Meet the cute amigurumi Gingerbread girl, a girlfriend of the Gingerbread man. The amigurumi pattern is written in English and uses US crochet terms. The head, body and legs of the crochet doll are made as one piece. The Gingerbread girl with white hair wearing a red dress and ribbon on the side of the head. If you crochet from the recommended yarn, the finished doll is around 15-16 cm (6″) tall.
Designed and photo by @marizzatoys
Materials:
- Sport yarn:
- Beige (I use Alize Cotton Gold #446)
- Red (I use Alize Cotton Gold #56)
- White (I use Alize Cotton Gold #55)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- 7-8 mm safety eyes
- Black thread to embroider the eyebrows and the mouth
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free crochet Gingerbread girl pattern
The difficulty level of the pattern is easy to medium. In this pattern I used US terminology.
Arms (make 2)
Start crocheting with the beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
Change the yarn to red color:
R 5: 12 sc
Change the yarn to white color:
R 6: 12 sc
Change the yarn to beige color:
R 7-13: 12 sc (7 rows)
R 14: (4 sc, dec)*2 (10)
R 15: Crochet only 4 sc, adjusting if necessary, to align the color changes from rows 5 and 6 at the center of the arm.
Stuff only lower half of the arm.
Flatten the arm and work 5 sc through both layers to close.
F.o. and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the arms to the sides of the body in R 17.
Head, legs and body (one piece)
Legs (make 2)
Start crocheting with the beige yarn:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: 6 sc into a magic ring (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)
R 5: 21 sc
Change the yarn to red color:
R 6: 21 sc
Change the yarn to white color:
R 7: 21 sc
Change the yarn to beige color:
R 8-12: 21 sc (5 rows)
For the left leg: Fasten off and cut the yarn.
For the right leg: Don’t cut the yarn, as we will continue crocheting the body from this point.
Body
Continue crocheting with the beige color:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: Crochet 6 sc more on the right leg, join the left leg and crochet 21 sc on it. Crochet 21 sc on the right leg and place the marker here (42) (The marker is in the back)
R 2: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 3-8: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 9: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
Change the yarn to red color:
R 10: 42 sc
R 11: BLO: 42 sc
R 12: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 13-14: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 15: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 16-17: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 18: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Change the yarn to beige color:
R 19: BLO: 24 sc
Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck.
Don’t cut the beige yarn, we will continue with the head, but we need to finishthe dress first.
Dress
To make the collar take the white yarn and attach it to the front loops left in R 24. Crochet with the body turned upside down:
(chain 3, skip 1 st, sc in the second st)*12
Make a sl st, fasten off and cut the white yarn. Hide the thread inside.
Now we will make the skirt.
Take the red yarn and attach it to the front loops left in R 11. Crochet with the body turned upside down:
R 1: chain 2, (2 dc, inc dc)*14, sl st (56)
R 2: chain 2, 56 dc, sl st (56)
R 3: chain 2, (3 dc, inc dc)*14, sl st (70)
R 4: chain 2, 70 dc, sl st (70)
Change the yarn to white color:
R 5: (chain 3, skip 1 st, sc in the second st)*35
Make a sl st, fasten off and cut the yarn. Hide it inside.
You can embroider two white buttons under the collar.
Head
Continue crocheting with the beige color:
Stuff as you go.
R 1: FLO: (2 sc, inc)*8 (32)
R 2: (3 sc, inc)*8 (40)
R 3: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*7, 2 sc (48)
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*8 (56)
R 5-12: 56 sc (8 rows)
R 13: (5 sc, dec)*8 (48)
R 14-15: 48 sc (2 rows)
Insert the safety eyes between R 8 and R 9 with 8 sc apart them. There must be 6 sc visible. R 16: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 17: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 18: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 19: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 20: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
R 21: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 22: (dec)*6 (6)
Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly.
Close the opening and hide the yarn inside.
Using a black thread, embroider the eyebrows in R 12. They are 2 st long and with 9 st between them.
Embroider the mouth in R 6. It’s 4 st long.
You can embroider black lashes, if you want.
Using the red yarn, embroider the cheeks between R 6 and R 7. They are 3 st long.
Hair
Crochet the wig with the white yarn:
R 1: 8 sc into a magic ring (8)
R 2: (inc)*8 (16)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*8 (24)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 6: 36 sc
R 7: (5 sc, 4 hdc in one st)*6 (54)
Make a sl st, fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the wig to the top of the head.
Now we will make the curls:
Make chain 22 and crochet 20 inc dc on it, starting in the third chain from the hook. Repeat this process by making another chain of 22 stitches and working 20 inc dc into it. Do this one more time. Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Now, you have a set of three curls. Sew them to one side of the wig to form a ponytail.
Ribbon
Crochet with the red yarn:
R 1: Make chain 11 and crochet 10 sc on it, starting in the second chain from the hook
R 2-5: chain 1, turn, 10 sc (4 rows)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Hide the thread inside.
Thread a needle through the ribbon. Wrap the yarn around the ribbon a few times and secure with a knot.
Sew the ribbon in front of the ponytail.