Plush Gnome

Author: Zhenya Korobinskaya
Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi plush gnome

Free Plush Gnome crochet tutorial by Zhenya Korobinskaya @owls_happiness.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush gnome. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project. For the beard, you can use Nako Paris or Alize Softy yarn.

The finished toy is about 30 cm (12 in) tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn: blue, beige, and white
  • Himalaya Dolphin Fine plush yarn: pink
  • Nako Paris yarn (for the beard)
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • 8 cm (3 1/8 in) jar lid
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Plush Gnome Amigurumi Pattern

Arms (make 2)

Start with white:

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc = 12
3. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 15
4. 15 sc
5. 2 sc, 4 dc in the same stitch with a shared top (popcorn stitch), 12 sc
6. (3 sc, 1 dec) x 3 = 12
7. 12 sc — switch to beige yarn
8. 12 sc
9. 12 sc
10. 12 sc
11. 12 sc
12. 12 sc — lightly stuff the hand only, fold the piece in half, and crochet both sides together with 6 sc

Nose

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc = 12
3. (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 = 18
4. 18 sc
5. 18 sc
6. (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 12
7. 6 dec = 6
8. 6 sc, stuff, fold the piece in half, and crochet both sides together with 3 sc

Body

Use a jar lid or any other firm, flat base. Mine is an 8 cm (3 1/8 in) lid. You can use any diameter; the stitch count will depend on the size of your lid.

1. 8 sc in MR
2. 8 inc = 16
3. (1 sc, 1 inc) x 8 = 24
4. (2 sc, 1 inc) x 8 = 32
5. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 8 = 40
6. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 8 = 48
7. 48 sc in the back loops only; the lid should fit inside the circle
8. 48 sc
9. 48 sc
10. 48 sc
11. (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 42
12. 42 sc
13. 42 sc
14. (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 36
15. 36 sc
16. 36 sc

Place the lid inside.

17. (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 30 — switch to beige yarn
18. 6 sc, 6 sc through the first arm, 9 sc, 6 sc through the second arm, 3 sc = 30
19. 30 sc
20. 30 sc
21. 14 sc, 3 sc through the nose, 13 sc
22. 30 sc
23. 30 sc
24. 30 sc — insert the eyes above the nose
25. (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 24
26. (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 18
27. (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 = 12
28. 6 dec = 6; pull the opening closed and weave in the yarn tail

Crochet amigurumi plush gnome. Body

The beard is made with Nako Paris yarn. Cut the yarn into short, 15-20 cm (6-8 in) strands.

Insert the hook between two stitches (I use two strands of yarn for the beard), pull the yarn through to form a loop, then pass the ends through the loop. Tighten it. For the next strand, insert the hook into the adjacent stitch and bring it out where the previous strand begins. Add the beard along the bottom two rows and on both sides of the nose.

The gnome itself is now finished. You can make any hat you like: turn your gnome into a chef, a miner with a hard hat, or, like mine, an elf.

Crochet amigurumi plush gnome. Beard

Hat

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc
3. 6 sc
4. 6 sc
5. (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 9
6. 9 sc
7. 9 sc
8. (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 12
9. 12 sc
10. 12 sc
11. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 15
12. 15 sc
13. 15 sc
14. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 18
15. 18 sc
16. 18 sc
17. (5 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 21
18. 21 sc
19. 21 sc
20. (6 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 24
21. 24 sc
22. 24 sc
23. (7 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 27
24. 27 sc
25. 27 sc
26. (8 sc, 1 inc) x 3 = 30
27. 30 sc
28. 30 sc
29. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 = 36
30. 36 sc
31. 36 sc
32. 36 sc
33. (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 = 42
34. 42 sc; fasten off and weave in the yarn tail

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