles The Gingerbread Man
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Notes:
- This pattern was made with all of Jo-Anns “Big Twist” yarn, but any worsted weight yarn will work! (size 4)
- ****This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.
- He stands roughly about 5 inches tall!
Terminology:
Ch Chain
St Stitch
sc Single crochet
Inc Increase, 2 sc in the same space
Dec Decrease, single crochet 2 together
HDC Half Double Crochet
DC Double Crochet
TC Triple Crochet
You will need:
US 4 mm hook (any size will be okay, but this is what the picture is made in. Size of hooks determine the size!)
Brown Yarn
Green Yarn
Grey Yarn
Black Yarn
Yarn needle for sewing
Stitch marker
Fiberfill for stuffing
Two 12mm safety eyes
Head/Body:
(Begin in gingerbread or darker orange color)
Rnd 1: 6 Single crochet in Magic Ring (6)
Rnd 2: [Inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [Sc, Inc] around (18)
Rnd 4: [Sc 2, Inc] around (24)
Rnd 5: [Sc 3, Inc] around (30)
Rnd 6: [Sc 4, Inc] around (36)
Rnd 7: [Sc 5, Inc] around (42)
Rnd 8-14: Sc around (42) *Place eyes in row 14, 8 stitches apart*
(This is where the eyes are in the picture above; They can always be placed where you feel they will look best!)
*Begin stuffing head firmly*
Rnd 15: [Sc 5, Dec] around (36)
Rnd 16: [Sc 4, Dec] around (30)
Rnd 17: [Sc 3, Dec] around (24)
Rnd 18: [Sc 2, Dec] around (18)
Rnd 19: [Inc] around in Front Loop only (36) Begin stuffing head firmly
Rnd 20-24: Sc around (36)
Rnd 25: [Sc 4, Dec] around (30)
Rnd 26: [Sc 3, Dec] around (24)
Rnd 27: [Sc 2, Dec] around (18)
*You can stuff the body now or wait till the end. Don’t stuff the body as firmly as the head. Let the body be a little squishy so it can sit!**
Rnd 24: [Sc, Dec] around (12)
Finish off and leave tail to close hole
Arms (Make 2)
(Begin in brown “gingerbread”)
Rnd 1: Magic Ring 6 (6)
Rnd 2: [Inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: Switch to white, Sc around (12)
Rnd 4: Switch back to caramel color, Sc around (12)
Finish off and leave long enough tail to attach
Legs (Make 2)
(Begin in brown “gingerbread”)
Rnd 1: Magic Ring 6 (6)
Rnd 2: [Inc] around (12)
Rnd 3: Sc around (12)
Rnd 4: Switch to white, Sc around (12)
Rnd 5: Switch to caramel , Sc around (12)
Finish off and leave long enough tail to attach
Frosting on the Head!
(Begin in white)
Rnd 1: 6 Single crochet in Magic Ring (6)
Rnd 2: [Inc] around (12)
Rnd 3: [Sc, Inc] around (18)
Rnd 4: [Sc 2, Inc] around (24)
Rnd 5: [Sc 3, Inc] around (30)
Rnd 6: [Sc 4, Inc] around (36)
Rnd 7: [Sc 5, Inc] around (42)
Rnd 8: [Sc 6, Inc] around (48)
Rnd 9: *Sc into first chain, HDC into next, DC, TC, DC, HDC, Sc, Sl st* Repeat all the way around.
Finish off and leave long tail for sewing
Bowtie (Begin in Red)
Chain 7
Rnd 1: Sc into 2nd chain from hook, sc across (6)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc across (6)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc across (6)
Finish off
*With a long strand of white yarn, pinch the middle of the bowtie and wrap it around the middle until the thickness is to your liking. Finish of and leave long enough tail for sewing. Sew through the the white yarn to hold it in place and using the white yarn, attach the bowtie to the body.
Final step is to sew it all together!
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