How to Make a Crochet Gingerbread Village Wreath
Discover how to create this adorable crochet gingerbread village wreath with the help of our pattern guide. Made using some of our favourite yarns at Hobbycraft, this wreath design is cute, contemporary, and colourful, and will be like nothing you've ever crocheted before!
Perfect to create for the festive season, you’ll be able to display this beautiful crochet gingerbread wreath with pride on your front door for all your neighbours to see!
Project and instructions by Hobbycraft Artisan Natalie Beard
You will need
How To Make
You Will Need
* DK Yarn - Sage, Tangerine, Yellow, Lilac, Rose, Mocha, Cornflour, Pink, Aqua, Pistachio, White
* 3.5mm Crochet Hook
* Yarn Needle
* Stitch Markers
* Scissors
* Hot Melt Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
* Toy Stuffing
* 40cm Rattan Wreath
Pattern Notes
This pattern is written using UK crochet terms.
Tension - Work an even fairly tight tension throughout.
Finished Size - Finished size of the wreath measures approximately 41cm by 41cm
Starting chains do not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.
Abbreviations
Ch - Chain
St - Stitch
RS - Right Side
WS - Wrong Side
Slst - Slip Stitch
Dc - Double Crochet
Tr - Treble Crochet
Dc2tog - Double Crochet 2 together (decrease)
Bbl - Bobble Stitch
BLO - Back Loop Only
FLO - Front Loop Only
Make a total of 9 houses, one house in each of the following colours: Sage, Tangerine, Yellow, Lilac, Rose, Mocha, Cornflower, Pink, Aqua.
You will need to make a front and a back in each colour.
Front/Back
Using 3.5mm hook, ch11.
Row 1: 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, and in each ch across, turn. (10dc)
R2 - 10: Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. (10dc)
R11: Ch1, dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog, turn. (8dc)
R12: Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. (8dc)
R13: Ch1, dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog, turn. (6dc)
R14: Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. (6dc)
R15: Ch1, dc2tog, 2dc, dc2tog, turn. (4dc)
R16: Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. (4dc)
R17: Ch1, dc2tog, dc2tog, turn. (2dc)
R18: Ch1, dc in each st across, turn. (2dc)
R19: Ch1, dc2tog, 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 work R20 through both pieces to crochet shut.
Attach 'White' in bottom left corner,
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. For the roof, *1dc, bbl* 3 times, 1dc, 3dc into the point of the roof, *1dc, bbl* 3 times down the other side of the roof, 1dc. Lightly stuff your house, then work 9dc in the side posts of the final side of the house. Join to 1st st with a slst.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Windows (make 18)
Using 3.5mm hook, ch3.
R1: 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1dc, turn. (2dc)
R2: Ch1, 2dc. (2dc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the house.
Door (make 9)
Using 3.5mm hook, ch4.
R1: 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 2dc, turn. (3dc)
R2 - 3: Ch1, 3dc. (3dc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the house.
(make 3)
Do not fasten off either colour after the colour changes.
Using 'Pistachio' and 3.5mm hook, make a MC.
Round 1: 6dc in MC. (6dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 2: 1dc in each st. (6dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 3: *1dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (9dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 4: 1dc in each st. (9dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 5: *2dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (12dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 6: 1dc in each st. (12dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 7: *3dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (15dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 8: 1dc in each st. (15dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 9: *4dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (18dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 10: 1dc in each st. (18dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 11: *5dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (21dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 12: 1dc in each st. (21dc)
Change to 'Pistachio'
Rnd 13: *6dc, 2dc in next* 3 times. (24dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 14: 1dc in each st. (24dc)
Fasten off 'White' and continue to work with 'Pistachio'.
Rnd 15: In BLO, *2dc, dc2tog* 6 times. (18dc)
Begin stuffing with toy stuffing.
Rnd 16: *1dc, dc2tog* 6 times. (12dc)
Rnd 17: *dc2tog* 6 times. (6dc)
Fasten off 'Pistachio' and join 'Mocha'.
Rnd 18: In FLO, 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Rnd 19 - 20: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew shut.
(Make 1)
Using 'Pistachio' and 3.5mm hook,
Repeat rnds 1 - 14 of the Stripe Christmas Tree pattern in Pistachio yarn only and work in BLO for every row.
Continue to repeat rnds 15 - 20 of the Stripe Christmas Tree.
For the texture, work [2dc] in FLO of each st on rnds 1 - 14.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Star
Using 'Yellow' and 3.5mm hook, make a MC.
Rnd 1: [1dc, picot] in MC 5 times, slst in the 1st dc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach to the tree.
Bauble (make 7)
Make in a selection of different colours. Using 3.5mm hook, make a MC.
Rnd 1: Work 6dc in the MC (6dc)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach to the tree.
Attach the star to the top of the tree.
Attach the baubles around the sides of the tree.
(Make 2)
Do not fasten off either colour after the colour change.
Using 'White' and 3.5mm hook, make a MC.
Rnd 1: Work 6dc in the MC. (6dc)
Rnd 2 - 4: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'Pink'
Rnd 5 - 6: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Begin stuffing lightly with toy stuffing.
Change to 'White'
Rnd 7 - 10: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'Pink'
Rnd 11 - 12: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 13 - 16: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'Pink'
Rnd 17 - 18: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 19 - 22: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'Pink'
Rnd 23 - 24: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Change to 'White'
Rnd 25 - 28: 1dc in each st around. (6dc)
Fasten off and sew shut.
Bow
Using 'Pistachio' and 3.5mm hook, ch50.
Row 1: Slst in the 2nd ch from hook, 48slst. (49slst)
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Tie into a bow and sew to the Candy Canes.
(make 2 small, 2 medium, 2 large and 1 extra-large)
Using 'Cream' and 3.5mm hook, make a MC.
Rnd 1: Ch3 (counts as 1st tr), 11tr in MC. (12tr)
Rnd 2: 2tr in each st around. (24tr)
Fasten off here for small round.
Rnd 3: *1tr, 2tr in the next st* 12times. (36tr)
Fasten off here for medium round.
Rnd 4: *2tr, 2tr in the next st* 12 times. (48tr)
Fasten off here for large round.
Rnd 5: *3tr, 2tr in the next st* 12 times. (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.
