Crochet Gingerbread House Tutorial Step By Step

Get ready to enjoy making a crochet gingerbread house, a delightful project that brings the cozy charm of a traditional holiday treat into your craft collection. This fun activity allows you to stitch together a sweet, whimsical home that you can display year after year.

Crochet Gingerbread Man

Material:

• Light brown, dark brown, red, green, and white yarn
• Golden thread for the ornament loop
• Silver rhinestone for the doorknob
• Thin cardboard (like from a cereal box)
• Fabric glue and regular school glue
• Crochet hook (3 mm is used here with 4-ply yarn)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Gingerbread House Pattern:

Side Wall Pattern (Make 4):

• Start with light brown yarn.

Row 1:

• Chain 9 (8 + 1 for turning), skip the first chain, make a single crochet into each of the next 8 chains. You'll have 8 single crochets.

For Row 2:

• Chain 1 (turning chain), turn, make 1 single crochet into each stitch across.

Rows 3-8:

• Repeat Row 2.

Front Wall Pattern:

• Follow the Side Wall Pattern until Row 8.

Row 9:

• Chain 1, turn, work into the back loops only, make a single crochet into the back loops of the first 7 stitches, increase in the last stitch (9 single crochets now).

Row 10:

• Chain 1, turn, increase in the first stitch, single crochet in the next 8 stitches (10 single crochets now).

For Row 11:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet in the first 9 stitches, increase in the last stitch (11 single crochets now).

Row 12:

• Chain 1, turn, increase in the first stitch, single crochet in the next 10 stitches (12 single crochets now).

Row 13:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet in the first 11 stitches, increase in the last stitch (13 single crochets now).

For Row 14:

• Chain 1, turn, decrease over the first two stitches, single crochet in the next 11 stitches (12 single crochets now).

Row 15:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet in the first 10 stitches, decrease over the last two stitches (11 single crochets now).

Row 16:

• Chain 1, turn, decrease over the first two stitches, single crochet in the next 9 stitches (10 single crochets now).

For Row 17:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet in the first 8 stitches, decrease over the last two stitches (9 single crochets now).

Row 18:

• Chain 1, turn, decrease over the first two stitches, single crochet in the next 7 stitches (8 single crochets now).

Row 19:

• Chain 1, turn, work into the back loops only of the 8 stitches (starting the next side wall).

Roof Pattern (Make 2):

• With white yarn, chain 11.

Row 1:

• Starting from the second chain from the hook, make one single crochet into each chain.

Row 2:

• Turn, work into the back loops only, chain 3, slip stitch into the third chain from the hook to form a picot (shingle), skip a stitch, slip stitch, repeat to create five picots.

For Row 3:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet into the front loops of Row 1 (not covered by picots).

Row 4:

• Turn, stagger the picots by slip stitching into the back loop of the first stitch, picot, repeat to create four picots.

Row 5:

• Chain 1, turn, single crochet into the front loops left from Row 3.
• Repeat Rows 2 to 5 once more, then finish with a row of picots, working under both loops as it's the last row.

Base Pattern:

• Chain 8 + 1, then make 10 rows of single crochets.

Assembly:

• Join the base to the walls with reverse single crochets, matching rows and stitches.
• Sew the walls together and reinforce with cardboard coated with glue.
• Attach the roof using fabric glue and sew across the top edge with red yarn to create a candy cane effect.
• Decorate the walls and roof with additional components like doors, wreaths, and windows before assembly for easier handling.

Additional Decorative Elements:

• The door is made with dark brown yarn by chaining 7 and then working half-double crochets creating a small rectangular panel.
• A wreath is crafted using green yarn and reverse single crochets around a ring formed by chaining and joining.
• Candy cane stripes around the door and windows are made by twisting red and white yarn strands together.