Cornflower Gnome

Free crochet tutorial for the Cornflower Gnome by Nazeli.

Using this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi gnome wearing a hat. Any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn with a matching crochet hook will work well for this amigurumi project.

The finished toy measures about 20 cm from the top of the hat to the feet.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Cotton Gold yarn
• Fluffy yarn for the beard
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill
• Cardboard
• Slicker brush
• Needle for sewing the parts together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Cornflower Gnome Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Body

Start crocheting with milk-colored yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)

Take a piece of cardboard, cut out a circle matching the shape you made, and place it inside. Switch to dark blue yarn. Cut the milk-colored yarn, leaving a long tail so you can later work a crab stitch through the back loops.

Rounds 9-23: 48 sc (48) (16 rounds) (work Round 9 in the front loops only)
Round 24: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 25: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 26: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 27: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24), stuff firmly
Round 28: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 29: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 30: 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn.

Nose

Crochet with beige yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7: 24 sc (24)
8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the nose lightly
9: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
10: 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing the nose to the body.

Arms (make 2)

Start crocheting with beige yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-4: 12 sc (12)
5: (dec, 4 sc) x 2 (10)
Change to dark blue yarn
6-15 r: 10 sc (10)
16: 5 dec (5)

Do not stuff the arm. Fold it in half and crochet 4 sc through both sides, fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing.

Secure the hair. Brush it out.

Cornflower-Shaped Hat

Start crocheting with bright blue yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc (24)
6: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7: 30 sc (30)
8: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
9-12: 36 sc (36)
13: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
14-16: 42 sc (42)
17: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
18-19: 48 sc (48)
20: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
21: 54 sc (54)
22: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
23-24: 60 sc (60)
25: (sc, 4 sc in one stitch) x to the end of the round
26: change the yarn color to dark blue and crochet one round of sl st

Green Part

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-7: 18 sc (18)
8: (7 ch, work along the bottom edge of the chain: hsc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, hsc, sl st, 2 sl st around) x continue to the end of the round

Insert wire inside and sew it to the hat. Stuff the hat and sew it to the body; sew the arms to the body as well.