Jingles Gnome

Free crochet tutorial for Jingles Gnome by Inna Antonova @_hand.made.studio_.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush little gnome. Any plush yarn will work for the amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, and others. The beard can be made from white fluffy Softy yarn.

The finished toy measures about 32 cm, or about 61 cm with the hat.

Materials and tools

• Plush yarn (for the gnome)
• YarnArt Jeans yarn (for the pants)
• Alize Softy fluffy yarn (for the beard)
• 3-4 mm crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dc — double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Jingles Gnome crochet pattern

Body

Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn, color 30306.

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: (inc) x 7 (14)
3: (inc; 1 sc) x 7 (21)
4: (inc: 2 sc) x 7 (28)
5: (inc; 3 sc) x 7 (35)
6: (inc; 4 sc) x 7 (42)
7: (inc; 5 sc) x 7 (49)
8: (7 sc; inc) x 5; 8 sc; inc (55)
9-18: no changes, 55 sc (55) (10 rows)
19: (16 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (52)
20: (15 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (49)
change yarn to the face color (mine is 30333)
21: no changes, 49 sc (49)
22: (14 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (46)
23: no changes, 46 sc (46)
24: (14 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (43)
25: no changes, 43 sc (43)
26: (12 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (40)
27: no changes, 40 sc (40)
28: (11 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (37)
29: no changes, 37 sc (37)
30: (10 sc; dec) x 3; 1 sc (34)
31: no changes, 34 sc (34)
32: (3 sc; dec) x 6; 4 sc (28)
stuff halfway
33: (2 sc; dec) x 6; 4 sc (22)
34: (1 sc; dec) x 7; 1 sc (15)
finish stuffing
35: decrease to the end

Hat

Use the main yarn.

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc; 1 sc) x 3 (9)
3-5: no changes, 9 sc (9) (3 rows)
6: (2 sc; inc) x 3 (12)
7: (3 sc; inc) x 3 (15)
8: (4 sc; inc) x 3 (18)
9: (5 sc; inc) x 3 (21)
10-21: no changes, 21 sc (21) (12 rows)
22: (6 sc; inc) x 3 (24)
23: (7 sc; inc) x 3 (27)
24: (8 sc; inc) x 3 (30)
25: (9 sc; inc) x 3 (33)
26: (10 sc; inc) x 3 (36)
27: (11 sc; inc) x 3 (39)
28: (12 sc; inc) x 3 (42)
29-43: no changes, 42 sc (42) (15 rows)
44: (13 sc: inc) x 3 (45)
45-47: no changes, 45 sc (45) (3 rows)
48: (14 sc; inc) x 3 (48)

Change yarn for the edging (or keep the same yarn), for example to Softy yarn.

49-51: no changes, 48 sc (48) (3 rows)

Nose

Use the main yarn in the face color. Mine is Dolphin 80333. Crochet around a chain of chain stitches, forming an oval.

1: 4 ch (3-in-1; sc) x 2 (8)
2: ((inc) x 3; sc) x 2 (14)
3: ((inc; sc) 3; sc) x 2 (20)
4: no changes, 20 sc (20)
5: ((dec; sc) x 3; sc) x 2 (14)

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing on the nose.

Arms

Softy yarn, color 183, 2.5 mm hook.

Thumb 2 pcs

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2-3: no changes, 6 sc (6)

Cut the yarn.

Palm 2 pcs

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3-6: no changes, 12 sc (12) (4 rows)
7: join the thumb and palm - 5 sc along the palm; decrease one palm stitch and one thumb stitch together; then 4 sc along the thumb stitches: decrease one thumb stitch and one palm stitch together; 3 sc along the palm, decrease (15)
8: no changes, 15 sc (15)
9: (3 sc; dec) x 3 (12)
10: no changes, 12 sc (12)
change yarn to the cuff color (mine is white)
11: (inc; sc) x 6 (18)
12-13: no changes, 18 sc (18) (2 rows)
14: (dec) x 9 (9)
change yarn to the main body color (mine is Dolphin 30306)
15: 4 sc (4)
16: inc; 3 sc (5)
17: inc; 4 sc (6)
17: inc: 4 sc (6)
18-19: no changes, 6 sc (6) (2 rows)

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Boots

YarnArt Velour yarn in red. 3.5 mm hook.

1: 6 ch; in the 3rd ch from hook, 3 sc; 3-in-1; 2 sc; inc (10)
2: inc; 2 sc; (inc) x 3; 2 sc; 2 inc (16)
3: inc; 3 sc; (inc; 1 sc) x 3; 2 sc; (inc; 1 sc) x 2 (22)
4: in back loops only, no changes, double crochet stitches 22 dc (22)
5: 20 dc; dec (21)
6: 5 dc; 5 dec; 6 dc (16)
7: 5 dc; crochet 1 dc out of 5 dc from the previous row; 6 dc (12)
begin stuffing
8: (3 dc; inc) x 3 (15)
9: (4 dc; inc) x 3 (18)
10: in back loops only, 8 dec; 3 sc (10)
finish stuffing
11: sc decreases until the piece is closed

Cut the yarn. Attach yarn to row 9 through the front loop only.

12: 18 dc (18)

Fasten off.

Pants/tights

I used black and white YarnArt Jeans yarn alternately, 3 mm hook, one row in each color (black, white, black, etc.).

1: 9 ch 9 sc (9)
change color
2: no changes, 9 sc (9)
change color
3: no changes, 9 sc (9)
change color
4: no changes, 9 sc (9)
change color
5: no changes, 9 sc (9)
change color
6: no changes, 9 sc (9)
change color
7: no changes, 9 sc (9)

Finish, leaving a tail for sewing.

Next, assemble the little gnome

I first sewed the pants to the boots, and then sewed everything together to the body, adding a little stuffing.

Sew on the arms and nose. I used half beads for the eyes and simply glued them on. The nose and cheeks are tinted with pastels.

I cut strands of white Softy yarn and made the little gnome's beard. Adjust the fullness however you like.

That's it! Your sweet crocheted little gnome is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @_hand.made.studio_.