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Ginger Snap: Free Gingerbread Man Amigurumi Pattern

Ginger Snap is a chubby little gingerbread man with a round head, a pear-shaped body, short limbs and a friendly embroidered smile. Red buttons, white icing zigzags and a bright bow tie give him a festive cookie look.

Crochet the pieces in spiral rounds of single crochet with sport cotton and a 2.5 mm hook, then sew them together. The variation turns him into a gingerbread girl with a pink bow and white icing around her body.

Jump to: Materials · Pear-Shaped Body · Round Head and Face · Limbs and Cookie Details · Gingerbread girl · FAQ

Ginger Snap is a chubby light-brown gingerbread man sitting with a round smiling head, short arms and legs, three red buttons, white icing zigzags on his limbs and a red bow tie.

Ginger Snap the Gingerbread Man Free Crochet Pattern

What You’ll Need

  • Sport / fine (size 2) cotton yarn: light brown, white, red and a little black sport cotton yarn
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook (a hook smaller than the yarn label suggests keeps the stitches tight)
  • 8 to 10 mm safety eyes (or black yarn to embroider them)
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Tapestry needle, sewing pins and a stitch marker

The finished size depends on your yarn and hook: thicker yarn and a bigger hook make a bigger piece.

Abbreviations (US terms)

  • MR magic ring
  • sc single crochet
  • inc increase: 2 sc in the same stitch
  • dec decrease (an invisible decrease gives the smoothest finish)
  • ch chain
  • sl st slip stitch
  • R round; Row row worked flat; the number in brackets is the stitch count at the end

Pear-Shaped Body

Work the body from the wider base up to the narrow neck, stuffing it before closing the opening.

Step-by-step photos: pear-shaped body for Ginger Snap the Gingerbread Man

Body (light brown, make 1)

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • R2: inc ×6 (12)
  • R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
  • R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
  • R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
  • R6-8: sc around (30)
  • R9: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
  • R10-11: sc around (24)
  • R12: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
  • R13: sc around (18)
  • R14: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
  • Stuff the body firmly, then close the remaining 12 stitches with a final decrease round.
  • R15: dec ×6 (6)
  • Fasten off and pull the opening closed. The wider end is the bottom; the narrow end is the neck.

Step-by-step photos: round head and face for Ginger Snap the Gingerbread Man

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • R2: inc ×6 (12)
  • R3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
  • R4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
  • R5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
  • R6-9: sc around (30)
  • Insert 6 mm safety eyes on the front, with 6 stitches between them. For a baby-safe toy, embroider the eyes instead.
  • R10: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
  • R11: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
  • Stuff the head firmly and keep stuffing as you close.
  • R12: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
  • R13: dec ×6 (6)
  • Fasten off and pull the opening closed. Embroider a small curved smile in black below the eyes.

Limbs and Cookie Details

Step-by-step photos: limbs and cookie details for Ginger Snap the Gingerbread Man

Arms (light brown, white, make 2)

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • R2-5: sc around (6)
  • Stuff the lower part lightly. Flatten the opening.
  • Close: 3 sc through both layers (3)
  • Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew. Embroider a white icing zigzag near the hand.

Legs (light brown, white, make 2)

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • R2: inc ×6 (12)
  • R3-5: sc around (12)
  • Stuff lightly. Flatten the opening.
  • Close: 6 sc through both layers (6)
  • Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew. Embroider a white icing zigzag across each foot.

Buttons (red, make 3)

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Slip stitch to join and fasten off, leaving a tail to sew.

Bow tie (red, make 2 loops)

  • R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • R2: inc ×6 (12)
  • R3: sc around (12)
  • Close: 6 sc through both layers (6)
  • Fasten off. Make a second loop the same way, pinch both loops together, and wrap yarn around their middle to form the bow tie.
  1. Sew the head onto the narrow top of the body, with the eyes and smile facing forward.
  2. Sew the short arms to the upper sides of the body and the legs to the lower front so Ginger Snap sits securely.
  3. Embroider white icing zigzags on the arms and legs if you have not already done so.
  4. Sew the three red buttons in a line down the front of the body.
  5. Sew the red bow tie below the head, centered at the neck.

For more face ideas, see how to embroider faces on amigurumi.

Make a Gingerbread girl Version

Gingerbread girl version of Ginger Snap the Gingerbread Man

Use pink for the bow tie and embroider a white icing edge around the lower body like a little skirt.

FAQ

Can I embroider the eyes instead of using safety eyes?

Yes. Use black yarn to stitch two small eyes onto the face before closing the head.

How do I make the gingerbread girl variation?

Use pink yarn for the bow tie and embroider a white icing edge around the lower body.

How should I stuff the toy?

Use small amounts of stuffing at a time and smooth it evenly inside the head and body.

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