Crocheted Gnome Pattern – 3″ high

Last updated on January 4th, 2024 at 12:25 am

This little Christmas gnome has been causing all sorts of shenanigans around the internet for decades and his adventures aren’t over yet.

Inspired by a crocheted gnome pattern found on the web, but lost in cyberspace many years ago, this little guy stands about three inches high. If he’s not the original “crocheted gnome” that has become so trendy in recent years, then he’s the inspiration – just teeny and slimmer than today’s plumper version.

This teeny crocheted gnome, however, is perfectly sized for a Christmas ornament or a little gift for anyone who loves gnomes.

Designed by MomwithaHook Creations

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Materials:

• Caron Wintuk 4 ply acrylic yarn in blue, white, cream (face color), red, yellow, and brown (Note: Wintuk is discontinued but there are many Aran and worsted weight yarns substitutes.)
• Size e crochet hook (Amazon)
• fiber fill stuffing
• 2 black safety eyes

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

Crocheted Gnome

Free 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 eyes or glue google eyes on. Just use a yarn needle to add a hanging thread for Christmas tree decorating. Make it yours!

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

Crocheted Gnomes are Having a Moment

Editor’s Update: All sorts of crochet patterns for gnomes are now available on the net, free and paid. I hope that our free three inch gnome pattern, published here in 2014, inspired a few of them.

Here’s three of my favorite free patterns to make adorable crocheted gnomes.

I love them all. Wherever you find him, I hope there’s a homemade gnome out there just calling your name. Enjoy!

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