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Gnome and cup with Meringues by @muffi_corn

skill level: intermediate
ENGLISH (US terms)

Can be a part of the layout

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This pattern is FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

No part of this pattern may be resold, published, translated, reproduced in any form.
You can publish the photos and sell the toys, crocheted with the help of this pattern, but please credit
@muffi_corn as the designer.

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Feel free to ask any questions regarding the pattern via mufficornetsy@gmail.com
I wish you to spend a good time with crocheting the Gnome and the cup.

Materials and instruments

• Yarn of the same weight (2 fine, sport, baby, 4 Ply).

▪ White (Yarn Art JEANS, Color 62, 50g/160m/174yds, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl)
approximately 30 g.
▪ Light brown (Yarn Art JEANS, Color 07, 50g/160m/174yds, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl)
approximately 3 g.
▪ Red (Yarn Art JEANS, Color 90, 50g/160m/174yds, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl)
approximately 60 g.
▪ Brown (Yarn Art JEANS, Color 70, 50g/160m/174yds, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl)
approximately 10 g.
▪ Green (Alize Cotton Gold, Color 126, 100g/330m/361yds, 55% cotton/45% polyacryl)
approximately 5 g.
• Stuffing material - fiberfill (holofiber) approximately 70 g.
• Crochet hook size 2.25mm (US: B/1, UK: 13)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Pipe cleaner, 30cm (11 7/9 inch)
• 40 beads (diameter 3 mm)

Аbbreviations

st(s) stitch(es) dec decrease 2 sc together

rnd(s) round(s) inc increase 2 sc in same st
MR magic ring []…* repeat instructions in brackets N times
ch chain (…) total number of stitches
slst slip stitch { } refers to the same element
sc single crochet FO fasten off
FLO front loop only sk skip one st
BLO back loop only FPsc front post single crochet
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Useful tips
FO the hole.

1 2 3

1 Weave needle through the last stitches FLO.

2 Pull tightly to close.
3 FO and hide the tail of the yarn inside the detail.
Invisible FO.

Yarn analogs (Yarn weight - 2 fine, sport, baby, 4 Ply)

Cotton + polyacryl - Kartopu Amigurumi, Alize Cotton Gold, Yarn Art JEANS, Gazzal JEANS
100% Cotton - Schachenmayr Catania, Distrifil Caline, DMC Natura Just Cotton, Gazzal Giza Matte, Gazzal Giza

* The size of the product depends on the yarn and hook you have chosen.
If you are using the same materials, your finished toy should be approximately:
Gnome:
25 сm (10 inch) - Hight with the straight top,
21 сm (8 1/4 inch) - Hight with the bent top.
Cup without decor:
9 cm (3 1/2 inch)
* Use a marker at the beginning of the row.
* Pay attention to recommendations for crochet density. Crochet density of the details is medium.
* Use pipe cleaner folded in half if you want the bent top to have a proper shape. Insert it into the top.
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Gnome: Hat + Body

Red yarn
Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).
rnd
1 6 sc in MR ( 6 )
2-15 sc in each st around 14rnds ( 6 )
16 [ 1 sc , inc ] *3 ( 9 )
17 sc in each st around ( 9 )
18 [ 2 sc , inc ] *3 ( 12 )
19 sc in each st around ( 12 )
20 [ 2 sc , inc ] *4 ( 16 )
21-22 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 16 )
23 [ 3 sc , inc ] *4 ( 20 )
24-25 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 20 )
26 [ 4 sc , inc ] *4 ( 24 )
27-28 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 24 ) 1
29 [ 5 sc , inc ] *4 ( 28 )
30-31 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 28 )
32 [ 6 sc , inc ] *4 ( 32 ) ch
33-34 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 32 )
35 [ 7 sc , inc ] *4 ( 36 )
36-37 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 36 )
38 [ 8 sc , inc ] *4 ( 40 ) slst
39-40 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 40 )
41 [ 9 sc , inc ] *4 ( 44 )
42-43 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 44 )
Сrochet next slst here 2
44 [ 10 sc , inc ] *4 ( 48 )
45-46 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 48 )
47 [ 11 sc , inc ] *4 ( 52 )
48-49 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 52 )
50 [ 12 sc , inc ] *4 ( 56 )
51-52 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 56 )
53 FLO sc in each st around ( 56 )
54 [ 13 sc , inc ] *4 ( 60 )
55 [ 14 sc , inc ] *4 ( 64 )
56 [ 15 sc , inc ] *4 ( 68 )
57 [ 16 sc , inc ] *4 ( 72 )
Сut the yarn. Invisible FO. 1
Change to White yarn 2
58 [ slst , ch ] *72 ( 72 ) 3
Video tutorial here
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZsY_UuyIGRA?feature=share 3
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Insert pipe cleaner into the top. 4

