How to Make a Crochet Gingerbread Village Wreath

Tension:

Work an even fairly tight tension throughout.

Finished size:

Finished size of the wreath measures approximately 41cm by 41cm

Gingerbread House:

Make 9 houses in the following colours, Sage, Tangerine, Yellow, Lilac, Rose, Mocha, Cornflower, Pink, Aqua.

Make 1x front and 1x back of the Gingerbread house in the same colour. You will need to make 9x fronts and 9x backs for each house.

Ch11

R1. 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 9dc, turn (10dc)

R2-10. Ch1 (does not count as st), 10dc, turn (10dc)

R11. Ch1 (does not count as st), dec, 6dc, dec, turn (8dc)

R12. Ch1 (does not count as st), 8dc, turn (8dc)

R13. Ch1 (does not count as st), dec, 4dc, dec, turn (6dc)

R14. Ch1 (does not count as st), 6dc, turn (6dc)

R15. Ch1 (does not count as st), dec, 2dc, dec, turn (4dc)

R16. Ch1 (does not count as st), 4dc, turn (4dc)

R17. Ch1 (does not count as st), 2dec, turn (2dc)

R18. Ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc, turn (2dc)

R19. Ch1 (does not count as st), dec, turn (1dc)

Fasten off and sew in the ends. When you have made 1x front and 1x back in the same colour yarn, put them on top of each other (RS facing out) and you will now work through both pieces to crochet shut.

White

R20. Working in the 1st corner, along the bottom edge. 2dc in the 1st st, 8dc, 2dc in the next corner, work 9dc in the side posts of the Gingerbread house. The roof, work (1dc, bbl) 3times, 1dc, 3dc into the point of the roof, work (1dc, bbl) 3times down the other side of the roof, 1dc. You will now need to start to lightly stuff your house, now work 9dc in the side posts of the final side of the house.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.

Ch3

R1. 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1dc, turn (2dc)

R2. Ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc (2dc)

Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the house.

Ch4

R1. 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 2dc, turn (3dc)

R2-3. Ch1 (does not count as st), 3dc (3dc)

Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the house.

Work the 1st row in Pistachio, 2nd row in White and the work tow 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15-20 in Pistachio. Work all other rows in White.

Pistachio

Mc

R1.6dc in mc (6dc)

White

R2. 1dc in each st (6dc)

Pistachio

R3. [1dc, inc] 3times (9dc)

White

R4. 1dc in each st (9dc)

Pistachio

R5. [2dc, inc] 3times (12dc)

White

R6. 1dc in each st (12dc)

Pistachio

R7. [3dc, inc] 3times (15dc)

White

R8. 1dc in each st (15dc)

Pistachio

R9. [4dc, inc] 3times (18dc)

White

R10. 1dc in each st (18dc)

Pistachio

R11. [5dc, inc] 3times (21dc)

White

R12. 1dc in each st (21dc)

Pistachio

R13. [6dc, inc] 3times (24dc)

White

R14. 1dc in each st (24dc)

Fasten off White and continue to work with Pistachio.

R15. BLs [2dc, dec] 6times (18dc)

Start to stuff with fibre filling.

R16. [1dc, dec] 6times (12dc)

R17. [dec] 6times (6dc)

Fasten off Pistachio and join Mocha.

R18. FLs 1dc in each st around (6dc)

R19-20. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Fasten off and sew shut.

Pistachio Repeat

R1-14 of the Stripe Christmas Tree pattern in Pistachio yarn only and work in BLs for every Row.

Continue to repeat R15-20 of the Stripe Christmas Tree.

For the Texture, work [2dc] in each FL on R1-14.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.

Yellow

Mc

R1. [1dc, picot] in the mc 5times, slst in the 1st dc.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.

Make x7 in a selection of different colours.

Mc

R1. Work 6dc in the mc (6dc)

You will work White and Pink yarn, do not fasten of either colour after the colour change.

White

Mc

R1. Work 6dc in the mc (6dc)

R2-4. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Pink

R5-6. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Start to lightly stuff with fibre filling.

White

R7-10. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Pink

R11-12. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

White

R13-16. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Pink

R17-18. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

White

R19-22. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Pink

R23-24. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

White

R25-28. 1dc in each st around (6dc)

Fasten off and sew shut.

Pistachio

Ch50

R1. 1slst in the 2nd ch from hook, 48slst (49slst)

Fasten off and sew in the ends. Tie a bow and sew to the Candy Canes.

Cream

Mc

R1. Ch3 (counts as 1st tr), 11tr in mc (12tr)

R2. 2tr in each st around (24tr)

Fasten off here for small round.

R3. [1tr, 2tr in the next st] 12times (36tr)

Fasten off here for medium round.

R4. [2tr, 2tr in the next st] 12times (48tr)

Fasten off here for large round.

R5. [3tr, 2tr in the next st] 12times (60tr)

Fasten off here for extra-large round.

Sew in your ends.

For the surface crochet, use a contrasting colour and work between each row. Alternatively, you can embroider using a chain stitch between each row.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.