Just in time for the holiday cheer, we’re excited to share with you the Christmas Ginger Cookie Applique Pattern. Ginger cookies, with their sweet, spicy aroma, have always been a Christmas favourite. They capture the essence of the holiday season! This free crochet pattern lets you bring a touch of this warmth and charm into your home in a new way. By crafting this adorable crochet applique, you can add a sprinkle of ginger cookie delight to your Christmas decorations. Whether you stitch it on a stocking, a pillow, or even a festive sweater, it’s sure to brighten up your holiday decor!
Christmas Ginger Cookie Applique
Whipping up a bit of crochet magic, you can create adorable gingerbread biscuits that won’t crumble in your hands. These charming crochet cookies stitch together in no time and require no sewing, thanks to a seamless pattern. Hang them on a festive garland, add a personal touch to gifts, or let them be pretend treats in a play kitchen. Using chunky yarn, these ginger delights measure just the right size for little hands or the family tree. It’s a crafty way to sprinkle extra joy into your holiday decor!
Making The Christmas Ginger Cookie Applique
Materials:
- 5mm crochet hook
- Chunky yarn (e.g., Stylecraft Special Chunky in ‘Gold’ and Special Aran in ‘Gingerbread’, held double)
- Small amount of white yarn (thinner than main yarn, e.g., DK)
- Stitch marker
- Knitting/darning needle
- Small pom poms (optional)
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- WS: Wrong Side
- sl st: Slip Stitch
- ch: Chain
- sc: Single Crochet
- hdc: Half Double Crochet
- inc: Increase (work two single crochet stitches in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
- (inc, 3 sc): Increase, then work one single crochet stitch in each of the next three stitches
- (….) x times: Repeat the instruction in the bracket the specified number of times
Pattern Instructions
Gingerbread Biscuit (make 2)
Head
- Start with brown yarn, make a MR.
- Row 1: 6 sc into the MR, sl st to join.
- Row 2: ch 1, inc in each st, sl st to join, turn work to face WS (12 sts).
Body
4. Row 3: ch 1, inc in next st (which is the joining sl st of the previous round), turn work (2 sts).
- Row 4: ch 1, inc, sc in next st, turn (3 sts).
- Row 5: ch 1, inc, sc in next 2 sts, turn (4 sts).
- Row 6: ch 1, inc, sc in next 3 sts (5 sts). Do not turn work.
- Row 7: ch 1, turn work sideways. Working on the side of the body, work 3 sc (one sc per each row).
- Row 8: sl st just below Row 4, ch 5, starting in 2nd st, hdc in each of the next 4 ch, sl st to just above Row 4.
- Row 9: skip 1 st, working around the head: (inc, 1 sc) x 5, skip 1 st.
- Row 10: sl st to just above Row 4, ch 5, starting in 2nd st from the hook, hdc in each of the next 4 ch, sl st to just below Row 4.
- Row 11: Working on the side of the body, work 3 sc (one sc per each row).
Legs
13. Row 12: ch 5, starting in 3rd st from hook, dc in each of the next 3 ch, sl st to the middle st of Row 6.
- Row 13: ch 5, starting in 3rd st, dc in each of the next 3 ch, sl st to the body.
Finishing:
- Weave in and secure all ends. Add decorations (pom poms, embroidery) as desired, securing and hiding ends inside.
- Place two gingerbread biscuits together, WS facing each other, RS facing out.
- With white yarn, start slip-stitching the edge anywhere (under the armpit suggested). Work through both biscuits, keeping tension steady.
- Once completed, secure the ends by tying and weaving them back inside.
Your gingerbread biscuit is now complete! Enjoy your creation.
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