Free crochet pattern for Christmas gnomes — five pieces, 48 rounds written out
Crochet Christmas gnomes free pattern, sized for one 13 cm figure: five pieces worked on a 4.0 mm hook in five colours, about three hours' work. The beard is not crocheted — about thirty folded strands of cream are knotted into body rounds 9 and 10 the way a tassel goes onto a scarf — and that is why there is nothing to embroider. The hat brim comes down level with round 12, the beard comes up from round 10, and the oatmeal nose is the only thing left showing between them. All 48 rounds are written out below across five pieces, each carrying the stitch count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 48 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium is the hat: twelve rounds carrying two increases each, and the pair has to move a stitch or two along every round or the cone twists instead of standing straight.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 4
about 40 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
about 30 gWorsted acrylic, weight 4
about 15 g, roughly 30 strands of 14 cmWorsted acrylic, weight 4, cut into strands
scrapsWorsted acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, weight 4
Tools
4 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~40 g)
Optional
A comb, for teasing the beard strands open before you trim them
A pinch of rice or dried lentils in the base, if you want the gnome to sit heavy
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that no stuffing shows between stitches. Gauge is not critical here — a looser hand makes a taller gnome, and the proportions still hold.
Finished size
~13 cm tall to the tip of the hat, about 5 cm across the base
Any worsted yarn on a hook a size below its label behaves the same way here. Cut the beard strands at 14 cm whatever the yarn — the beard is trimmed to length rather than counted, so a heavier yarn needs fewer strands, not longer ones.
How to make the christmas gnome, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The body
A flat disc for the base, one round in back loops to stand the wall…16 RNDS
starts in heatherGrey· magic ring· Piece 1 of 5
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [24] [24]
The flat base
RND 1–41[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
Back loops only — the turn-up
RND 5–55[24]
Straight wall
RND 6–136[24]
7[24]
8[24]
9[24]
10[24]
11[24]
12[24]
13[24]
Closing the top
RND 14–1614[18]
15[12]
16[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it firmly as the last three rounds close in. A gnome that stands wants a heavy, well-packed base.
2
02The hat
A long slow cone, two increases a round from round 2 to round 13…16 RNDS
starts in cranberryRed· magic ring· Piece 2 of 5
First six rounds[6] [8] [10] [12] [14] [16]
The cone, out to 30
RND 1–131[6]
2[8]
3[10]
4[12]
5[14]
6[16]
7[18]
8[20]
9[22]
10[24]
11[26]
12[28]
13[30]
The brim
RND 14–1614[30]
15[30]
16[30]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLeave it unstuffed. An empty cone flops at the tip, and that flop is most of the charm.
3
03The nose
Four rounds, out to twelve and straight back in. Small, and the only…4 RNDS
starts in oatmeal· magic ring· Piece 3 of 5
First four rounds[6] [12] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it hard through the last round before you cinch it closed, so it sits proud rather than flat.
4
04The boots
Two the same. A rounded toe out to twelve, two straight rounds, then…6 RNDS
starts in forestGreen· magic ring· Piece 4 of 5
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [9] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[9]
6[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneA light pinch of stuffing in each toe is plenty. They are feet, not balls.
5
05Right boot
— the same 6 rounds again, worked from piece 046 RNDS
starts in forestGreen· magic ring· Piece 5 of 5· mirrors the boots
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [9] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[9]
6[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
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Five pieces from four lists. One list — the boots — is written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.48 ROUNDS IN ALL
Eight notes on the christmas gnome
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you go.
03Round 5 of the body is worked in back loops only. It is still 24 single crochet in and 24 out, so the count is unchanged — the free front loops just make a crisp edge where the flat base turns up into the wall, and the gnome stands square because of it.
04The beard is not crocheted. Cut about 30 strands of cream 14 cm long, fold each in half, draw the fold through a stitch on body round 10 with the hook and pull the two ends through the loop, the way a tassel is tied onto a scarf. Work across the front third of the round, then add a second row of strands into round 9 underneath for thickness. Comb the strands open and trim to a rounded beard about 5 cm long.
05The original sketch for this gnome worked the beard in rows and the boot soles from a chain. Neither is something this app can count, so the beard became a knotted fringe and each boot now starts on a magic ring instead of a chain. Both changes are noted here so you know the design moved.
06There is no face. The hat brim comes down level with body round 12 and the beard hangs from round 10, so the only thing showing between them is the nose. That is the whole joke of a gnome, and it means no safety eyes and nothing to embroider — which also makes this one safe for a small child.
07Stuff the body firmly, adding more as you work rounds 14 to 16 — you cannot reach in once the top closes. The nose wants to be stuffed hard so it stands proud. The hat and the boots stay unstuffed, so the hat tip flops the way it should.
08Yarn, hook and colours are suggestions sized to the finished measurement given. Any worsted yarn with a hook a size below its label will behave the same way.
Four questions this pattern answers
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How many pieces make up the christmas gnome?
How much yarn will the christmas gnome take?
What hook will the christmas gnome need, and what is the finished size?
How long will the christmas gnome take to crochet?
A round that will not add up?
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