How to Crochet a Gingerbread Village

Using A.

Row 1: Ch 26, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 24 tr, turn. (24)

Rows 2-8: 1 ch, 24 tr, turn.

Row 9: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 6 tr] 3 times, turn. (21)

Row 10: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 5 tr] 3 times, turn. (18)

Row 11: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 4 tr] 3 times, turn. (15)

Row 12: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 3 tr] 3 times, turn. (12)

Row 13: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 2 tr] 3 times, turn. (9)

Row 14: 1 ch, [1 tr2tog, 1 tr] 3 times, turn. (6)

Row 15: 1 ch, 3 tr2tog. (3)

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Using A.

Row 1: Ch 26, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 24 tr, turn. (24)

Rows 2-29: 1 ch, 24 tr, turn.

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Using B.

Row 1: Ch 33, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 32 dc, turn. (32)

Row 2: In FLO, [skip 1, 5 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 8 times, turn. (40)

Row 3: 1 ch, work in BLO of row 1, dc across, turn. (32)

Rows 4-5: 1 ch, dc across, turn.

Repeat rows 2-5 five times as Rows 6-25.

Row 26: In FLO, [skip 1, 5 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 8 times, turn. (40)

Finishing: Fasten off.

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: In BLO, 12 popcorn.

Change to A.

Rnds 4-10: Dc around.

Rnd 11: 6 htr, skip 6.

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Using A.

Row 1: Ch 26, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 24 tr, turn. (24)

Rows 2-18: 1 ch, 24 tr, turn.

Row 19: 1 ch, 6 slst, 1 ch, 12 tr, skip 6. (12)

Rows 20- 21: 1 ch, 12 tr, turn.

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Using A.

Row 1: Ch 14, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 12 tr, turn. (12)

Rows 2-68: 1 ch, 12 tr, turn.

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Using A.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 1 dc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 4: [1 inc, 2 dc] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 5: [1 inc, 3 dc] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 6: [1 inc, 4 dc] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 7: [1 inc, 5 dc] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 8: [1 inc, 6 dc] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 9: [1 inc, 7 dc] 6 times. (54)

Rnd 10: [1 inc, 8 dc] 6 times. (60)

Rnd 11: [1 inc, 9 dc] 6 times. (66)

Rnd 12: [1 inc, 10 dc] 6 times. (72)

Rnd 13: In BLO, dc around.

Rnds 14-24: Tr around.

Rnd 25: Dc around.

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 tr into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 1 tr] 3 times. (9)

Rnd 3: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 2 tr] 3 times. (12)

Rnd 4: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 3 tr] 3 times. (15)

Rnd 5: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 4 tr] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 6: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 2 tr] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 7: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 3 tr] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 8: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 4 tr] 6 times. (36)

Rnd 9: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 5 tr] 6 times. (42)

Rnd 10: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 6 tr] 6 times. (48)

Rnd 11: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 3 tr] 12 times. (60)

Rnd 12: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 4 tr] 12 times. (72)

Rnd 13: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 5 tr] 12 times. (84)

Rnd 14: In BLO, [1 tr-inc, 6 tr] 12 times. (96)

Rnd 15: [skip 1, 5 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 24 times. (120)

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Present 1 (make 3)

Make one in C, D, E.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 1 dc] 6 times. (18)

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Present 2 (make 3)

Make one in C, D, E.

Row 1: 5 ch, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 4 tr, turn. (4)

Rows 2-6: 1 ch, 4 tr, turn.

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Present 3 (make 3)

Make one in C, D, E.

Row 1: 7 ch, starting in 3rd ch from hook, 6 tr, turn. (6)

Rows 2-4: 1 ch, 6 tr, turn.

Finishing: Dc around entire piece to create a smooth edge. Fasten off.

Make one in C, D, E.

Row 1: 9 ch, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 8 dc, 3 dc in next st, work other side of the ch, 8 dc, turn. (19)

Row 2: 1 ch, 8 dc, 3 inc, 8 dc, turn. (22)

Row 3: 1 ch, 8 dc, [1 inc, 1 dc] 3 times, 8 dc, turn. (25)

Change to B.

Row 4: [1 ch, 1 slst] 25 times.

Finishing: Fasten off.

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 1 dc] 6 times. (18)

Change yarn. Make 4 with C, D, E.

Rnd 4: [1 ch, 1 slst] 18 times.

Finishing: Fasten off.

Big Tree (make 2)

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [1 inc, 1 dc] 3 times. (9)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 2 dc] 3 times. (12)

Rnd 4: [1 inc, 3 dc] 3 times. (15)

Rnd 5: [1 inc, 4 dc] 3 times. (18)

Rnd 6: [1 inc, 5 dc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 7: [1 inc, 6 dc] 3 times. (24)

Rnd 8: In FLO, [skip 1, 3 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 6 times. (18)

Change to G.

