Week 2 – Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man Ornament

Now, I haven’t fully decided how I want to decorate this guy, so that’s why he has no face!  Although honestly, I’m kinda temped to just leave him like that, I kinda like the look.  Maybe I’ll just wait and see what everyone else does before I decide =)

Items needed:

Size “G” (4.25 mm) crochet hook

Brown worsted weight yarn

White worsted weight yarn

Any fun items or yarn you need to give this guy the face you want!

Abbreviations:

Ch: chain

Dec: decrease

Inc: increase

Sc: single crochet

Gingerbread man

ch 5

Row 1: Sc in second from chain and across, ch 1and turn (4)

Row 2: Inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1and turn (6)

Row 3: Inc, sc 4, inc, ch 1and turn (8)

Row 4-5: Sc across, ch 1and turn

Row 6: Dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1and turn (6)

Row 7: Dec, sc 2, dec, ch 7 and turn (4 sc + 7 ch)

Row 8: Sc in second ch from hook, and remaining chains, sc across the next 4 sc, ch 7 and turn (10 sc + 7 ch)

Row 9: Sc in second ch from hook and across, ch 1 and turn (16)

Row 10: Sc across, ch 1 and turn

Row 11: Sc 11, ch 1 and turn (11)

Row 12: Sc 6, ch 1 and turn (6)

Row 13: Inc, sc 4, inc (8)

Row 14: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (8)

Row 15: Dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1 and turn (6)

Row 16: Dec, sc 2, dec, ch 1 and turn (4)

Row 17 (leg 1): Inc, sc 1, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 18-20: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 21: Dec, sc, bind off and weave in ends

Leg 2:

Row 1: Attach yarn to inner sc and sc in same spot, inc in next, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 2-4: Sc across, ch 1 and turn (3)

Row 5: Sc, dec, bind off and weave in ends

Border: Using white yarn, sc a border around the entire gingerbread man

Embroider as desired

Note: If your gingerbread man wants to curl up rather than laying flat, get him slightly wet and tug around the edges to shape.  Let dry completely.

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