Amigurumi Gingerbread Man Free Crochet Pattern

Designer: Twingurumi
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Grab your yarn and get cozy — a new amigurumi adventure awaits…
Bring festive cheer to your holiday crochet projects with this Amigurumi Gingerbread Man Free Crochet Pattern, lovingly designed by Twingurumi. This step-by-step, beginner-friendly tutorial is perfect for anyone looking to create a cute and charming Christmas-themed amigurumi. Using Rainbow Cotton 8/4 yarn in brown, red, white, green, and black, plus simple tools like stitch markers, scissors, and a 2.5 mm crochet hook, you’ll be able to follow along easily and achieve a beautifully shaped gingerbread doll that looks great in photos and on Pinterest boards.

A huge thank-you to Twingurumi for sharing this delightful design with the community. At the end of the pattern, you’ll also find a collection of inspiring amigurumi Gingerbread Man ideas to spark your creativity for holiday crafting. Whether you’re making gifts, decorations, or simply love festive crochet, this pattern will guide you from start to finish with clear steps and beginner-friendly instructions.

Materials

The yarn used for the pattern is Rainbow cotton 8/4:
Brown
Red
White
Green
Black
Stitch markers
Scissors
Hook number 2.5

Abbreviations

mr – magic ring
slst – slip stitch
sc – single crochet in US (double crochet in UK)
dc– double crochet (treble crochet in UK)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 single crochet together)

AMIGURUMI GINGERBREAD MAN FREE PATTERN

Head

Use light brown color yarn.
1.mr (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9.- 17. Sc around (48)

Place safety eyes (6 mm) between R11 and R12, 8 stitches apart.
18. (6sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19. (5sc, dec) x 6 (36)
20. (4sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18) Fill well with fiberfill.Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Embroider the mouth between R15 and R17, 8 sc in lenght.

Legs and Body

Use light brown color yarn.
1. mr (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. – 6. sc around (24)
7. sc around (24) – switching every stitch between light brown and white
8. sc around (24) – with white only!
9. sc around (24) – switching every stitch between light brown and white
10. – 12. sc around (24) – light brown only!

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing for the 1st leg only! Make the 2nd leg,and continue from R13.
13. Using the tail from the 1st leg, make 6 sc across both legs, connecting it to the 2nd leg, between 1st and 7th stitches of the 2nd leg of R13.
Continuing R13 of the 2nd leg, sc around the outer side of both legs (36)
14. (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
15. (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)

Start filling the legs and body, and continue as you go along.
16. – 23. sc around (48)
24. (6sc, dec) x 6 (42)
25. sc around (42)
26. (5sc, dec) x 6 (36)
27. sc around (36)
28. (4sc, dec) x 6 (30)
29. sc around (30)
30. (3sc, dec) x 6 (24)
31. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Scarf

Use red color yarn or color of choice.
1. ch 81, turn. Starting from the 2nd stitch from the hook make 80sc (80)
2.- 3. ch1, turn, 80sc (80)
Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Arms (make 2)

Use light brown color yarn.
1. mr (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. – 6. sc around (24)
7. sc around (24) – switching every stitch between light brown and white.
8. sc around (24) – with white only!
9. sc around (24) – switching every stitch between light brown and white.
10. – 12. sc around (24) – light brown only!
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fill the arms. Sew the arms between R21 and R29.

Buttons ( make 3)

Use green color yarn or color of choice.
1. 6sc in a mr, slst in the 1st stitch, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Hat

Use red color yarn, or color of choice
1. mr (6)
2.-3. sc around (6)
4. inc x 6 (12)
5. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
6. sc around (18)
7. (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
8. sc around (24)
9. (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
10. sc around (30)
11. (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
12. sc around (36)
13. (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
14. sc around (42)
15. (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Change to white color yarn.
16. ch 2, 48dc, slst to the 1st stitch (48)
Fasten off, weave in the yarn.

Pom-pom

Use white yarn.
Cut a piece of white yarn around 20cm.
Take the yarn and loop it around your index and middle fingers at least 20 – 30 times, take the yarn carefully off and with the piece of yarn you cut beforehand, make a tight knot in the middle (placing it horizontally and the looped yarn vertically).

Then cut the loops on both sides and make the strings even. Use the ends of the 20cm string that you used to make the knots for sewing the pom-pom on the top of the hat.

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