Crochet Gnome Amigurumi

By: Sara Duggan for Mom With a Hook

This cute Crochet Gnome Amigurumi would look so cute on a windowsill or in a garden display. If you know someone who loves gnomes, this would also make an adorable necklace or Christmas ornament.

crochet gnome

Materials:

Caron Wintuk 4ply acrylic yarn in blue, white, cream(face color), red, yellow, and brown
Size e crochet hook and fiber fill

Instructions:
You will be working in continuous rounds. Do not join unless noted.

Ch 2

6 sc in second ch from hook (6sc)
2 sc in each st around (12sc)
1 sc, 2sc around (18sc)
1sc around in back loops only (18sc)
5 - 6: 1sc around (18sc)
1 sc around, sl st in first sc, end off Join Brown in any st with sc
1 sc in each st around, join with a slip st to first sc (18sc)
1 sc in first 8 stitches, add yellow and 1 sc in next 2 stitches, add brown 1 sc in next 8 stitches. (18sc) sl stitch to first sc end off. (stuff) Join Blue in any st with sc
1 sc around (18sc) join with a sl st to first sc
11 - 12: repeat row 10 (18 sc)
Dec over next 2sc, 1sc repeat around (12sc) sl st to first sc end off. (stuff) Join white in front st with sc (back loops only)
1 sc in back loop only 5 x's, 1 sc next 7 st (12sc) Join with sl st to first sc
1 sc around (12sc)
Change to face color(cream) sc 4x's, carry white, change to white 1 sc around(8sc) carry cream, change to cream and sc 4x's then change to white sc for 8 stitches (12sc) End cream
1 sc around with white (12sc)
Repeat row 17 (12sc) join with sl st to first sc. End off (stuff)
Beard - with white join to first of 5 front loop sc
Sc in each front loop (5sc) ch 1 turn
Decrease over next 2sc, 1sc, decrease over next 2sc (3sc) ch 1 turn
Decrease over next 2sc, 1sc (2sc) ch 1 turn
Dec over next 2sc (1sc) end off and stuff. Join with Red in any st with a sc
1 sc around (12sc)
Decrease over next 2sc, 1sc around to the end. (stuff) end with a point. End off.
You can sew on a bead to the belt and add cross-stitch some eyes or glue google eyes on. Make it yours!