Gingerbread House by Amanda Berry

Gingerbread House

Knitting
December 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1530 yards (1399 m)
5½" (14cm) wide 6¾" (17cm) tall 5½" (14cm) deep
English
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Knit up a Gingerbread House for a festive treat. This pattern incorporates a two-colour trellis stitch to make the roof tiles. This is a squidgy house, but you can make a more structured version by cutting cardboard or plastic mesh pieces the same size as the knitted house pieces, and place these inside when you sew together.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the house is knitted in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round), and some of the decorative elements are i-cord which is worked on two DPNs.

NEEDLES
A pair each of 3.5mm single pointed knitting needles and DPNs (US 4).

RECOMMENDED YARN
Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; one 100g/280m skein in each colour

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, toy filling, buttons and ribbon bow for decorations.

SIZES
One size only - 14cm wide x 17cm tall x 14cm deep.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, increases and decreases, a little embroidery to decorate, and seaming to finish.

PATTERN INFO
This knitting pattern is a pdf download, 6 pages, and written in English. Patterns for personal use only; not for resale. Copyright © 2020 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.