Hey there, crochet enthusiasts, let's grab hook and yarn and make this lovely gnome with a witch hat, spider and a pumpkin together with this detailed free pattern! It´s a perfect gift for friends, coworkers or relatives. Not only for Halloween! You can make it in any desired colors. The pattern comes with easy-to-follow written instructions and photo tutorial. The photo tutorial contains helpful step-by-step pictures to make the project as easy to follow as possible.
SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: purple, lavender and white, light green and grey, a bit of black for the spider and brown for the stem, crochet hook 3 mm, scissors, yarn needle, Fiberfil stuffing.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 19 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
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 in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless 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.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the number of times needed.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
INSTRUCTIONS
The gnome consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then you will sew them together.
BODY
Work with grey color of the yarn
Round 1: 6 single crochets into a Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 9: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 10 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Rounds 11-20: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 21: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Rounds 22-24: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Rounds 26-27: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Start stuffing the body.
Round 28: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Rounds 29-30: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 31: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 32: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
To add weight to the bottom of your amigurumi, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets. Stuff the body firmly.
Round 33: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 34: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 35: *decrease* 6 times. Fasten off. Hide yarn ends.
ARM (2x)
Start crocheting with white color of the yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
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Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)
Change the color of the yarn to grey
Round 8 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Change the color of the yarn to lavender
Round 10 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Rounds 11-12: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Change the color of the yarn to grey
Round 13 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Change the color of the yarn to lavender
Round 15 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Rounds 16-17: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Stuff slightly.
Change the color of the yarn to grey
Round 17 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 18: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 19-21: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 22: *decrease* 6 times
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.
NOSE
Crochet using beige color of the yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Rounds 5-7: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Stuff the nose slightly.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the nose to your gnome.
HAT
Crochet using purple color of the yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into a Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 3-4: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Rounds 6-7: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 8: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch* (18 stitches)
Round 9-11: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 12: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 13: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 7 stitches: single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Rounds 14-16: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 17: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches; single crochet in each of next 7 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 16th round and through the back loop of the 13th round); single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 18: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 19: *increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 20: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 14 stitches: single crochet in each of next 14 stitches, single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Rounds 21-23: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 24: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches; single crochet in each of next 14 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 23rd round and through the back loop of the 20th round); single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 25: *increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (42 stitches)
Round 26: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 27: *increase, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (48 stitches)
Rounds 28-29: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 30: *increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (54 stitches)
Round 31: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 32: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches*
Rounds 33-34: single crochet in each of next stitch till the end of the round.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
BEARD
Crochet using white color of the yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 4: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 5: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (15 stitches)
Round 6: *increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 7: *increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (21 stitches)
Round 8: *increase, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 9: *increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (27 stitches)
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 27 stitches
Round 11: *increase, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Round 13: *increase, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches* (33 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 33 stitches
Round 15: *increase, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 16-20: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Do not stuff. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the beard to the body of your gnome.
SPIDER
Crochet using black color of the yarn or any of your wish
HEAD
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch* (9 stitches)
Round 3: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 4: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (6 stitches)
Do not fasten off.
BODY
Round 5: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 7-9: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 10: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 11: *decrease* 6 times
Fasten off, hide yarn ends.
LEG (6x)
Chain 10 stitches, slip stitch into the second chain from the hok and each of next 9 stitches.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew legs to the body of your spider. Embroider eyes and stripes on the body of the spider using while color of the yarn or any you wish.
ASSEMBLY
Since all the elements of your amigurumi are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sewing needle.
Arms are attached to the body now. Position arms and using the yarn left sew them to the body of your gnome. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.
Mark where you want the nose to be placed with pins and sew it with the yarn left to the head of your gnome. Attach the spider to the hat. Then sew the hat onto the head so that it molds around the nose a little. Hide all yarn ends.
PUMPKIN
Crochet with light green yarn or any color of your choice.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2 (working into the back loop): increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7 (working into the back loop): *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Rounds 8-12 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 13 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 14 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 15 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
To add weight to the bottom, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets. Stuff the body firmly.
Round 16 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 17 (working into the back loop): *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 18: *decrease* 6 times. Fasten off.
Before you close the opening completely make sure you´ve put enough stuffing. Secure the yarn and pull the tail back through the top, down to the bottom center to hide it.
Now create more shape if desired:
Insert the needle in the middle of the hole and push it all the way to the middle of the other side, pull the yarn tight, wrap thread around the pumpkin, then thread through the top center to the bottom center, pull tight to form a segment. Repeat 5 more times making sure each segment is evenly sized. Weave in yarn ends.
STEM
Crochet using brown or dark green color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Rounds 2-3: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 4: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (9 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches)
Round 6 (working into the front loop): increase every stitch (12 stitches)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff slightly.
Sew the stem to the pumpkin.
Great job! Your tiny pumpkin is complete!
I hope you enjoyed crocheting the gnome and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished items, so share a picture here or on Instagram by tagging me @tansuluucrafthaus.
Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!
