Crochet Gingerbread House Ornament Applique was first released as part of my Christmas Granny Square CAL.
For my Christmas blanket, I made this cute gingerbread house applique to decorate one of the granny squares.
However, this pattern also makes the cutest Gingerbread House ornament, gift tag, or home decor idea. So, this year, I made a couple of these to hang around my house for the Holiday and they look super yummy!
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AD-FREE Printable PATTERN
The ad-free, printable pattern of the Gingerbread House Ornament is available on Ravelry and LoveCrafts as part of the Gingerbread House Granny Square pattern. On Etsy, you can find the pattern on the applique alone!
Materials
- Sport (2, Fine) Weight Yarn
- 2.5-mm (C/2 US, 12 UK) Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle
Yarn
I used Schachenmayr Catania in the following colors:
- A – Camel (00179)
- B – Natural (00105)
- C – Maroon (00157)
Feel free to use any yarn with the appropriate hook.
Size
3.5″ (9 cm) by 3.5″ (9 cm).
Gauge
15 sc for 8 rows in 2″ (5 cm).
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Dec – Decrease
- Drop St – Drop Stitch
- Hdc – Half Double Crochet
- Inc – Increase
- MC – Magic Circle
- Picot – Picot Stitch
- RS – Right Side
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sk – Skip
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- Yo – Yarn over
Special Stitches
Decrease (Dec)
One increase consists of 2 sts worked together.
Drop Stitch (Drop St)
See notes in the pattern.
Increase (Inc)
One increase consists of 2 sts worked in the same indicated st. The pattern indicates whether you need to work a sc, hdc, or dc inc.
Magic Circle
Find a step-by-step tutorial on how to crochet the Magic Circle HERE.
Picot Stitch (Picot)
Ch 3, sl st in the back bump of the first ch.
Pattern Notes
- If the pattern says to “sc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 sc in each of the next two sts.
- *… – Repeat the instruction from * for the indicated number of times.
- (…) – Repeat the instruction within round brackets for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instruction within square brackets all in the same indicated st.
Gingerbread House Christmas Ornament – Free Crochet Pattern
Gingerbread House Applique
With A, ch 13.
Row 1. Sc in the second ch from your hook and in each st across. (12 sts)
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 11. (13 sts)
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 12. (14 sts)
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 13. (15 sts)
Row 5. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 14. (16 sts)
Row 6. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 15. (17 sts)
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 16. (18 sts)
Row 8. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 17. (19 sts)
Row 9. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 18. (20 sts)
Row 10. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 19. (21 sts)
Row 11. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 20. (22 sts)
Row 12. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 21. (23 sts)
Row 13. Ch 1, turn. Sc inc 1, sc 22. (24 sts)
Row 14-15. Ch 1, turn. Sc 24. (24 sts)
Roof Shaping
Row 16. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 20, sc dec 1. (22 sts)
Row 17. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 18, sc dec 1. (20 sts)
Row 18. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 16, sc dec 1. (18 sts)
Row 19. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 14, sc dec 1. (16 sts)
Row 20. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 12, sc dec 1. (14 sts)
Row 21. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 10, sc dec 1. (12 sts)
Row 22. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 8, sc dec 1. (10 sts)
Row 23. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 6, sc dec 1. (8 sts)
Row 24. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 4, sc dec 1. (6 sts)
Row 25. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1, sc 2, sc dec 1. (4 sts)
Row 26. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 2. (2 sts)
Row 27. Ch 1, turn. Sc dec 1. (1 st)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ice on the Roof
Notes
- Crochet the ice on the sides of rows 14-27 of the gingerbread house applique.
- Drop St: Identify the st that corresponds to the next but is two or three rows below. Insert your hook into that st two/three rows below, yo, draw up a loop, yo, pull through both loops on your hook.
- On the first half of the roof, make your drop sts two rows below, and on the second half of the roof, make your drop sts three rows below.
- On the left side of the roof (or right side if you are left-handed), pay extra attention not to miss any rows! The first sc after a drop st might be difficult to make because it goes in a row that is very well hidden by your drop st. So, move the drop st to the side with your fingers and make sure to make all your sc.
With your 3.5-mm hook, join B on the side of row 14 of the gingerbread house applique.
Row 1. *Sc 2 on the side of row 14, sc 2, drop st 1. Without skipping the row behind the drop st, (sc 2, drop st 1) 5 more times. [Sc 3] in the st on row 27 of the gingerbread house. (Drop st 1, sc 2) 6 times. [Sc 2] on the side of row 14. (43 sts)
Fasten off and weave in all your ends.
Candy Applique
(Make 5)
With C, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. Join the round with a sl st into the first st. (6 sts)
Tighten the MC and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Door Applique
With C, ch 22.
Row 1. Sc in second ch from your hook, sc 6, (sc inc 1, sc 2) twice, sc inc 1, sc 7. (24 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Small Heart Applique
With B, make a MC.
Round 1. Ch 2, dc 2, hdc 2, ch 1, dc 1, ch 1, hdc 2, dc 2, ch 2, sl st into MC.
Tighten the MC and fasten off yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Finishing
Attach the door, the candies and the heart appliques on the gingerbread house.
With a length of B, embroider the door.
Fasten off and weave in all your ends.
If you are going to use the gingerbread house applique as a Christmas tree ornament, I suggest you make it sturdier by either:
- Blocking
- Adding a paper layer on the back of the gingerbread house.
To do so:
- Place the gingerbread house on a piece of paper;
- Draw around the shape of the house using a pencil;
- Cut the paper following the lines;
- Glue the piece of paper to the back of the gingerbread house applique using some liquid, all-purpose glue. For better adherence, I suggest you let it dry under something heavy, such as a pile of books;
- For hanging the ornament, make a short hanging loop by drawing a short length of yarn through the ch-1 space on top of the roof. Make a knot at the top and cut the extra tails.
Well done, your crochet Gingerbread House Ornament Applique is Ready!
I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern. I would love to see your Christmas ornaments on Facebook or Instagram. Make sure to use the hashtag #raffamusadesigns so that I don’t miss your pics and creations!
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