Gingerbread Granny square by Donna Browne

Gingerbread Granny square

Crochet
September 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in dc
4.0 mm (G)
153 - 164 yards (140 - 150 m)
10"
US
English
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This festive Christmas granny square features a cozy gingerbread cottage with candy cane pillars, icing roof trim, peppermint candy accents, windows, door, chimney, and decorative wreath, all framed inside a granny square and to top it off a cute little gingerbread man!

Perfect for: Christmas blankets, Pillows, Festive wall hangings, Seasonal tote bags, Advent projects.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

WRITTEN IN ENGLISH US CROCHET TERMS WITH ABBREVIATIONS FOR UK

MATERIALS

DK / Weight 3 yarn.

I used small amounts of Yarnsmiths Create DK 290 metres per 100g in the following shades: Brown (Vanilla Fudge) 30 metres, Cream 80 metres, Green (Christmas Green) 10 metres, Red (Scarlet Red) 12 metres and White 5 metres.

4 mm Crochet Hook

Needle

Scissors

Pins

FINISHED SIZE

10”

The square can also be made in Aran / Weight 4 yarn with a 5 mm crochet hook which will make the square around 12”, extra rounds could also be added.

The PDF is 8 pages with plenty of progress photos and a link to a full video tutorial.