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A free crochet gnome pattern for a round mochi ball with a tall red hat, a fluffy white beard and a button nose. This amigurumi gnome is sage green, wider than tall, with rosy cheeks, tiny brown feet and a holly sprig on a hat that tilts back a little. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook from one stuffed ball plus a hat, beard and nose, and stands about 11 cm (4.3 in) tall. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where each piece goes; it makes a sweet Christmas decoration or gift.
How to crochet the Gnome Mochi
Beginner-friendly · 11 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet the 12 pieces in rounds: Mochi ball, Gnome hat, Beard, Nose, Foot ×2, Holly leaf ×2, Berry ×2, Cheek ×2 (64 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 10 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
- Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 13 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.
Worked in
Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.
Parts
0 of 51 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 6.6 cm at the widest, 5.4 cm long; 22 rounds.
- → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 4.9 cm at the widest, 6.3 cm long; 18 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
- Size before assembly: about 3.8 cm at the widest, 2.4 cm long; 11 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Press the piece flat to about 2.9 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 25 % --> Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 6 mm thick.<!-- flattened 50 % -->
- Flat motif — leaf (pointed leaf, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.6 × 1.4 cm; 1 row.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.
- Size before assembly: about 0.7 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 2 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
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