Metarials:

• Yarn: DK / 8 ply weight cotton in 3 colors – brown, white and pink. For example rico desing ricorumi DK (25 g / 57.5 m)
• Yarn: Sport / 5 ply weight cotton in 2 colors for the cherry – red and green. For example schachenmayr catania (50g / 125m)
• Crochet hook 2.5 mm
• Stitch marker
• Polyester fiberfill
• Black safety eyes 8 mm
• Darning and embroidery needle
• Spangles (+ beading needle and thread for sewing)

Finished size: 17 cm / 6.7 in

Skill level: easy+

Stitches and abbreviations (US crochet terms):

Slip stitch (sl st), chain (ch), single crochet (sc), repeat (rep), stitch(es) – st(s)

About the pattern:

• Work in continuous rounds.
• Use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of it.
• Leave each piece a long tail for sewing.

HEAD

Crocheted from top to bottom.

1: Use brown yarn. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]

4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]

5: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]

6: (Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36]

7: (Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42]

8-16: Sc in each st around

Fasten the safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12, with an interspace of 9 stitches.

17: (Sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36]

18: (Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30]

Begin stuffing the head.

19: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24]

20: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18]

MOUTH

1: Ch 8 in white yarn. Starting in the second stitch from hook: sl st in each of the next 7 sts [7]

Sew curved onto the face.

HAIR

1: Ch 10 in white yarn. Starting in the second stitch from hook, sc in each of next 7 sts to form the first lock of hair (two stitches on the beginning chain will remain unworked). For the second lock of hair, chain 9, starting in the second stitch from hook, sc in each of next 8 sts. Sc in the next stitch on the beginning chain (one last stitch on the beginning chain will remain unworked). For the third lock of hair, chain 8, starting in the second stitch from hook, sc in each of next 7 sts. Sc in the last stitch on the beginning chain.

Attach the hair slightly ahead the magic ring on the top of the head, sew each lock of hair in place.

CHEEK (make 2)

1: Use pink yarn to work a chain of 14 tight stitches. Place spirally onto the face and sew in place with small unnoticeable stitches.

CHERRY

1: Use red yarn. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

3: Work 2 sc in each st around [24]

4-9: Sc in each st around

10: Sc2tog around [12]

Stuff the piece. Weave the yarn through the front loops of all sts and pull tightly together. Fasten with a knot, keep the yarn tail for sewing.

For the cherry tail cut 2 strips of 40 cm / 16 in of green yarn. Pull them through the end of the cherry. Keep one third on one side, two thirds on the other side. Extract one of the longer tails. While holding the other 3 strongly together, start twisting the extracted yarn tail around the others. Twist by twist, move towards the tip of the cherry tail until it`s long enough. To close up, work the last twist a little looser, so that you can pull the yarn tail through the loop to form a knot. Cut the yarn tails short and sew the cherry on top of the head.

LEGS AND BODY

Make 2 legs with the instructions of round 1-8.

1: Use brown yarn. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

3: (Sc in the next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [15]

4-8: Sc in each st around

Do not fasten off the second leg, we will continue crocheting on this leg to make the body.

9: Sc in next 10 sts on the second leg, sc in next 15 sts on the first leg, sc in the last 5 sts on the second leg [30]

10: Sc in each st around [30]

Sew the hole between the legs closed, start stuffing the piece.

11: (Sc in the next 8 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [27]

12-13: Sc in each st around

14: (Sc in the next 7 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [24]

15-16: Sc in each st around

17: (Sc in the next 6 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [21]

18-19: Sc in each st around

20: (Sc in the next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [18]

21: Sc in each st around

Sew the head together with the body.

ARM (make 2)

1: Use brown yarn. Start 9 sc in a magic ring [9]

2-8: Sc in each st around

Flatten and sew closed. Sew the arms to the body.

Add some sugar glaze to the body by making a chain about 15 cm / 6 in long in pink yarn. Place the chain in a zigzag onto the body and fasten with small unnoticeable stitches.

As the last step, sew some spangles around the cherry.

Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

TR – treble crochet

Finished Size:

Gingerbread Heart is about 3″ (7 – 1/2 cm).

Yarn:

Red heart soft,medium weight #4 yarn,color-toast

Red heart soft,medium weight #4 yarn,color-white

Hook and other materials:

US size h/8 (5mm) crochet hook

Beads of your choice

Buttons

Instructions:

I made two types of crochet Gingerbread Hearts – with white edging and with brown edging.

Heart with White Edging

With brown color – Ch 4,

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1,  DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2.  Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),

Ch 1, HDC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), HDC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in top of first St of previous round, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, then SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),

Ch 1,  SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Cut the yarn leaving about 5” tail.

Rnd 4. Decorative edge. Join white color into last Sl St of previous Rnd.

Ch 1, Sl St in 2^nd Ch of Ch 3 at the beginning of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St in next Ch, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from *  around to Ch 3, Ch 1, Sl St in 1^st Ch of Ch 3 at the end of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St in next Ch, Ch 1, Sl St into same place where you joined white color.

