Make this Christmas extra crafty with this amazing crochet advent calendar! Countdown to Christmas with 24 unique jolly ornaments and amigurumi patterns.
This Advent calendar is ideal for both beginners and crochet experts. An ideal way to enjoy the Christmas season by creating something unique!
This special crochet calendar contains 24 free patterns that will allow you to crochet a beautiful project every day during the days of December.
Every day a new design will be shared as a new free crochet pattern.
I’m pretty excited to share this Christmas pattern with you today. Get ready to create this lovely Gingerbread Man that can either be used as a little gift or hang to the Christmas Tree as an ornament. The Gingerbread Man is crocheted in one piece in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Can be used as bag charms and backpack decorations. Also perfect as a Christmas gift for friends, coworkers or relatives. It´s a very simple design which can be made in any desired colors. The pattern is very detailed. It comes with easy-to-follow written instructions and photo tutorial. Scroll down to see the step-by-step written instructions and supplies you’ll need. Let's grab hook and yarn and make these lovely Christmas buddy together with this detailed free pattern!
SUPPLIES YOU NEED
Before you begin, make sure you have the following materials:
ca 50 gr cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the foloowing colors: red, white and beige or light brown, crochet hook 2,5 mm, polyester fiberfill stuffing, chopstick or something similar to help with stuffing small parts, stitch marker, scissors, tape measure, safety eyes or two little beads 3-5 mm, yarn needle.
Using different materials and hook size to what is recommended may alter the final appearance of your amigurumi.
SKILL LEVEL
I would classify this free crochet pattern as an advanced beginner. It is necessary to have some experience with amigurumi before creating this project.
FINISHED SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 17 cm, from bottom to top, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease, front post double crochet
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Tc = treble crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat the instructions for the times indicated
(...) = at the end of every round total amount of stitches is indicated
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral
- Place a stitch marker or a piece of yarn at the beginning stitch of the round and move it up at the start of each additional round
- This pattern doesn´t include any specific stitch tutorials
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern
- The number of stitches for completion is noted in parentheses at the end of each round
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors
- The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the number of times needed.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
INSTRUCTIONS
ARM (2x)
Start crocheting with beige or light brown colored yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to red
Round 6 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to white
Round 7 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to beige
Round 8 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Rounds 9-10: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Stuff the arm slightly.
Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (9 stitches)
Rounds 12-13: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Fasten off. Work the second arm the same way.
LEG (2x)
Start with beige colored yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 6: single crochet in the next stitch, decrease 6 times, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches (12 stitches)
Rounds 7-8: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to red
Round 9 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to white
Round 10 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color to beige
Round 11 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 13: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Stuff firmly. Fasten off the first leg.
Work the second leg the same way but don´t fasten off!
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during the work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). This is a shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
BODY and HEAD
Work a shift stitch every 3-4 round.
Round 1: chain 2 stitches and join to the first leg with a sc (counts as your first stitch), work one round over both legs (15 stitches of the first leg, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, 15 stitches of the second leg)
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 16 stitches, increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches (36 stitches)
Rounds 3-5: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 6: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Rounds 9-10: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
In the next round attach the hands (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, 4 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, 4 single crochets both through hand and body, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches.
Stuff the body firmly.
Round 13: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Do not fasten off!
You can crochet the neck longer by adding some more rounds or thinner by decreasing some more stitches.
HEAD
Continue crocheting in rounds using beige colored yarn.
Round 1: increase every stitch (24 stitches)
Round 2: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Continue crocheting in rounds without increasing:
Rounds 5-10: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 11: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 13: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 14: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 15: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the head firmly.
Round 16: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 17: *decrease* 6 times.
Fasten off. Hide yarn ends.
HAT
Crochet with white colored yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *skip the next stitch, 5 dc in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* 5 times.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Set aside for later.
SCARF
Crochet using red color of yarn or any of your desire.
Chain 58 stitches, double crochet in the 4th stitch from the hook and each of next 54 stitches. Fasten off, hide all yarn ends.
ASSEMBLY
Since all the elements of your gingerbread man are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sewing needle.
Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 4-5 stitches to the head of your amigurumi. Embroider eyebrows and mouth with black colored yarn. You can also add eyelashes and proceed with a smile if desired. Hide the yarn tails inside the head.
Mark where you want the hat to be placed with pins and sew it with the yarn left to the head of your gingerbread man. Hide all yarn ends.
I hope you enjoyed crocheting the Gingerbread Man and found the pattern helpful. As always, I’d love to see your creation if you’re willing to share! Comment below or tag me on social media. You can share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
