Green Dino with a Red Saddle
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A free crochet gnome pattern for a tiny round Christmas tree ornament. This amigurumi gnome has a forest green ball body, a tall red knit hat pulled over his brow, a big fluffy white popcorn beard, a round pink nose, rosy cheeks and little brown boots, with a golden ring on the hat tip. It is worked in the round in single crochet with fingering yarn and a 2 mm hook, the hat, beard, nose and boots are sewn on at the end, and the gnome stands about 10 cm (4 in) tall with the loop. The page gives you a row-by-row pattern with stitch counts and an interactive 3D model so you can see how the hat sits over the face.
How to crochet the Gnome Bauble Ornament
Beginner-friendly · 10 cm tall · about 2 h · fingering yarn · 2 mm hook
- Crochet the 9 pieces in rounds: Ball body, Boot ×2, Cheek ×2, Gnome hat, Beard, Nose, Hanging loop (69 rounds in all).
- Stuff and put it together in 7 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 12 gathered
Gauge
1 sc ≈ 3 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 2.7 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 33 sc × 37 rounds); yarn about 1.4 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 64 rounds done
- Size before assembly: about 4.9 cm at the widest, 5 cm long; 24 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 0.9 cm at the widest, 1 cm long; 4 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly only and press it flat to about 4 mm thick.<!-- flattened 50 % -->
- A flat circle about 1 cm across; 2 rounds.
- Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.
- Size before assembly: about 4.9 cm at the widest, 4.8 cm long; 18 rounds.
- 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.
- Size before assembly: about 3.4 cm at the widest, 2.4 cm long; 14 rounds.
- → Start stuffing (moderately) 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 1.2 cm at the widest, 1.2 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 1.5 cm at the widest (lies flat); 2 rounds. Each piece is two circles (front and back): make 2 circles — 1 as below and 1 plain in soft gold (same rounds, no colour changes).
- Fasten off. Hold a front and a plain circle wrong sides together and sc around through both layers: 16 sc. Do not stuff. Leave a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing.
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