​Crochet Gingerbread Decoration

You’ll need:

Odds of Red Heart Soft, medium weight #4 yarn, color – Toast;

Odds of Red Heart Soft, medium weight #4 yarn, color – White;

Crochet hook 5 mm;

Beads;

Buttons.

Size: 3”.

Instructions

Heart with White Edging

With brown color – Ch 4,

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1,  DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2.  Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),

Ch 1, HDC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), HDC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in top of first St of previous round, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, then SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),

Ch 1,  SC in Ch-1 (insert hook in Ch stitch under 2 strands, not in Ch-1 space), SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Cut the yarn leaving about 5” tail.

Rnd 4. Decorative edge. Join white color into last Sl St of previous Rnd.

Ch 1, Sl St in 2nd Ch of Ch 3 at the beginning of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St in next Ch, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from *  around to Ch 3, Ch 1, Sl St in 1st Ch of Ch 3 at the end of previous Rnd, Ch 1, Sl St in next Ch, Ch 1, Sl St into same place where you joined white color.

Assembly

Fasten off and weave in all ends except two in different colors to make a loop for hanging the heart on the tree. Embroider your crochet Gingerbread Hearts and embellish with beads and snowflake buttons.