Rnd 9: Working in BLO of Rnd 7, dc around. (24)

Rnd 10: [1 inc, 3 dc] 6 times. (30)

Rnd 11: [1 inc, 9 dc] 3 times. (33)

Rnds 12-15: Dc around.

Rnd 16: [1 dec, 9 dc] 3 times. (30)

Rnd 17: In BLO, [1 dec, 3 dec] 6 times. (24)

Rnd 18: [1 dec, 2 dc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 19: [1 dec, 1 dc] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 20: 6 dec. (6)

Finishing: Stuff, fasten off and sew hole closed.

Small Tree (make 2)

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: [1 inc, 1 dc] 3 times. (9)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 2 dc] 3 times. (12)

Rnd 4: [1 inc, 2 dc] 4 times. (16)

Rnd 5: In FLO, [skip 1, 3 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 4 times. (12)

Change to G.

Rnd 6: Working in BLO of Rnd 5, dc around. (16)

Rnd 7: [1 inc, 3 dc] 4 times. (20)

Rnd 8: [1 inc, 4 dc] 4 times. (24)

Rnds 9-10: Dc around.

Rnd 11: [1 dec, 4 dc] 4 times. (20)

Rnd 12: In BLO, [1 dec, 2 dc] 5 times. (15)

Rnd 13: [1 dec, 1 dc] 5 times. (10)

Rnd 14: 5 dec. (5)

Finishing: Stuff, fasten off and sew hole closed.

Using F.

Rnd 1: [2 ch, 2 tr, 2 ch, 1 slst] 2 times. (4)

Finishing: Fasten off. Wrap tail around centre to act as the knot.

Make two in B, F, and G.

Row 1: 31 ch, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 30 inc. (60)

Finishing: Fasten off and spiral.

Using H.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: [1 slst, (1 htr, 1 picot, 1 htr) in next st] 6 times. (12)

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Make five in C, D, and E.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

Using G.

Row 1: Ch 76, [skip 1, 5 htr in next st, skip 1, slst] 19 times.

Finishing: Fasten off.

Using B.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 6 inc. (12)

Rnd 3: [1 inc, 1 dc] 6 times. (18)

Rnds 4-6: Dc around.

Rnd 7: [1 dec, 1 dc] 6 times. (12)

Rnd 8: In FLO, [1 inc, 1 dc] 6 times. (18)

Rnd 9: [1 inc, 2 dc] 6 times. (24)

Rnds 10-13: Dc around.

Rnd 14: [1 dec, 6 dc] 3 times. (21)

Rnd 15: In FLO, 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc, 4 slst, 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 dc, 5 slst, 1 htr, 2 tr in next st, 1 htr, 1 slst. (12)

Rnd 16: Working into BLO of Rnd 14, [1 dec, 1 dc] 7 times. (14)

Rnd 17: [1 dec, 1 dc] 7 times. (7)

Finishing: Stuff, sew hole shut and fasten off.

Arms (make 2)

Using A.

Row 1: Ch 5.

Finishing: Fasten off.

Scarf

Using F.

Row 1: Ch 24.

Finishing: Fasten off.

Hat

Using D.

Rnd 1: Work 6 dc into a magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: In BLO, dc around.

Rnd 3: In FLO, 6 inc. (12)

Finishing: Slst and fasten off.

· Embroider a cross on each Window using either C, D or E.

· Embroider a cross on each Present using either C, D or E. Use the excess yarn to tie a bow at the top.

· Twist the Door Wreath pieces together to create a pattern. Make combinations BF, BG and FG.

· Sew the matching ends together for each Door Wreath, creating a circle.

· Sew a Bow at the top of each completed Door Wreath.

· Feed the Bunting pieces in a pattern onto a length of yarn.

· Wrap the Scarf around the Snowman.

· Sew the Arms to the Snowman.

· Sew the Hat to the Snowman.

· Embroider eyes on the Snowman using a scrap of dark brown or black yarn.

· Using B, crochet one House 1 Front to the long edge of House 1 Side. Repeat for the other House 1 Front.

· Using B, crochet Row 1 of each House 1 Roof piece together.

· Stuff House 1 and sew the completed Roof to the completed house.

· Using B, crochet one House 2 Front to the long edge of House 2 Side. Repeat for the other House 2 Front. Remember to stuff as you go.

· Stuff and sew House 3 to House 3 Roof.

· Sew a Door, matching set of 4 Windows, matching set of Presents and a Door Wreath to each of the 3 houses.

· Sew the Wreath onto House 2.

· Sew the Bunting and Star onto House 3.

· Decorate all 3 houses with pom poms and buttons.