Hi friends! I am so happy to introduce my latest free crochet pattern, and since Christmas is coming soon, I’ve decided to make a crochet Christmas gnome! Gnomes are charming creatures and if you fill him with something heavy he will do an excellent job as a door stopper!
Stitch up one for your self or make more in different sizes and give it away for Christmas, because these little guys make great gifts! The pattern for the crochet Christmas gnome is an easy one, and because he is crocheted with double strands of yarn, you can stitch him up quite fast too!
If you do decide to make one, would be so happy if you show me a picture on Facebook or tag me on Instagram! It is always nice to see your versions! Also if be sure to follow me on Facebook so you don’t miss any of my FREE patterns! I am also active on Instagram where you can see what’s going on behind the scenes!
I made his beard with the one of my favourite stitches, the loop stitches! If you have been following my blog maybe you have noticed, that I’ve made many patterns with the loop stitches like the hedgehog, hairy scary monsters or the loop stitch sheep. I have included the loop stitches this time too and I will also post a Video on my blog soon!
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What is a gnome?
If you’ve been following my blog you might know that I am from Norway and in Norway Santa Claus is actually called “Nisse” (Nisse = Gnome). The word nisse has its origin from the name Nils or Niels which is the nordic form of the name Nikolaus. My grandfather was actually named Nils and this is still a common name in Scandinavia.
A long time ago, people in Scandinavia used to belive in gnomes, called in Norwegian “Fjøsnisse”, (fjøs=Cowshed, nisse=Gnome). Back in the day, people did believe in the Nisse and they also believed that he was really small, like the size of a rabbit or so, dressed in grey clothes, wearing a red hat and he had a long white beard.
They also believed that he was watching and taking care of the animals and the gnomes could be a helpful little servant on the farm, if he was treaded well and given food and something to drink. If not however, they could be moody and behave badly and even hurt the people and the animals living on the farm. Therefore it was best to treat the gnomes well to stay on their good side!
I really would love to hear, what kind of Christmas traditions you did grew up with? Please leave a comment or write me on Facebook! Now that you have learned a little about the gnome, it’s finally time to stitch up some – but be warned, gnomes likes to be treaded well, so be kind to him;)
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Abbreviations used:
- ch – chain
- yo – yarn over
- st – stitch
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- inc – Increase ( single crochet increase, two single crochet in one stitch)
- dec – Decrease ( to single crochet together)
- Rnd – round
- Lp st – loop stitch
- BLO -Back loop only
Materials
- Yarn Group: C (16 – 19 stitches) / 10 ply / aran / worsted
- Weight/length: 50 g = approx 75
- Color, dark grey (24) off white (17) rusty-red (37) white (16)
- You need a 100 g/3,5 oz of nr. 24 (dark grey), ca. 2,4 oz of 37 (rusty-red) ca. 1 oz of white (16) and 10 g/0,3 oz off nr. 17 off white
- Hook size 4,5mm/G 6,5mm/K and 7 mm/10,75. For example these amazing hooks from Clover Amour Crochet Hooks
- Some filling material
- Sand or rice and a plastic bag
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Crochet Christmas Gnome pattern
Notes about this pattern
The pattern is written in US terms.
The beard, body and the hat are crocheted with double strands of yarn. If you want the beard to be even thicker use a thinner yarn and 4 strands instead of 2. The nose is crocheted with one strand of yarn. Finished size is about 14,5 inches/ 39 cm. The body, hat and nose are made in continuous rounds. Skill level: advanced beginner.
Extra help
How to do the loop stitch.
Body
Color dark gray
Hook size 7 mm/10,75
Use double strands of yarn.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in a magic ring.
Rnd 2) 2 sc in each stitch. (12 sc)
Rnd 3) * 1 sc, inc. * Repeat from *-*(18 sc)
Rnd 4) * 2 sc, inc. * (24 sc)
Rnd 5) * 3 sc, inc *(30 sc)
Rnd 6) * 4 sc, inc. *(36 sc)
Rnd 7) 1 sc in each stitch in the back loop only (36 sc)
Rnd 8-25) 1 sc in each stitch for a total of 18 rounds (36 sc). Crochet 13 rounds of you want to make the gnome smaller and skip to round 26.
