Crochet World - USA (2018-12)

14 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM DECEMBER 2018

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

4 inches long

MATERIALS

• Lizbeth size 10 crochet
  cotton (122 yds per ball):
  1 ball each #
  maple syrup, #
  Christmas green, #
  Christmas red, #629 azalea
  light and #610 cream


• Size 6/1.80mm Clover Amour
  steel crochet hook


• Tapestry needle


• Size 6/0 black seed beads: 2


• 5-inch-square piece of
  brown felt


• Sewing needle and black thread
  GAUGE
  Gauge is not important for this
  project.

Gingerbread

Ornament

Design by Lori Baker

CROCHET FOR THE HOLIDAYS

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work

progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated

unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Single crochet join (sc join):

Place a slip knot on hook, insert

hook in indicated st, yo and draw

up a lp, yo and pull through both

lps on hook.

ORNAMENT

GINGERBREAD MAN

Make 2.

Head

Rnd 1 (RS): With maple syrup,

ch 2, work 8 sc in 2nd ch from

hook, join (see Pattern Notes) to

first sc. (8 sc)

CONFIDENT

BEGINNER

Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each st

around, join to first sc. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc

in next st, *sc in next st, 2 sc in

next st, rep from * around, join

to first sc. (24 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts,

2 sc in next st, *sc in next 2 sts,

2 sc in next st, rep from *

around, join to first sc. (32 sc)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts,

2 sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts,

2 sc in next st, rep from *

around, join to first sc. (40 sc)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts,

2 sc in next st, *sc in next 4 sts,

2 sc in next st, rep from *

around, join to first sc. (48 sc)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts,

2 sc in next st, *sc in next

5 sts, 2 sc in next st, rep from *

around, join to first sc. Fasten

off. (56 sc)

Body

Row 1 (RS): With maple syrup,

ch 8, with RS of head facing, sl

st in any st, ch 1, sc in same st

and in next 7 sts, ch 9, turn.

(8 sc, 17 chs)

Row 2: Sc in 2nd ch from hook

and in rem ch and sc across,

turn. (24 sc)

Rows 3–5: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn. Fasten off at end

of row 5.

Row 6: With WS facing, sk first

6 sts, sc join (see Special Stitch)

maple syrup in next st, sc in

next 11 sts, ch 1, turn. (12 sc)

Rows 7–12: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn.

First Leg

Row 13: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts,

leave rem sts unworked, turn.

(5 sc)

Rows 14–22: Ch 1, sc in each st

across, turn.

Row 23: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch

Guide) in first 2 sts, sc in next st,

sc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (3 sc)

Row 24: Ch 1, sc dec in 3 sts.

Fasten off. (1 sc)

A holiday favorite,

this little ornament

would be cute on

a tabletop tree

in the kitchen or

in a child’s room

inspiring dreams

of sugar plums and

sweet treats!