Huggable Gingerbread Friend – Free Pattern
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Materials:
Weight 6 – (300g/201m/220yds)
- White
- Sand
Big Twist Cuddle:
Weight 6 – (300g/201m/220yds)
- Red
6 mm crochet hook
Stuffing
25 mm safety eyes
Darning/Tapestry needle
Scissors
Red and green button
Hot glue gun
Scraps of thin black yarn
Body
Use Sand. Stuff as you go.
Round 1: 8 sc in MR. [8]
Round 2: (inc) x 8. [16]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8. [24]
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]
Round 5: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]
Round 6: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]
Round 7: 42 sc. [42]
Round 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. [48]
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6. [54]
Round 10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc. [60]
Round 11: 60 sc. [60]
Round 12: (9 sc, inc) x 6. [66]
Rounds 13-25: 66 sc. [66] (13 rounds)
Insert eyes between rounds 14 and 15 with 9 visible stitches in between. I placed my eyes on the opposite side of the stitch marker.
Round 26: Alternating between sand and white. (3 sc (sand), 1 sc (white))x 16, 2 sc (sand). [66]
Change to White.
Round 27: 66 sc. [66]
Round 28: Alternating between white and sand (sc (white), sc (sand)) x 33. [66]
Change to Sand, finish off White.
Round 29: (9 sc, dec) x 6. [60]
Round 30: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc. [54]
Round 31: (7 sc, dec) x 6. [48]
Round 32: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc. [42]
Round 33: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]
Round 34: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]
Round 35: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]
Round 36: (sc, dec) x 8. [16]
Round 37: (dec) x 8. [8]
Cut yarn and weave end through the remaining front loops.
Headband
Use White.
Row 1: Ch 4, starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, 2 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [2]
Rows 2-27: 2 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [2] (26 rows)
Row 28: 2 dc. [2]
Cut yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Sew the edges together.
Bow
Use Red.
Row 1: Ch 6, starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, 4 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [4]
Rows 2-11: 4 dc. Ch 2 and turn. [4] (10 rows)
Row 12: 4 dc. [4]
Cut yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Sew the edges together. With the remaining tail, wrap it around the center of the bow. Sew to the headband.
Assembly
1.Embroider a smile with thin black yarn over round 16.
2.Glue 2 buttons above the icing.
3.Place the headband on your gingerbread.
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