Grab a small plastic bag and fill it with something heavy like rice or sand. Make sure that the bag is without holes! Secure it well! Put the bag in the body.
Rnd 26) * 4 sc, sc2tog* (30 sc)
Rnd 27) *3 sc, sc2tog* (24 sc)
Stuff the rest of the body with some filling material.
Rnd 28) *2 sc, sc2tog* (18 sc)
Rnd 29) *1 sc, sc2tog * (12 sc)
Rnd 30) sc2tog x6. (6 sc) Cut of yarn and weave in ends.
Nose, color off white
Work with one strand of yarn and a 4,5mm/G crochet hook
Rnd 1) 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2) 2 sc in each stitch. (12 sc)
Rnd 3) * 1 sc, inc. * Repeat from *-*(18 sc)
Rnd 4) * 2 sc, inc. * (24 sc)
Rnd 5) * 3 sc, inc. *(30 sc)
Rnd 6) *3 sc, sc2tog* (24 sc)
Rnd 7) *2 sc, sc2tog* (18 sc)
Start stuffing the nose here.
Rnd 8) *1 sc, sc2tog* (12 sc)
Rnd 9) sc2tog x 6 (6 sc). Cut of yarn, leave a longer strand and weave in ends.
Hat, color rusty red.
Hook size 7 mm/10,75
Use double strand of yarn.
Rnd 1) 6 sc in a magic ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 8) 1 sc in each sc for 7 rounds. (6 sc)
Rnd 9-14) Increase in first stitch, sc to end of round. Repeat until you have 12 sc.
Rnd 15) *2 sc, inc* (16 sc)
Rnd 16) *3 sc, inc.* (20 sc)
Rnd 17) *4 sc, inc.* (24 sc)
Rnd 18) *5 sc, inc.* (28 sc)
Rnd 19-21) 1 sc in each stitch around for 3 rounds. (28 sc)
Rnd 22) *6 sc, inc* (32 sc)
Rnd 23-25)1 sc in each stitch around for 3 rounds. (32 sc)
Rnd 26) *7 sc, inc* (36 sc)
Rnd 27-29) 1 sc in each stitch around for 3 rounds. (36 sc)
Cut the yarn but leave a long strand. You are going to use the strand to sew the hat to the body.
Beard, color white
Use double strand of yarn
Hook size 6.5 mm
Update: If you use 4 strands of sports weight yarn, you’ll get a very nice and fluffy beard. Use the same hook size.
Row 1) Chain 13, turn.
Row 2) 1 lp st in each chain. Chain 1, turn. (12 lp st)
Row 3) 1 sc in each lp st for the entire row. Chain 1 turn. (12 sc)
Row 4) l lp st in each sc for the entire row. Chain 1, turn (12 lp st)
Row 5) sc2tog. 1 sc in the next 8 lp st, sc2tog. (10 sc)
Row 6) 1 lp st in each sc for the entire row. Chain 1, turn. (10 lp st)
Row 7) sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 6 sc, sc2tog. (8 sc)
Row 8-10) 1 lp st in each sc for the entire row. Chain 1 turn. (8 lp st)
If you want your beard to be longer just repeat row 8 two times.
Row 11) sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 4 sc, sc2tog. (6 sc)
Cut the yarn and weave in ends.
Assembly
Sew the nose to the top of the beard.
Place the hat on the head like on the picture.
Skip a couple of rows and attach the had like I’m showing on the picture.
Attach the beard right under the hat.
That was the pattern for the Christmas gnome!
I hope that you liked it and I would love to hear your opinion about the pattern for the Crochet Christmas Gnome! Leave a comment below or just write me on Facebook!
Have a nice day!
Ragnhild
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thanks ,what a nice pattern i love tomte
Thanks, glad you like it!