Christmas Gnome
What You’ll Need
Four mini skeins of Catona in white (106), red (115), and grey (242) and off white (130).
Two extra colours for variety for variety; scarlet (192) and chocolate (162).
Rice
Scissors
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle to sew in ends.
Stitches
Note: All stitches are in US terms.
MR – Magic Ring
SC – Single Crochet
INC – Two SC in one stitch
DEC – Two SC together
Notes
This is a very simple design; it works up very quickly and can easily be finished within one or two
episodes of Once Upon a time.
The pieces are all worked in the round, so there is no joining and chaining to start each round.
Instead, use a stitch marker to keep track of the start of your rounds.
If you crochet loosely, you might want to either use a stocking as a lining for the rice when filling,
or use a smaller hook.
Repeats are explained as follows: (INC, 1SC) x 6 (18) means that you should increase in a
stitch, then 1SC into the next. You should repeat that instruction 6 times. (18) is the stitch count
of the round.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
Christmas Gnome, copyright Nerissa Muijs 2015
Christmas Gnome
Body
Make the body in either grey or brown.
1. 6 SC into a MR (6)
2. INC in each stitch around (12)
3. (INC, 1SC) x 6 (18)
4. (INC, 2SC) x 6 (24)
5. (INC, 3SC) x 6 (30)
6. (INC, 4SC) x 6 (36)
7. SC x 36 (36)
8-18. Repeat row 7
19. (DEC, 4SC) x 6 (30)
20. SC x 30 (30)
21. (DEC, 3SC) x 6 (24) 24. DEC x 6 (6)
22. (DEC, 2SC) x 6 (18) Close the top, tie off and hide the tail
23. (DEC, 1SC) x 6 (12) into the body.
Fill with the rice; use a funnel if you
need to. I made one with paper and
it worked perfectly.
Hat
Use either of the red shades to make the hat.
1. 6 SC into a MR (6) 20. SC x 18 (18)
2-5. SC x 6 (6) 21. (INC, 5SC) x 3 (21)
6. (INC, 2SC) x 2 (8) 22. SC x 21 (21)
7. SC x 8 (8) 23. SC x 21 (21)
8. SC x 8 (8) 24. (INC, 6SC) x 3 (24)
9. (INC, 3SC) x 2 (10) 25. SC x 24 (24)
10. SC x 10 (10) 26. SC x 24 (24)
11. SC x 10 (10) 27. (INC, 7SC) x 3 (27)
12. (INC, 4SC) x 2 (12) 28. SC x 27 (27)
13. SC x 12 (12) 29. SC x 27 (27)
14. SC x 12 (12) 30. (INC, 8SC) x 3 (30)
15. (INC, 3SC) x 3 (15) 31. SC x 30 (30)
16. SC x 15 (15) 32. SC x 30 (30)
17. SC x 15 (15) 33. (INC, 9SC) x 3 (33)
18. (INC, 4SC) x 3 (18) 34. SC x 33 (33)
19. SC x 18 (18) 35. SC x 33 (33)
Christmas Gnome, copyright Nerissa Muijs 2015
36. (INC, 10SC) x 3 (36)
37. SC x 36 (36)
38. SC x 36 (36)
Tie off; leave a long tail to sew the
hat onto the body
Nose
Use the off-white to make the nose. 3. DEC x 6 (6)
Tie off; leave a tail to attach the nose
1. 6 SC into a MR (6) to the body.
2. INC in each stitch around (12)
Assembly
Using the white yarn cut about 40 8cm Take the hat and sew it onto the body,
lengths, fold in half, loop through the pulling it firmly down over the knots you’ve
stitches in rows 19 and 20 for 14 stitches on made with the beard, and so that it molds
row 19 and 12 on row 20 (1 extra at each around the nose a little. Tie off and hide all
end on row 19). With your tapestry needle tails in the body.
split the yarn so it looks more like a beard.
Attach the nose so that it over laps the
beard on row 18/19 in the middle of the
beard. Try to have some of the beard sewn
underneath the nose.
Christmas Gnome, copyright Nerissa Muijs 2015
For some variety, try making the body taller or shorter, or even making a lady gnome! Don’t
forget to switch up the colours.
Christmas Gnome, copyright Nerissa Muijs 2015
