One of the most popular crochet toys of the winter season is undoubtedly the gingerbread man. You can find a lot of free patterns of gingerbread man designs on Instagram and blogs, but the gingerbread man I am presenting to you today has wonderful accessories on it. You will make this toy doll, which usually has a simple design, today with a coffee cup and a Christmas hat.
Gingerbread Man with Coffee Cup Crochet Pattern Step by Step
Although the crocheted toy doll’s hat looks impressive, I think the most important detail is the red coffee cup the toy is holding in its palm. Even the coffee color image of the coffee in the cup is included in the design without being neglected.
Designer: calia_mara
Materials:
– Yarn – red, light brown, cocoa brown, white
– Black thread
– safety eyes 9 mm
– cotton stuffing
– scissors
– 7 mm hook
– tapestry needle
– Pom-pom for hat
Abbreviations:
Mc – magic circle
Sc – single crochet
ch – chain
Slst – slip stitch
Pf – puff stitch: (yo & inset hook into stitch, yo & pull through 1 loop) repeat this 3 more times *there will be 9 loops on your hook now,* yo & pull through all 9 loops
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
Fo – fasten off
We will first crochet the arms of the gingerbread man, an indispensable toy for Christmas and winter, and you need to fill it enough. You will need to use white yarn when crocheting the arms of the toy. This color transition is specified in detail in the instructions of the pattern.
Arms: (make 2)
R1: using light brown, 6 sc in mc (6)
R2: (sc, inc) x3 (9)
R3: 9 sc
R4: cc to white, 9 sc
R5: cc to light brown, 9 sc
R6-9: 9 sc (4 rounds)
R10: (sc, dec) x3 (6)
– 3 sc across top joining both sides, FO
– You can stuff the arms, or leave them floppy
– No need to leave a long tail, since the arms will be crocheted into the body
After crocheting the arms of the toy, we will crochet the legs. Similar to the arms of the toy, white yarn is used for the legs of the toy. After crocheting these two parts, you need to sew them to the body of the toy. Let’s get started.
Legs (make 2):
R1: starting in light brown, make 6 sc in mc (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 12 sc
R4: cc to white, 12 sc
R5-7: cc to light brown, 12 sc (3 rounds)
– slst & FO on first leg
– Don’t FO on 2nd leg
The body and head of the crochet gingerbread man are crocheted as a whole, and while doing this, please do not forget to make the eyes and nose of the toy. It will be very difficult to make these parts after the stuffing process.
Body:
R8: connect legs by crocheting 12 sc around the 2nd leg, then 12 sc around 1st leg (24)
R9: (inc, 11 sc) x2 (26)
R10-14: 26 sc (5 rounds)
– start stuffing legs and body
R15: 10 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec (24)
R16: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
– continue stuffing body
R17: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
R18: 3 inc, 3 inc attaching arm to body, 3 inc, 3 inc attaching arm to body (24) *adjust the placement of the arms based on where they look best*
R19: (sc, inc) x 12 (36)
R20-26: 36 sc (7 rounds)
– add safety eyes between R22 & R23
– embroider black mouth using black thread
R27: (sc, dec) x12 (24)
– start stuffing the head
R28: 12 dec
R29: 6 dec
– FO and weave in ends
Now we will make the accessories of the toy. First, we will crochet a Christmas hat. It is recommended that you use the puff stitch technique when making the Christmas hat of the toy, but if you wish, you can do it with an easier technique. However, using the recommended technique will make your toy look cuter.
Santa Hat:
– starting with red
R1: 6 sc in mc
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: (2sc, inc) x6 (24)
R5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6: (4sc, inc) x6 (36)
R7-10: 36 sc (4 rounds)
– change color to white
R11: ch 2, 36 pf, slst to 1st pf st
– Leave a tail to sew hat onto your gingerbread man or you can weave in the ends and let it be removable
– attach pom pom to R1
You should add a pompom to the top of the hat, or rather to the first round. In this way, the Christmas hat will be ready. The crocheted gingerbread man is holding a coffee cup in his hand and there is coffee inside. Now we will crochet this coffee cup.
Coffee Cup:
– starting with red
R1: 8 sc in mc (8)
R2: (sc, inc) x4 (12)
R3: 12 sc in bl
R4: 12 SC
R5: 12 sc in fl, FO
– cup handle: ch 4, slst in fl of R3, 4 slst up ch, fasten off and cut yarn
– start stuffing the cup
– attach dark brown yarn to bl of R5, 6 dec into bl, slst & FO
– using light brown or red yarn, sew the coffee cup to the insides of both hands
After crocheting all the pieces, you need to sew and assemble them. After doing these steps, your toy will be ready. The indispensable winter toy, the gingerbread man, is ready!
