Christmas Gnome Crochet Pattern: Free Ornament

Size: about 9 cm (3.5 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (warm skin tone) about 15 yd (14 m), B (forest green) about 10 yd (9 m), C (white) about 5 yd (5 m), D (dusty pink) about 5 yd (5 m)

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Body (make 1, colour A), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnds 5-8 sc in each st around 24
• Rnd 9 (sc 2, dec) x 6 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 10 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 11 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Hat (make 1, colour B), about 4.5 cm (1.8 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 6
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 4 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 5 sc in each st around 12
• Rnd 6 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 7 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 8 sc in each st around 18
• Rnd 9 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 10 sc in each st around 24

Change to colour C.

• Rnds 11-12 sc in each st around 24

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly if you like.

Nose (make 1, colour D), about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 4 sc in MR 4
• Rnd 2 sc in each st around 4
• Rnd 3 inc in each st around 8
• Rnds 4-5 sc in each st around 8

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly if you like.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Body firmly before closing it, and leave a long tail of colour A.
2. Sew the hat to the body at Rnd 5. Pulled down over the top of the body, covering the magic ring, its open edge sewn all the way around at Rnd 5; the white rounds make the cuff.
3. Sew the nose to the body between Rnds 6 and 7. Centred on the front, just under the white cuff.
4. Beard: cut 40 strands of colour C, each 12 cm (5 in) long. Fold each strand in half and knot it through a stitch (a fringe knot) on the front of the body between Rnds 7 and 10, under the nose, about 9 stitches wide. Trim the beard to a point about 4 cm (1.5 in) long and brush it lightly.
5. Thread a length of colour B through the tip of the hat and tie into a hanging loop.
6. Weave in all ends.