Start stuffing as you go. Stuff firmly.
Continue crochet with Red yarn
53-54 BLO sc in each st around 2 rnds ( 56 ) 5
55-58 sc in each st around 4 rnds ( 56 )
59 [ 13 sc , inc ] *4 ( 60 )
60-63 sc in each st around 4 rnds ( 60 )
64 [ 14 sc , inc ] *4 ( 64 )
65-66 sc in each st around 2 rnds ( 64 )
67 [ 6 sc , dec ] *8 ( 56 )
68-70 sc in each st around 3 rnds ( 56 )
71 [ 5 sc , dec ] *8 ( 48 )
72-73 sc in each st around 2 rnds ( 48 )
74 BLO sc in each st around ( 48 )
75 [ 4 sc , dec ] *8 ( 40 )
76 [ 3 sc , dec ] *8 ( 32 ) 4
77 [ 2 sc , dec ] *8 ( 24 )
78 [ 1 sc , dec ] *8 ( 16 )
79 dec *8 ( 8 )
Сut the yarn. FO the hole. 6

BLO rnd 53

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Beard
White yarn
Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).
Don't stuff.
rnd
1 6 sc in MR ( 6 )
2 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc ( 8 )
3 2 sc, 4 inc, 2 sc ( 12 )
4 [ 2 sc , inc ] *4 ( 16 )
5 [ 3 sc , inc ] *4 ( 20 )
6 [ 4 sc , inc ] *4 ( 24 )
7 [ 3 sc , inc ] *6 ( 30 )
8 [ 4 sc , inc ] *6 ( 36 )
9-13 sc in each st around 5rnds ( 36 )
14 [ 4 sc , dec ] *6 ( 30 )
15-16 sc in each st around 2rnds ( 30 )
17 [ 13 sc , dec ] *2 ( 28 )
18 sc in each st around ( 28 )
Сut the yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the beard to the body in the center
in round 54 FLO.

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Nose

Light brown yarn

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 8 sc in MR ( 8 )
2 [ 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc ] *2 ( 12 )
3 [ 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc ] *2 ( 16 )
4-5 sc in each st around 2 rnds ( 16 )
6 dec *8 ( 8 )
Сut the yarn.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
FO the hole.
Sew the nose in the center to the top of the beard.

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Arms (make 2)

White yarn

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Don't stuff.

rnd
1 6 sc in MR ( 6 )
2 [ 1 sc , inc ] *3 ( 9 )
3-4 sc in each st around 2 rnds ( 9 )
5 [ dec, 7 sc ] ( 8 )
Change to Red yarn
6-13 sc in each st around 8 rnds ( 8 )
Сut the yarn.
Leave a long tail for sewing.
Invisible FO.
Do another one.
Sew the arms symmetrically on the sides of the body
in round 54 FLO.

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Cup

Red yarn

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Start stuffing as you go. Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 8 sc in MR ( 8 )
2 inc *8 ( 16 )
3 [ 1 sc , inc ] *8 ( 24 )
4 [ 2 sc , inc ] *8 ( 32 )
5 [ 3 sc , inc ] *8 ( 40 )
6 [ 4 sc , inc ] *8 ( 48 )
7 [ 5 sc , inc ] *8 ( 56 )
1
8 [ 6 sc , inc ] *8 ( 64 )
9 BLO sc in each st around ( 64 )
10-27 sc in each st around 18rnds ( 64 )
ch
28 FLO sc in each st around ( 64 ) 1
Change to White yarn
29 [ slst , ch ] *64 ( 64 ) 2
Video tutorial here
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZsY_UuyIGRA?feature=share
slst
Сut the yarn. Invisible FO. 3
Change to Brown yarn
28 BLO sc in each st around ( 64 ) 4 Сrochet next slst here 2
29 [ 6 sc , dec ] *8 ( 56 )
30 [ 5 sc , dec ] *8 ( 48 )
31 [ 4 sc , dec ] *8 ( 40 )
32 [ 3 sc , dec ] *8 ( 32 )
33 [ 2 sc , dec ] *8 ( 24 )
34 [ 1 sc , dec ] *8 ( 16 )
35 dec *8 ( 8 )

