SIMPLY A GNOME!

Skill Level: Easy

You need: red, blue and tan cotton worsted-weight yarn (like Sugar n Cream).
Size G (US) crochet hook. Scrap of white felt. Two 6 mm safety eyes. Polyfill or
pellets (or beans) for filling.
Abbreviations:
in loop = magic ring or equivalent
sc = single crochet
inc = increase
sl st = slip stitch
sts = stitches
Gnome Body:
With red cotton yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in loop (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc 6 (6 sts)
Round 3: inc, sc 1; repeat 3 times (9 sts)
Round 4: Sc 9
Round 5: inc, sc 2; repeat 3 times (12 sts)
Round 6: Sc 12
Round 7: inc, sc 3; repeat 3 times (15 sts)
Round 8: Sc 15
Round 9: inc, sc 4; repeat 3 times (18 sts)

Round 10: Sc 18
Round 11: inc, sc 5; repeat 3 times (21 sts)
Round 12: Sc 21
Round 13: inc, sc 6; repeat 3 times (24 sts). Change to tan yarn.
Round 14: Sc 24
Round 15: inc, sc 7; repeat 3 times (27 sts)
Round 16: Sc 27
Round 17: inc, sc 8; repeat 3 times (30 sts). Change to blue yarn.
Round 18: Sc 30
Round 19: inc, sc 9; repeat 3 times (33 sts)
Round 20: Sc 33
Round 21: inc, sc 10; repeat 3 times (36 sts)
Round 22: Sc 36
Round 23: inc, sc 11; repeat 3 times (39 sts)
Round 24: sc all around (39 sts). Sl st in next st; fasten off.
Make Face:
Attach eyes. Using pattern, cut out a beard from white felt. Sew onto face.
Gnome Bottom:
With blue cotton yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in loop (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sts)
Round 3: inc, sc 1; repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: inc, sc 2; repeat 6 times (24 sts)
Round 5: inc, sc 3; repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Round 6: inc, sc 4; repeat 6 times (36 sts)
Round 7: inc, sc 5, inc, sc 5, sc 6, inc, sc 6, sc 5, sc 6 (39 sts). Sl st in next st;
fasten off.
Sew bottom to gnome body (matching stitch for stitch) about 2/3 of way around.
Stuff firmly with polyfill or pellets (beans). Finish sewing around and fasten off.
Play!
Simply a Gnome 2007, Else M. Tennessen, http://bellasartes.blogspot.com
Make for yourself but do not sell. Do not copy and distribute or sell this pattern. Thanks for
respecting copyright!