Christmas Gnome

Free Christmas Gnome crochet tutorial by @kurlova_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a gnome in a hat with a fluffy beard. For this amigurumi project, you can use any cotton blend yarn: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, and similar options. For the beard, you will need fluffy yarn such as Alize Softy or Adelia Sofia.

The gnome is crocheted, while the hat is knitted.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: white (03), red (90), light blue (33)
• Alize Softy yarn: white (55)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 2.5 mm knitting needles
• Toy stuffing
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• sl st — slip stitch
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Christmas Gnome Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Legs (2 pieces)

Start crocheting with red yarn.

1: 5 ch
2: inc in second chain from hook, 2 sc, 4 sc in last chain, 2 sc, inc
3: 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc
4: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc
5: 2 inc, 6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc
6: 28 sc
7: 28 sc in BLO
8: 28 sc in both loops
9: 13 sc, 2 dec, 11 sc (26)

If your round has shifted while crocheting, make a sl st and make sure the beginning-of-round marker is in the center of the heel.

10: 9 sc, 4 dec, 9 sc (22)
11: 9 sc, 2 dec, 9 sc (20)
12: 20 sc

Switch to light blue yarn.

13: 20 sc
14: 8 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc (18)
15: 18 sc

Switch to white.

16-17: 18 sc

Change color every two rounds.

34-35: 18 sc in light blue

Fold the piece in half and crochet 9 sc through both layers.

Arms (2 pieces)

Start crocheting with red yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc
3-6: 12 sc

In round 7, start crocheting the thumb.

7: 5 sc, 2 ch, in the 5th chain crochet 3 hdc, 4 loops remain on the hook, crochet them together, sl st in the same stitch, 7 sc
8: 5 sc, dec through the top loops of the thumb, immediately through 3 front loops, 7 sc (13)
9: 13 sc
10: 5 sc, dec, 6 sc (12)
11: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)

Stuff the mitten with filling.
Switch to light blue yarn.
12-25: 10 sc in light blue (14 rounds)

Fold the arm in half and crochet 5 sc through both layers.

Body

Start crocheting with light blue yarn.

1: 6 in MR
2: 6 inc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10-11: 54 sc

Next, we will crochet the legs into the body.

12: 2 sc, 9 sc together with a leg, 4 sc, 9 sc together with a leg, 30 sc
13-17: 54 sc (5 rounds)
18: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
19: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
20-34: 42 sc

Crochet in the arms.

35: 4 sc, 5 sc together with an arm, 16 sc, 5 sc together with an arm, 12 sc
36: 42 sc
37: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
38: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
39: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
40: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
41: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
42: (1 sc, dec) x 4

Nose

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6: 18 sc

Fasten off and hide the yarn tail. Sew the nose on at the level of the arms, lightly stuffing it with filling.

Hat

Cast on 42 stitches on 2.5 mm needles.

1-2: 1x1 ribbing (k1, p1)
3-10: stockinette stitch (8 rows)

Then continue in stockinette stitch, but in each right-side row make 1 dec at the beginning and at the end of the row (do not forget the edge stitches). Work wrong-side rows without changes. Continue until there are three stitches left on the needles. Pull the stitches tight and seam the hat.