Сut the yarn.

FO the hole. 5

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Cup handle

Red yarn

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Start stuffing as you go. Stuff not firmly.

rnd
1 10 sc in MR ( 10 )
2-21 sc in each st around 20rnds ( 10 )

Сut the yarn. 4

Leave a long tail for sewing.
FO the hole. 6
Sew the cup handle to the cup. 7 8

6
5

23 rnd

20 rnd

14 rnd
11 rnd

7 8

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Leaves (make 3) Video tutorial here https://youtu.be/j0rWT-unGRw

Green yarn
row
1 6 ch.
2 Start in the second chain from the hook 1 and make 4 sc,
2 in the same st { 3 sc }.
3 slst;
in the same st: slst 3 , {2ch} 4 , slst 5 ;
slst;
[ in the same st: slst, {2ch}, slst ] *3;
slst;
in the same st: slst, {2ch}, slst;
2 slst 6
Сut the yarn. FO. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Make 2 more. Sew the leaves together.

1 2

3 4

5 6

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Berries (make 3)

Red yarn

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Start stuffing as you go.
Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 6 sc in MR ( 6 )
2 inc *6 ( 12 )
3 sc in each st around ( 12 )
4 dec *6 ( 6 )

Сut the yarn.

FO the hole.
Make 2 more.
Sew leaves and berries.

Crochet pattern contains the description of pink meringues with white strips.
You are free to choose any other color to your taste.

You are welcome to choose any decorations to your taste.

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Аbbreviations
(…) total number of stitches before marker moving
IMPORTANT! The description of cylindrical marshmallows will show how to make FPsc.
IMPORTANT! The way of counting the stitches with FPsc is described in cylindrical marshmallows pattern.

Cylinder marshmallow
Pink yarn (White yarn)
Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).
Start stuffing as you go. set marker
Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 8 sc in MR (8)
2 sc, [ inc ] *7 ( 15 )
3 BLO sc in each st around ( 15 )
4-11 [ 3 sc, FPsc ]*4 ( 16 )
12 BLO sc in each st around ( 15 )
13 sc, [ dec ] *7 (8) 1

Сut the yarn. FO the hole.

Let's consider in more detail rnd 4.

Video tutorial of Round 4 here https://youtu.be/kB1yRw_f1jI

1 Set marker.
3 sc
FPsc - front post single crochet
When starting FPsc insert the hook where the previous sc was made.
2 Insert your hook from front to back on the first side of the stitch,
then bring it back out from back to front on the other side of the stitch.
3 Yarn over.
4 Pull up a loop around that post.
5 Yarn over.
6 Draw the yarn through the two loops on the hook.

2 3 4

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5 6 7

7 Сrochet the next stitch here ( sc )

8 [ 3 sc, FPsc ]*2, 3 sc
9 Сrochet the last FPsc of the round under the marker (from the loop that belongs to the next round).
This FPsc is already sixteenth stitch but total number of stitches in a round remains 15.
It means that in rounds 4-11 we crochet 16 stitches and after that we move marker.
In such a case the start of the next round will be shifted left after each round by one stitch.
10 End of rnd 4.
11 Set marker. Beginning of rnd 5.

8 9

Set marker. Beginning of rnd 5 here.

10 11
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White yarn (Brown yarn)

1 Insert hook under FPsc.
2 Yarn over.
3 Drawing the yarn under FPsc.
4 Yarn over.
5 Draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.
6 Repeat 8 times.
ch
Сut the yarn.
FO and hide the tails of the yarn inside the detail.
Make 3 more ribs.

