Gingerbread Pal

"This silly gingerbread cookie is sized as a handheld softie, but can also be used as an ornament or gift tag. This is the first pattern in the third annual Christmas in July Make Along with Underground Crafter. Do you love gingerbread patterns? Along with the Bobblehead Gingerbread Lovey and the Gingerbread Friends, the Gingerbread Pals can be made with the same three skeins of yarn! Skills Used Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round, increasing Changing colors, embroidery back stitch (includes linked video tutorials) Seaming with the mattress stitch (includes linked photo tutorial) Special stitches: bob, sc2tog (includes written description and linked video tutorial) Skill Level Intermediate Finished Size Approximately 5” (13 cm) tall x 3” (7.5 cm) wide before stuffing. Materials Lion Brand Pound of Love yarn (100% acrylic, 16 oz/454 g, 1,020 yd/932 m) – 1 skein in 126 Umber (CA), or approximately 45 yd (41 m) in CA in any medium weight yarn. Lion Brand Basic Stitch Premium yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/219 yd/220 m) – 1 skein each in 113 Garnet (CB) and 172 Ivy (CC), or approximately 5 yd (4.5 m) each in CB and CC in any medium weight yarn. WeCrochet Bright US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge. Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill – 12 ounce bag. Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set, or locking stitch markers. Clover Chibi bent-tip yarn needle. Gauge 10 sc = 2” (10 cm) across. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show."

Crochet HookE/4 or 3.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge10 sc = 2” (10 cm) across. Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show.

Finished SizeApproximately 5” (13 cm) tall x 3” (7.5 cm) wide before stuffing.