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Christmas Gnome FREE Crochet Pattern

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Materials:
#1 Hobbii Rainbow Deluxe 8/4 in Red, Grey, White and Beige.
2 mm crochet hook
Stitch marker
Darning needle
Polyester filling
A pair of scissors

Terms:
Mr – Magic ring
Ch – Chain
Sc – Single crochet
Dc – Double crochet
Tr – Triple crochet
Inc – Increase
Dec – Decrease (I use invisible decrease in my work, read pattern notes)
BLO – Back loop only

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 FLO – Front loop only
Sl st – Slip stitch
Fo – Fasten off
[…] – All stitches inside these brackets goes into the same stitch.
(…) – Repeat the instruction inside these brackets the given number of times.
(…) – Total number of stitches on the end of the round.

Language:
| English - US terminology |

Size:
9cm/3.5 Inch

Pattern notes:
This pattern is worked in rounds if nothing else is said.
This pattern is worked with yarn under sc – Insert your hook under the top two loops,
yarn under, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops. This creates an “x”
stitch.
I use invisible decrease in my work, see instructions under.

1. Insert your hook in the FLO of the next 2 stitches.

2. Yarn over and pull through 2 of the 3 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook.

Body:
Start with grey yarn.
Stuff as you go.
Round 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Round 2: (inc) x8 (16)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x8 (32)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x8 (40)
Round 6: BLO 40 sc (40)
Round 7: (4 sc, inc) x8 (48)
Rounds 8-15: 48 sc (8 rounds) (48)

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Cut a round piece of cardboard and insert in the bottom of your gnome.
Round 16: (4 sc, dec) x8 (40)
Rounds 17-18: 40 sc (2 rounds) (40)
Change to red yarn.
Round 19: 40 sc (40)
Round 20: BLO 40 sc (40)
Round 21: (8 sc, dec) x4 (36)
Round 22: 36 sc (36)
Round 23: (7 sc, dec) x4 (32)
Round 24: 32 sc (32)
Round 25: (6 sc, dec) x4 (28)
Round 26: 28 sc (28)
Round 27: (5 sc, dec) x4 (24)
Round 28: 24 sc (24)
Round 29: (4 sc, dec) x4 (20)
Round 30: 20 sc (20)
Round 31: (3 sc, dec) x4 (16)
Round 32: 16 sc (16)
Round 33: (2 sc, dec) x4 (12)
Round 34: 12 sc (12)
Round 35: (1 sc, dec) x4 (8)
Round 36: 8 sc (8)
Round 37: (dec) x4 (4)
Cut the yarn and close the hole using the FLO only. Fasten off.

Nose:
With skin colour yarn.
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2: (inc) x6 (12)
Round 3: 12 sc (12)
Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing later.

Beard:
With white yarn.
[...] = worked into the same stitch.
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2: (inc) x6 (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

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Round 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x5, 1 sc (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
Round 6: Flatten the beard and through both sides make 2 sc, skip one st, [5 dc] in the
same st, skip one st, 1 sc, skip one st, [2 dc, 1 tr, 2 dc] in the next st, skip one st, 1 sc, skip
one st, [5 dc] in the next st, skip one st, 2 sc. Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing
later.

Hat edge:
With red yarn.
Round 1: Place your hook in the FLO on the hat, with the tip of the hat pointing at you. Pull
up a loop and ch 2. 1 dc in the same st, place 2 dc in the remaining loops around the head.
Sl st in the second ch. (80)
Round 2: Ch 2, 1 dc in each st around, sl st in the second ch. (80)
Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Assembly:
Sew on the nose on the beard Stuff lightly before closing the hole.
Place the beard 2 grey lines under the hat edge and sew it on.

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