Finishing:

Fasten off and weave in all ends except two in different colors to make a loop for hanging the heart on the tree.

Heart with Brown Edging

With brown color – Ch 4,

Rnd 1, 2 – Follow the Instructions above. Drop brown yarn, do not cut it off. Continue with white color.

Rnd 3. Draw white color through the loop on your hook, Ch 2, SC in top of first St of previous round, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, then SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),

Ch 1,  SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 2, Sl St into same place where you joined white color. 

Rnd 4. Pick up brown color from Rnd 2 and draw it through the loop on your hook, cut white yarn leaving about 5” tail.

Continue with brown color – Ch 1, Sl St in 2nd Ch of Ch 2 at the beginning of previous Rnd, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from * around to Ch 2 at the end of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St in 1^st Ch of Ch 2 at the end of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St into same place where you joined brown color.

Cut the yarn leaving about 5” tail. 

Finishing:

Fasten off and weave in all ends except two in different colors to make a loop for hanging the heart on the tree. Embroider your crochet Gingerbread Hearts and embellish with beads and snowflake buttons.

Abbreviations

MR: Amigurumi Magic ring
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
trc : Triple Crochet/ Treble Crochet
st: Stitch
dc : Double Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc” abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only

Legs + body

One piece (fill as you crochet)
1) 6 MR (we begin to crochet the right leg in a milky color)
2) 6 inc=12
3) (3 sc, inc)×3=15
4) 15 (change of yarn to brown for the right leg)
5-10) 15 sc (for the left leg in the 6th row, change the yarn to a milky color, in the 7th row, change the yarn to brown)
11) 2 ch, attach the second leg and along it 15 sc, 2 sc along a chain of ch = 34
12) 34
13) 7 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 9=36
14) (5 sc, inc)*6=42
15) 42 (yarn change)
16) 42
17-18) 42 (in the 17th row, change of yarn )
19) (12 sc, dec)*3=39
20) (11 sc, dec)*3=36
21) (10 sc, dec)*3=33
22) (9 sc, dec)*3=30
23) ( 8 sc, dec)*3=27
24) ( 7 sc, dec)*3=24
25) ( 2 sc, dec)*6=18
27) 18 sc, slst, fasten the yarn and leave for sewing.

Head

1) 6 MR
2) 6 inc=12
3) (1 sc, inc)*6=18
4) ( 2 sc, inc)*6=24
5) (3 sc, inc)*6=30
6) (4 sc, inc)*6=36
7) (5 sc, inc)*6=42
8) ( 6 sc, inc)*6=48
9) (7 sc, inc)*6=54
10-17) 54
18) (7sc, dec)*6=48
19) (6 sc, dec)*6=42 (insert eyes between 16-17 rows at a distance of 11 columns)
20) (5 sc, dec)*6=36
21) (4 sc, dec)*6=30
22) (3 sc, dec)*6=24
21) (2 sc, dec)*6=18 (fill with filler)
22) (1 sc, dec)*6=12
23) 6 dec=6
Tighten the hole, hide the yarn.

Arms

1) 6 MR (we begin to crochet with a milky color)
2) 6 inc=12
3-5) 12 (in the 4th row, change the yarn to brown)
6) (4 sc, dec)*2=10 (fill only here, do not fill further)
7-8) 10
9) (3sc, dec)*2=8
10-11) 8
12) fold handle in half and crochet 4 sc. Fasten the yarn and leave for sewing. You can crochet it into the body in the 25th row.

Hat

Stuff as you crochet
1) 6 MR
2) 6 inc=12
3) (1 sc, inc)*6=18
4) ( 2 sc, inc)*6=24
5) (3 sc, inc)*6=30
6) 30 BLO
7-8) 30 (so that the bottom of the hat kept its shape, I cut out a circle of the required size from an old plastic card of some store and inserted it into the bottom of the hat)
9) (8 sc, dec)*3=27
10) (7 sc, dec)*3=24
11-17) 24 ( 15 row crochet FLO)
At the end of the slst, fasten the yarn and leave for sewing.
Tying in red slst between 14-15 rows.

Glaze

1) 6 MR
2) 6 inc=12
3) (1 sc, inc)*6=18
4) ( 2 sc, inc)*6=24
5) (3 sc, inc)*6=30
6) (4 sc, inc)*6=36
7) (5 sc, inc)*6=42
8) ( 6 sc, inc)*6=48
sc, 3 dc in 1, sc
2 sc, 2 inc dc, sc
2 sc, inc dc, inc trc, inc dc, sc
2 sc, 2 inc dc, sc
2 sc, 3 dc in 1, sc
2 sc, 2 inc dc, sc
2 sc, inc dc, inc trc, inc dc, sc
2 sc, 2 inc dc, sc
2 sc, 3 dc in 1, sc
sc, 2 inc dc, slst, fasten the yarn and leave for sewing.

Embroider sprinkles.

Buttons 2 pcs

5 sc in MR