Gingerbread House Pocket

KNITTING PATTERN BY AMANDA BERRY

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YARN
- Each pocket uses a few grammes of DK
weight yarn (double knitting or light
worsted weight) in Brown and Cream.

- The sample photographed was knitted in

Paintbox Yarns Simply DK, a 100% acrylic
yarn, in shades Soft Fudge and Champagne
White.

- This yarn or similar DK yarns are

recommended for this pattern.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

- A pair of 3.5mm (US 4) single pointed
needles, minimum length 20cm

- A darning or tapestry needle for seaming

- A 3.5mm crochet hook (US E/4)

- A darning or tapestry needle

- A 30cm length of red and white twine to

make a loop

- A heart shaped button and red ribbon bow

to decorate

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 NOTES ABBREVIATIONS
Introduction: Fill this little Gingerbread House byf Bring the yarn to the front of the work
pocket with Christmas treats and hang from your between the two needles
tree or mantelpiece. Each gift bag is made from
k Knit
two house-shaped pieces, with the roof in garter
stitch with a slipped stitch edge, and the body in k2tog Knit two stitches together (decrease by 1)

stockinette stitch. You can decorate as you like to k3tog Knit three stitches together (decrease by 2)
personalise your project; perhaps add name tags,
kfb Knit into front and back (increase by 1)
or make a set of numbered houses as an advent
calendar. You will only need a few grammes of yarn RS Right side

to make the pocket, so it is an ideal project to use Sl1 Slip the next stitch purl-wise
up ends of a yarn ball to avoid waste.
st(s) Stitch(es)
Work at: This is knitted flat (back and forth) on a
WS Wrong side
pair of single pointed knitting needles, not in the
round. wyif With the yarn at the front of the work

Casting on: Use the cable cast on method unless yo Yarn-over (increase by 1)

otherwise speci ed.

Pull through to cast off: Break the yarn leaving a KNITTING PATTERN
30cm tail, thread the tail onto a tapestry needle
GINGERBREAD HOUSE POCKET
and thread through the sts on the knitting needle,
Make 2. Cast on 3 sts in Cream yarn on single
pulling them off the needle onto the yarn, and pull
pointed 3.5mm needles.
tight to gather together.
⇨ NOTE: The pocket is made from 2 house
One size: The house is approximately 13cm tall x shaped pieces. Start at the top of the roof and work
9.5cm wide in garter stitch with a slipped stitch edge.

Tension: 26 sts x 32 rows for a 10cm x 10cm square Row 1 (WS): Kfb, kfb, sl1 wyif. [5 sts]
in stockinette stitch on 3.5mm needles. Don’t worry
Row 2 (RS): K4, sl1 wyif.
about tension for this pattern, it is not critical.
Row 3: (K1, kfb) 2 times, sl1 wyif. [7 sts]

Row 4: K3, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1 wyif. [7 sts]

Row 5: K1, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, sl1 wyif. [9 sts]
COPYRIGHT © 2022 AMANDA BERRY
This free pattern is for personal use only; NOT for resale Row 6: Knit to the last stitch, sl1 wyif.
All patterns designed by Amanda Berry are protected by Rows 7 to 22: Repeat rows 5 and 6 eight more
international copyright laws. Any unauthorised copying, sharing
or reselling will constitute an infringement of copyright. times. [25 sts]
All rights reserved.
I encourage and permit the sharing of this pattern to raise funds Row 23: K3tog, knit to the last 3 sts, k3tog. [21 sts]
for good causes and charities; however reselling this pattern is
not permitted. Break the Cream working yarn and join Brown.

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fl

fi

 Rows 24 to 45: Starting on a RS knit row, work 22

rows in stockinette.

Cast off all sts.

DOOR & WINDOW

Make 2 (1 door and 1 window). Cast on 2 sts in

Cream yarn on single pointed 3.5mm needles.

⇨ NOTE: The door and window are made from 2

stitch “i-cord” icing which is sewn onto the house.
Unlike regular i-cord which is worked on two DPNs,
this 2 stitch “i-cord” is worked on two single
pointed needles.

Row 1: K1, byf, sl1. [2 sts]

Join your two house pieces together by working a
Next: Repeat row 1 until the piece measures single crochet edging through both pieces around
11.5cm long for the door, or 10cm long for the the Brown sides, using the 3.5mm crochet hook
window. and Cream yarn. Alternatively, you could sew the 2
pieces together and add a decorative border with
Pull through to cast off.
blanket stitch embroidery.

To finish, thread the red and white twine through

MAKING UP the YO holes at the top of each roof and tie the
twine ends together to make a hanging loop. Pop
Block the house pieces (check your chosen yarn
a little gift inside your pocket, and it is ready to
band and block as appropriate). Weave in yarn tails
hang from your tree or mantelpiece.
on the WS.

On one house piece, sew on your door, catching a

stitch on the “i-cord” to a stitch on the house all
the way round (see photo as a guide). You don’t
need to be too precise with the layout as this
should look like wobbly icing.

Sew the 2 ends of the window “i-cord” together,

then sew onto the house in a rectangle shape.
Embroider the window panes inside the frame in
Cream yarn using long stitches in a cross shape in
the middle of the window.

Sew on the heart shaped button for the door

handle, and a ribbon bow on the roof.

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