Gingerbread man amigurumi pattern

 

Materials and tools:

• Sport yarn:
  • Beige (Alize Cotton Gold #446)
  • Red (Alize Cotton Gold #56 )
  • White (Alize Cotton Gold #55)
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 7 mm safety eyes
• Black thread to embroider the eyebrows and the mouth
• Two little white buttons
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stuffing (polyester fiberfill)

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free crochet Gingerbread man pattern

Arms (make 2)
Start crocheting with the beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
Change the yarn to red color:
R 5: 12 sc
Change the yarn to white color:
R 6: 12 sc
Change the yarn to beige color:
R 7-13: 12 sc (7 rows)
R 14: (4 sc, dec)*2 (10)
R 15: 10 sc
Stuff only ⅔ of the arm.
F.o. and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the arms to the body in R 17.

Head, legs and body (one piece)

Legs (make 2)
Start crocheting with the beige yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 5: 21 sc
Change the yarn to red color:
R 6: 21 sc
Change the yarn to white color:
R 7: 21 sc
Change the yarn to beige color:
R 8-12: 21 sc (5 rows)

For the left leg: Fasten off and cut the yarn.
For the right leg: Don’t cut the yarn, we will continue with the body:

Body
R 1: Crochet 6 sc more on the right leg, join the left leg and crochet 21 sc on it. Crochet 21 sc on the right leg and put the marker here (42)
R 2: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 3-8: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 9: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 10-11: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 12: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 13-14: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 15: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 16-17: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 18: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 19: 24 sc
Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck.
Don’t cut the yarn, we will continue with the head:

Head
Continue crocheting with the beige color:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*7, 1 sc (32)
R 2: (3 sc, inc)*8 (40)
R 3: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*7, 2 sc (48)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*8 (56)
R 5-12: 56 sc (8 rows)
R 13: (5 sc, dec)*8 (48)
R 14-15: 48 sc (2 rows)
Insert the safety eyes between R 8 and R 9 with 8 sc apart them. There must be 6 sc visible.
R 16: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 17: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 18: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 19: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 20: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
R 21: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 22: (dec)*6 (6)

Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly.
Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.

Using the black thread, embroider the eyebrows in R 12 and mouth in R 6.
Using the red yarn, embroider the cheeks between R 6 and R 7.

Frosting
Crochet with the white yarn:
R 1: 8 sc into a magic ring (8)
R 2: (inc)*8 (16)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*8 (24)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 6: 36 sc
R 7: (5 sc, 4 hdc in one stitch)*6
Make a slip stitch, fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew the frosting to the top of the head.

Bowtie
Crochet with the red yarn:
R 1: Make ch 11 and crochet 10 sc on it, starting in the second chain from the hook.
R 2-5: ch 1, turn, 10 sc (4 rows)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Hide the thread inside.

Thread a needle through the bowtie. Wrap the yarn around the bowtie a few times. Tie a knot.

Sew the bowtie under the head.
Sew the white buttons under it.

Your cute little Gingerbread man is ready!