Get into the holiday spirit with this cheerful Crochet Gingerbread Candy Cane Man Tutorial. Perfect for festive decorators and gift-givers alike, this tutorial provides easy-to-follow instructions to help you whip up a charming holiday character adorned with a candy cane.
Crochet Gingerbread Man
Materials:
- Two candy canes
- Size G crochet hook
- Gingerbread yarn (Bernat Super Value in color Topaz)
- Safety eyes
- Red and green worsted weight yarn
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- inc: increase (make 2 stitches in the same stitch)
- dec: decrease (skip the next stitch, then insert hook in the next stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook)
- sl st: slip stitch
- jo: join
Body:
Round 1:
- ch 20, jo to the first ch to form a circle. ch 1, sc in each ch around. (20 sc)
Round 2:
- ch 1, sc in each sc around. (20 sc)
Rounds 3-10:
- Repeat round 2. (20 sc)
Round 11:
ch 1, sc in the first 5 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in the next 6 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in the remaining 5 sc, jo. (20 sc)
Round 12:
- ch 1, sc in each sc around, including 2 sc in each ch-2 space. (20 sc)
For Round 13:
- ch 1, dec, sc in the next 3 sc, repeat around. (16 sc)
Round 14:
- ch 1, dec, sc in the next 2 sc, repeat around. (12 sc)
Round 15:
- ch 1, dec, sc in the next sc, repeat around. (8 sc)
For Round 16:
- ch 1, inc in each sc around. (16 sc)
Round 17:
- ch 1, inc, sc in the next 2 sc, inc, sc in the next sc, repeat around. (24 sc)
Rounds 18-21:
- ch 1, sc in each sc around. (24 sc)
Face:
Round 22:
- ch 1, dec, sc in the next 2 sc, repeat around. (16 sc)
For Round 23:
- ch 1, dec, sc in the next sc, repeat around. (8 sc)
Round 24:
- ch 1, dec until there are only a few stitches remaining. Fasten off and weave in the tail.
Buttons:
Magic ring:
- ch 1, yo, insert hook in the ring, pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook. Repeat 3 more times for a total of 4 sc in the ring.
Round 1:
- jo to the first sc, ch 1, sc in each sc around. Fasten off and weave in the tail.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make the desired number of buttons.
Assembly:
- Attach the buttons to the front of the gingerbread man using a tapestry needle and yarn.
- Insert the candy canes into the armholes and legs of the gingerbread man.
- Stitch the bottom of the gingerbread man closed using a tapestry needle and yarn.
- Attach a loop to the top of the gingerbread man for hanging, if desired.
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