1 2 3

4 5 6

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Meringue (small)
Pink yarn (White yarn)
Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).
Start stuffing as you go. Stuff firmly.
rnd
1 8 sc in MR (8)
2 inc *8 ( 16 )
3 [ 1 sc, inc ] *8 ( 24 )
4 [ 2 sc, inc ] *8 ( 32 )
5 [ 3 sc, inc ] *7, 4 sc ( 39 )
6 [ 4 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 40 ) Video tutorial here https://youtu.be/flxPsFbOkHQ
7 [ 3 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 ) Video tutorial here https://youtu.be/i40TtSqbmDM
8 [ 3 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 )
9 [ 2 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
10 [ 2 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
11 [ sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
12 [ sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
13 [ sk, FPsc ]*8 (8)
14 [ FPsc ]*8 (8)
Сut the yarn. FO the hole.

rnd 6 rnd 6 rnd 6 Сrochet sc here.

Set marker Сrochet FPsc here.

rnd 6 rnd 7 rnd 7 Сrochet FPsc here.

Skip one st
Crochet the last FPsc here.

Start сrochet FPsc here

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White yarn (Brown yarn)

Step
1 Insert hook under FPsc. Yarn over.
2 Drawing the yarn under FPsc.
3 Yarn over.
4 Draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.
5 Repeat 10 times,
ch
Сut the yarn.
FO and hide the tails of the yarn inside the detail.
6 Make 7 more ribs.

1 2

3 4

5 6

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Meringue (medium)

Pink yarn (White yarn)

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Start stuffing as you go. Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 8 sc in MR (8)
2 inc *8 ( 16 )
3 [ 1 sc, inc ] *8 ( 24 )
4 [ 2 sc, inc ] *8 ( 32 )
5 [ 3 sc, inc ] *8 ( 40 )
6 [ 4 sc, inc ] *7, 5 sc ( 47 )
7 [ 5 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 48 )
8 [ 4 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 40 )
9 [ 4 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 40 )
10 [ 3 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 )
11 [ 3 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 )
12 [ 2 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
13 [ 2 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
14 [ sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
15 [ sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
16 [ sk, FPsc ]*8 (8)
17 [ FPsc ]*8 (8)

Сut the yarn. FO the hole.

White yarn (Brown yarn)

Step
1 Insert hook under FPsc. Yarn over.
2 Drawing the yarn under FPsc.
3 Yarn over.
4 Draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.
5 Repeat 12 times,
ch
Сut the yarn.
FO and hide the tails of the yarn inside the detail.
6 Make 7 more ribs.

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Meringue (large)

Pink yarn (White yarn)

Crochet in a continuous round (in a spiral).

Start stuffing as you go. Stuff firmly.

rnd
1 8 sc in MR (8)
2 inc *8 ( 16 )
3 [ 1 sc, inc ] *8 ( 24 )
4 [ 2 sc, inc ] *8 ( 32 )
5 [ 3 sc, inc ] *8 ( 40 )
6 [ 4 sc, inc ] *8 ( 48 )
7 [ 5 sc, inc ] *7, 6 sc ( 55 )
8 [ 6 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 56 )
9 [ 5 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 48 )
10 [ 5 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 48 )
11 [ 4 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 40 )
12 [ 4 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 40 )
13 [ 3 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 )
14 [ 3 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 32 )
15 [ 2 sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
16 [ 2 sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 24 )
17 [ sc, sk, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
18 [ sc, FPsc ]*8 ( 16 )
19 [ sk, FPsc ]*8 (8)
20 [ FPsc ]*8 (8)
Сut the yarn. FO the hole.

White yarn (Brown yarn)

Step
1 Insert hook under FPsc. Yarn over.
2 Drawing the yarn under FPsc.
3 Yarn over.
4 Draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook.
5 Repeat 14 times,
ch
Сut the yarn.
FO and hide the tails of the yarn inside the detail.
6 Make 7 more ribs.
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Fold the top of the gnome's hat.

You can decorate the top of the hat by stitching a small meringue.

You can decorate the gnome's hat and the cup

with meringues and leaves with berries.

Sew the beads to the gnome's hat and the cup.

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