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Crochet Gingerbread Man Gift Card Holder

December 5, 2022

Oh Snap! This crochet gingerbread cookie has the perfect little pocket pouch on its tummy to hold a holiday gift card and even some extra little candy treats inside! Make a loop at the top and it can also be used as a keepsake ornament. Super cute and super quick to crochet. You will be baking… I mean making… a dozen in no time!

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This pattern is part of the Marly Bird & Friends 24 Days of Quickies! I have teamed up with some fantastic designer friends to help you make your homemade holiday dreams come true with the 24 Days of Quickies with Marly Bird & Friends! We will share great last minute patterns for both knit and crochet Christmas gifts. Most of these gifts are easy to complete in one day! Need 24 quick knit and crochet projects for gifts this holiday season? You will find the perfect quick knit and quick crochet projects RIGHT HERE over the next 24 days.

Below are the instructions for my Gingerbread Man Gift Card Holder or click the button above for an Ad-Free PDF!

Gingerbread Man Gift Card Holder Pattern:

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value yarn in color Topaz and White and a bit of Pink or Red for the cheeks
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Two small black safety eyes
– Two small red buttons and one small green button
– Tapestry needle

Gingerbread Body:
Note: pattern works from bottom up and gift card pouch is worked right into the pattern!
starting with brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next stitch, repeat around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 4-10: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 11: Chain 10, skip 10 stitches, join to 11th stitch in round with a SC, SC in remaining 13 stitches in round, join to first chain, chain 1 (the skipped stitches will be your pocket!)
Round 12: SC in each stitch around including each of the 10 chains, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 13: SC Decrease, SC in next 2 stitches, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 14: SC Decrease, SC in next stitch, repeat around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 15: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 16: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 5 stitches, repeat around, join, chain 1 (28 SC)
Round 17-22: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (28 SC)
Round 23: SC Decrease, SC in next 2 stitches, repeat around (21 SC)

Join in white yarn for round 24 only, chain 1
Round 24: SC in each stitch around (21 SC)

Join in brown yarn, chain 1
Round 25: SC Decrease, SC in next stitch, repeat around, join, chain 1 (14 SC)

Round 25: SC Decrease until head is closed. 
Fasten off and weave in ends.
NOTE: Use this opportunity to stitch a loop on the top of head with your loose end to make it an ornament!

Face and Body Embelishments:
Add on two black safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21, about 3 stitches apart from each other.

Cheeks (make 2):

with pink or red yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring, join, fasten off leaving long tail to stitch cheeks onto the face. 

Smile:
with a strand of white yarn your tapestry needle, stitch on a smile between the two cheeks.

Sew on two small red buttons and one green button in a line down the center of the tummy.

Optional: Stitch neck closed so all the stitching, loose ends, and back of safety eyes aren’t visible or accessible when finished.

Arms (make 2):
starting with brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: SC in each stitch around (8 SC)
join in white yarn for round 3 only, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (8 SC)
fasten off white yarn and join in brown yarn
Round 4-7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Fasten off after round 7 and attach arms to side of body right under neck of gingerbread man.

Feet (make 2):
starting with brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 12 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: SC in each stitch around (12 SC)
join in white yarn for round 3 only, chain 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (12 SC)
fasten off white yarn and join in brown yarn
Round 4-6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Fasten off after round 6 and attach feet on either side of bottom body.

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    December 5, 2022 at 8:12 am

    Ooh these will make great hotpads! Thanks for sharing the pattern!

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    December 5, 2022 at 9:38 pm

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    This gingerbread will be ideal gift for my younger sister next month. She loves cute things flagle

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    December 31, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Just loved this quick pattern. I made a couple for Christmas!

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    I made several of these for my neighborhood’s kids & put mini candy canes & chocolate coins in them. They were a huge hit. I also adapted them to snowmen with black hats & a red scarf at the neck.

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