Check out this free crochet gingerbread house pattern to make a crochet ornament. An easy and fun crochet gingerbread house. You can use this Christmas ornament on your Christmas tree or as a shelf ornament. It has a very soft texture because it is made of soft parfait yarn. The gingerbread house, one of the most important symbols of Christmas, is now coming to your home as a crochet Christmas ornament. Merry Christmas.

Designer: the_yarning_portal

Crochet gingerbread house

Materials:

Brown (parfait)
White (parfait)
White (worsted)
Red (worsted)
Green (worsted)
Hooks: 5mm.
Darning needle.
Stuffing.
Pins (optional)
4 stitch markers.

Abbreviations:

sc- single crochet
inc- increase
dec- decrease
ch- chain
slst- slip stitch
st- stitch
sk- skip
FO- fasten off

Walls

Worked in rows, with ch 1 and turn and the end of each.
In brown:
Ch 6
R1. starting in the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch (5)
R2-5. (4 rows): 1 sc in each st (5)
Place 1st st marker between R5 and R6.
R6. 1 sc in each st. ch 2 (5)
R7. starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each st (6)
R8. 5 sc, inc (7)
R9. dec, 5 sc (6)
R10. 5 sc (5), this row will end 1st before the end of the row.
Place 2nd st marker between R10 and R11.
Repeat R1-R10.
FO.
Leave tail for sewing.

Using the brown tail, sew the two short edges together.
Find one of the spots you have placed a st marker (between R5 and R6, R10 and R11, R15 and R16, R20 and R1).
Fold the two rows together and attach the white yarn at one end.
Sc through both rows from one edge to the other.
FO.
Do this for all 4 corners.

Roof

Worked in rows with 1 ch and turn and the end of each.
Start in brown:
Ch 14.
R1. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in each st (13)
R2-R7. (6 rows): 1 sc in each st (13)
Swithc to white.
R5. Turn your piece and 1 sc along all 4 edges (40)
FO.
Leave tail of brown.
Fold roof in half so short edges touch. Attach white to the edge of the center of the roof and sc along fold.
Fasten off.

Floor

Worked in rows with ch 1 and turn and the end of each.
In brown.
Ch 6.
R1. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in each st (5)
R2-R5. (4 rows): 1 sc in each st (5)
Fasten off.

Chimney

Worked in rows with ch 1 and turn and the end of each.
Start in brown.
Ch 4.
R1. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook 1 sc in each st (3)
R2-4. (3 rows): 1 sc in each st (3)
Switch to white.
R5. Turn your piece and sc along the unfished edge (4)
FO.
Leave tails for both brown and white.
Sew the finished edges together to form a cylinder.

Assembly

Attach the white to one corner of the floor.
You will sc around the floor and the bottom of the walls all the way around.
FO.
Using the tail of the roof, sew the roof to the walls.
Your stitches should go through the top stitches of the walls and the row between the brown and white of the roof.
Make sure to place the point of the roof over the points of the walls.
Stuff before fully closing.

Attach the chimney to one side of the roof using the tail left on the chimney.
Using the darning needle and white worsted yarn embroider the door and windows.
Use the red and green (or other colors) to decorate as you see fit your gingerbread house.