Christmas Gnome Free Crochet Pattern

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: green, beige and white color, a bit of red for the mittens, crochet hook 3 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZE

The ready gnome is approx. 23 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)
• Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
• Please note that I use US crochet terms. 
• Gnome can be made in any desired colours.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

Front Post Double Crochet:

Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches

Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook

Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice. 

One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.

INSTRUCTIONS

Start with green color yarn.

BODY

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)

Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)

Rnd 9: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)

Rnd 10: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 11: *sc in each of next 8 sts, inc* (60 sts)

Rnd 12-26: sc in each of next 60 sts

Rnd 27: *dec, sc in each of next 8 sts* (54 sts)

Rnd 28-30: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 31: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 sts)

Rnd 32-34: sc in each of next 48 sts

Rnd 35: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 sts)

Rnd 36-37: sc in each of next 42 st

Rnd 38: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 sts)

Rnd 39-40: sc in each of next 36 st

Rnd 41: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 sts)

Rnd 42: sc in each of next 4 sts

Rnd 43: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 sts)

To add weight to the bottom, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets.

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 44: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)

Rnd 45: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 sts)

Rnd 46: *dec*

Cast off.

ARM (2x)

Start with skin color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4-7: sc in each of next 18 sts

Rnd 8: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 sts)

Stuff slightly

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 12 sts

Change the color

Rnd 10-21: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 22: *dec* 6 times

Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing.

NOSE

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4-6: sc in each of next 18 sts

Rnd 7: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 sts)

Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing.

HAT

Work with green color yarn

Rnd 1: 4 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2-3: sc in each of next 4 sts

Rnd 4: *sc in next st, inc* (6 sts)

Rnd 5-6: sc in each of next 6 sts

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (8 sts)

Rnd 8-9: sc in each of next 9 sts

Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (10 sts)

Rnd 11-12: sc in each of next 10 sts

Rnd 13: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (12 sts)

Rnd 14-15: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 16: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 17: sc in each of next 18 sts

Rnd 18: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 19-21: sc in each of next 24 sts

Rnd 22: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)

Rnd 23-25: sc in each of next 30 sts

Rnd 26: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)

Rnd 27-29: sc in each of next 36 sts

Rnd 30: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)

Rnd 31-32: sc in each of next 42 sts

Rnd 33: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)

Rnd 34-35: sc in each of next 48 sts

Rnd 36: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)

Rnd 37-38: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 39: *sc in each of next 9 sts, inc* (60 sts)

Rnd 40-41: sc in each of next 60 sts

Bind off.

RUFFLES

R 1: Make ca 110 cm long crochet chain.

R 2: ch1, *sc in next st, ch7, skip next 5 sts, sc in next st, ch5, skip next 5 sts*, repeat from* to* till the end of row.

R 3: ch3, into ch-7 space work: *dc, picot (ch3, sl st in the first chain)* 9 times; ch1, sc into next ch-5 space.

MITTEN (2x)

Work with red color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in einen Magic Ring

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each of next 6 sts (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 9: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 stitches)

Rnd 10: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Rnd 11: 2 sc in each of next stitch. Bind off.

Embroider snowflakes.

BEARD

Using any desired yarn cut about 16 cm lengths, 

fold in half, loop through the stitches. Using tapestry needle you can split the yarn so it looks more like a beard.

ASSEMBLY

Sew arms to the body.

Attach the nose to the head of the gnome.

Sew hat onto the body so that it molds around the nose a little. Weave in all ends.

Sew ruffles to the hat with distance of 3-4 rows. Decorated it with your imagination.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!