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Gleeful Gingerbread Friend
Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice® - Vanna's GlamourTM

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Pattern Number: 80975AD
Image of Gleeful Gingerbread Friend

This gingerbread cookie amigurumi makes the perfect Christmas toy. Give it as a gift with a box of cookies, or decorate your kitchen for the holiday season.

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy

SIZE: One Size
About 6 in. (15 cm)
CORRECTIONS: None
  

MATERIALS QTY ALT QTY
 · 
 860-124 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Toffee (A) 1  
 · 
 861-100 Vanna's Glamour: Diamond (B) 1  
 · 
 861-113 Vanna's Glamour: Ruby Red (C) 1  
 · 
 Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size G-6

1

  
 · 
 Lion Brand Stitch Markers

1

  
 · 
 Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)

1

  
·2 plastic safety eyes, 6 mm diameter
Fiberfill stuffing
Small amount pink yarn

Color (A)
Vanna's Choice®
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Color (B)
Vanna's GlamourTM
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Color (C)
Vanna's GlamourTM
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To change colors, simply select color name from the drop-down above or else click the swatch you want to change and then click a color below
Vanna's GlamourTM
Diamond Sapphire Ruby Red Copper Platinum Onyx Topaz
Diamond Sapphire Ruby Red Copper Platinum Onyx Topaz
Vanna's Choice®
Linen White Pink Silver Blue Sapphire Dusty Blue Colonial Blue Navy
Linen White Pink Silver Blue Sapphire Dusty Blue Colonial Blue Navy
Scarlet Beige Toffee Taupe Chocolate Espresso Honey Brick
Scarlet Beige Toffee Taupe Chocolate Espresso Honey Brick
Terracotta Rust Dusty Rose Antique Rose Magenta Eggplant Dusty Purple Purple
Terracotta Rust Dusty Rose Antique Rose Magenta Eggplant Dusty Purple Purple
Burgundy Silver Grey Charcoal Grey Black Mustard Pea Green Fern Kelly Green
Burgundy Silver Grey Charcoal Grey Black Mustard Pea Green Fern Kelly Green
Dusty Green Olive Cranberry Autumn Print Charcoal Print Denim Mist Rose Mist Taupe Mist
Dusty Green Olive Cranberry Autumn Print Charcoal Print Denim Mist Rose Mist Taupe Mist
Purple Mist Seaspray Mist
Purple Mist Seaspray Mist
Gleeful Gingerbread Friend
Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice® - Vanna's GlamourTM

STITCH EXPLANATION:

sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

NOTES:

1. Work in continuous rnds; do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed.
2. B and C are worked with 2 strands held tog. Wind B and C into 2 balls before beg.

GINGERBREAD MAN
HEAD AND BODY
Beg at top of head, with A, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sts.
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 sts.
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around – 24 sts.
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around – 30 sts.
Rnds 6-11: Sc in each st around.
Rnd 12: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around – 24 sts.
Rnd 13: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around – 18 sts. Following package directions, attach safety eyes. Begin stuffing piece, continuing to stuff as work progresses.
Rnd 14: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 15: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around – 24 sts.
Rnds 16-23: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 24: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around – 18 sts.
Rnd 25: *Sc2tog, sc in next st, rep from * around – 12 sts.
Rnd 26: *Sc2tog, rep from * around – 6 sts. Cut yarn, leaving a long end. Thread end into blunt needle and gather sts tightly tog. Fasten off.

ARMS AND LEGS (make 2)
With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sts.
Rnd 3: Sc in each sc around. Change to 2 strands of B.
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around. Change to A.
Rnds 5-7: Sc in each sc around, stuffing as work progresses.
Rnd 8: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around – 8 sts. Fasten off.

BUTTONS (make 2)
With 2 strands of C held tog, ch 2.
Rnd 1: Work 4 sc in first ch. Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew Arms and Legs to body. Sew Buttons to chest. With C, embroider straight st smile. With pink yarn, embroider French knot cheeks. Tie a length of B around neck for bowtie. Weave in ends.


 

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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beg = begin(s)(ning) ch(s) = chain(s)
rep = repeat(s)(ing) rnd(s) = round(s)
sc = single crochet st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together  


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