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A free crochet Christmas gnome pattern for a big, huggable cushion gnome about 30 cm (12 in) tall. This jumbo amigurumi gnome is a round pine-green pillow under a long red hat that flops to one side with a white pom-pom and a fluffy popcorn-stitch brim, with a big rosy nose, a soft ribbed white beard, red mittens and little brown boots. It is worked in the round in single crochet with bulky yarn and a 6 mm hook, has no eyes to attach, and the hat, nose, beard, arms and boots are sewn on. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to check every piece; a cozy holiday decoration or gift.
How to crochet the Big Christmas Gnome
Advanced · 30 cm tall · about 9 h · bulky yarn · 6 mm hook
- Crochet the 9 pieces in rounds: Body, Boot ×2, Hat, Pom-pom, Nose, Beard, Arm ×2 (128 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 7 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.
What you'll need
0 of 10 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 7.5 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 6.8 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 13 sc × 15 rounds); yarn about 3.6 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 105 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 23.7 cm at the widest, 18.4 cm long; 40 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: an oval about 4.8 × 4 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 6 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs vertically, top to bottom; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is at a turn of the oval, on the piece's centre line; R1 starts there, so no shift is needed. The increases fall on the turns.
- With dark brown: ch 3.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly 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 21.7 cm at the widest, 27.4 cm long; 41 rounds.
- Change to snow white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R38).
- 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. Bend ≈ 120° around round 18<!-- the bend spreads over 8 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's left on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 18, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left <!-- st 4.53 left -->). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 14 to round 21, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 7 rounds) and fasten off inside.
- Size before assembly: about 4.5 cm at the widest, 3.3 cm long; 7 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 6 cm at the widest, 4.6 cm long; 10 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 11.9 cm at the widest, 10.9 cm long; 16 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
- Press the piece flat to about 6.5 cm thick (oval cross-section).<!-- press the piece flat by 45 % --> Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 34 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.
- Size before assembly: about 3.7 cm at the widest, 4.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
- Change to pine green (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.
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