Free Crochet Pattern
Christmas Gnome

Designed by MomwithaHook Creations

According to the author, this little Christmas gnome has been causing all sorts of shenanigans around the internet, and his adventures aren't over yet.

Inspired by a gnome pattern found on the web, but lost in cyberspace years ago, this little guy stands about three inches high.

Materials:

Caron Wintuk 4 ply acrylic yarn in blue, white, cream (face color), red, yellow, and brown
Size e crochet hook
fiber fill stuffing
2 black safety eyes

NOTE: Crochet in the round, do not join unless noted. Crochet Gnome Pattern Instructions

Ch 2
1: 6 sc in second ch from hook (6sc)
2: 2 sc in each st around (12sc)
3: 1 sc, 2sc around (18sc)
4: 1sc around in back loops only (18sc)
5 - 6: 1sc around (18sc)

7: 1 sc around, sl st in first sc, end off

Join Brown in any st with sc

8: 1 sc in each st around, join with a slip st to first sc (18sc)
9: 1 sc in first 8 stitches, add yellow and 1 sc in next 2 stitches, add brown 1 sc in next 8 stitches. (18sc)
sl stitch to first sc end off. (stuff)

Join Blue in any st with sc

10: 1 sc around (18sc) join with a sl st to first sc
11 - 12: repeat row 10 (18 sc)

13: Dec over next 2sc, 1sc repeat around (12sc) sl st to first sc end off. (stuff)

,Join white in front st with sc (back loops only)

14: 1 sc in back loop only 5 x's, 1 sc next 7 st (12sc) Join with sl st to first sc
15: 1 sc around (12sc)
16: Change to face color(cream) sc 4x's, carry white, change to white 1 sc around(8sc) carry cream, change to cream and sc 4x's then change to white sc for 8 stitches (12sc) End cream
17: 1 sc around with white (12sc)

18: Repeat row 17 (12sc) join with sl st to first sc. End off (stuff)

Beard - with white join to first of 5 front loop sc

19: sc in each front loop (5sc) ch 1 turn
20: decrease over next 2sc, 1sc, decrease over next 2sc (3sc) ch 1 turn
21: decrease over next 2sc, 1sc (2sc) ch 1 turn
22: dec over next 2sc (1sc) end off and stuff.
Join with Red in any st with a sc
23: 1 sc around (12sc)

24: decrease over next 2sc, 1sc around to the end. (stuff) end with a point. End off.

You can sew on a bead to the belt and add cross-stitch some eyes or glue google eyes on. Make it yours!

Pattern licensed under a Creative Commons License. Some rights reserved by Squidoo writer MomwithAHook