Charming Whimsical Woodland Gnome Amigurumi Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Worsted weight yarn in green, red, cream, and brown
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Small beads or buttons for eyes (optional)

Gauge:

4 inches = 10 single crochet stitches

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec - decrease (sc two stitches together)
• sl st - slip stitch
• st(s) - stitch(es)

Gnome Body:

Round 1: With green yarn, make a magic ring and 6 sc in the ring (6)
Round 2: Inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* repeat around (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, inc* repeat around (24)
Rounds 5-8: Sc in each st around (24)
Round 9: *2 sc, dec* repeat around (18)
Round 10: *1 sc, dec* repeat around (12)
Add stuffing now.
Round 11: Dec around (6), sl st and fasten off.

Gnome Hat:

Round 1: With red yarn, make a magic ring and 5 sc in the ring (5)
Round 2: Inc in each st around (10)
Round 3: *1 sc, inc* repeat around (15)
Round 4: Sc in each st around (15)
Round 5: *1 sc, inc* repeat around (20)
Rounds 6-9: Sc in each st around (20)
Round 10: *1 sc, dec* repeat around (15)
Round 11: *1 sc, dec* repeat around (10)
Round 12: Dec around (5), sl st and fasten off.

Gnome Beard:

With cream yarn, ch 7
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and across (6)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc across (5)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc across (4)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc across (3)
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc across (2)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, dec (1), fasten off and leave a long tail to sew on.

Assembly:

1. Sew the beard to the body right under the hat. 2. Attach the hat to the body. 3. Optionally sew on beads or buttons for eyes. 4. Use brown yarn to make tiny hands by chaining 4 and sl st back onto the body. 5. Fill the body with treats or surprises for an added festive touch!

Finishing:

Weave in all ends and enjoy your charming gnome! Feel free to experiment with colors and accessories to create your own personalized woodland gnome family.

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