CROCHET PATTERN

"CHRISTMAS GNOME"

Tatyana Medvedeva: __knittoys

 Materials and tools:
1. Yarn:

- Drops Safran 22 light-brown

- Drops Safran 13 red

- Drops Safran 11 yellow

- Drops Safran - 31 apple green

- Alize Cotton Gold 187 light-lemon

- Alize Cotton Gold 161 powder

- Alize Cotton Gold Hobby 67 light-beige

- Alize Cotton Gold 55 white

- Alize Cotton Gold 182 grey melange

2. Fiber filling

3. Hook size 2 mm and 1,3 mm

4. Tapestry needle for sewing

5. Scissors

6. Plastic eyes 6-7 mm in diameter

 Abbreviations:

SC - single crochet

MR - magic ring

CH - chain

INC - increase

DEC - decrease

SL ST -slip stitch

HDC - half double crochet

BLO - back loops only

Head
Start working with beige color:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45)
9. (14 sc, inc) x 3 (48)
10. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
11. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
12. -20. 60 sc (9 rnds)
21. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
22. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
23. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
24. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
25. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
26. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff
Leave a long tail for sewing

Between the 16th-17th rows insert plastic eyes, 7-8 mm in diameter.

Between the eyes 9 sc
Ears (x2)
Start working with beige color
Work in turning rows:
1. 6 sc in mr, 1 ch
2. 5 inc, 1 sl st (10)
Leave a long tail for sewing

Nose
Start working with powder color
A thread Alize Cotton Gold consists of 4 threads, split this thread in half.
Then crochet in two threads, using a hook size 1,30 mm:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 3 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (18)
4.-5. 18 sc
6. 3 dec, 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (12)
Stuff
Leave a long tail for sewing
Beard
Start working with light-brown color:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
12. (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)
13.-14. 72 sc
15. Fold the detail in half and crochet round with light-brown color: 36 sc

Brows (x2)
Start working with light-brown color. A thread Drops Safran consists
of 6 threads, split this thread in half. Then crochet in three threads,
using a hook size 1,30 mm.
Work in turning rows:
1. 7 ch
2. 5 sc, 1 sl st
Leave a long tail for sewing
Hat
Start working with red color:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
5. -7. 24 sc
8. (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
9. (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
Stuff
10. (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
11. change yarn color to the apple green color: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
12. (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
13. (4 sc, inc) х 3 (18)
14. (5 sc, inc) х 3 (21)
15. (6 sc, inc) х 3 (24)
16. (7 sc, inc) х 3 (27)
17. (8 sc, inc) х 3 (30)
18. 30 sc
19. (9 sc, inc) х 3 (33)
20. (10 sc, inc) х 3 (36)
21. 36 sc
22. (11 sc, inc) х 3 (39)
23. (12 sc, inc) х 3 (42)
24. 42 sc
25. (13 sc, inc) х 3 (45)
26. (14 sc, inc) х 3 (48)
27. 48 sc
28. (15 sc, inc) х 3 (51)
29. (16 sc, inc) х 3 (54)
30. 54 sc
31. (17 sc, inc) х 3 (57)
32. (18 sc, inc) х 3 (60)
33. 60 sc
34. (19 sc, inc) х 3 (63)
35. (20 sc, inc) х 3 (66)
36. 66 sc
37. (21 sc, inc) х 3 (69)
38. (22 sc, inc) х 3 (72)
39. change yarn color to the red color: 72 sc
40.-41. 72 sc
Leave a long tail for sewing
Mustache (x2)
Start working with light-brown color.
A thread Drops Safran consists of 6 threads, split this thread in half.
Then crochet in three threads, using a hook size 1,30 mm:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. -5. 18 sc
6. (1 sc, dec) x 3, 9 sc (15)
7. 15 sc
8. 3 dec, 9 sc (12)
9. 10 sc, dec (11)
10. 2 dec, 7 sc (9)
11. 9 sc
12. 2 inc, 1 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc (9)
13. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
Leave a long tail for sewing

Start forming the head

1. Sew the beard on to the head.

2. Sew the nose on to the head.

 3. Sew the mustache, brows and ears on to the head.

4. Sew the hat on to the head.

Legs(x2)
Start working with grey-melange color:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 3 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
5. (2 sc, inc) х 3, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) х 3, 3 sc (30)
6. -8. 30 sc
9. (2 sc, dec) х 3, 18 sc (27)
10. (1 sc, dec) х 3, 16 sc, dec (23)
11. 5 dec, 13 sc (18)
 12. 18 sc
Stuff and crochet 10 sc
13. Change yarn color to the white color: BLO (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
14. 12 sc
15. Change yarn color to the red color: 12 sc
16. 12 sc
17. Change yarn color to the white color: 12 sc
18. 12 sc
19. Change yarn color to the red color: 12 sc
20. 12 sc
21. Change yarn color to the apple green color: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
22. (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
23. (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
24. (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
25.-26. 36 sc
Stuff
Crochet second leg the some way. Do not cut off the thread on the
second leg and continue crocheting the body.

Body
Connect the legs with 1 sc:
1. -3. 72 sc
4. (10 sc, dec) х 6 (66)
5.-8. 66 sc
9. (9 sc, dec) х 6 (60)
10. -11. 60 sc
12. (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)
13. 54 sc
14. change yarn color to the grey-melange color: 54 sc
15. (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
16. 48 sc
17. change yarn color to the apple green color: 48 sc
18. 48 sc
19. (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
20. 42 sc
21. (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
Stuff
22. 36 sc
23. (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
24. 30 sc
Leave a long tail for sewing
Attach the grey-melange color of the yarn to the boots and crochet:
1. (1 sc, inc) x 9 (27)

Hands (x2)
Start working with beige color:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
4. -8. 18 sc
9. Popcorn 5 sc in 1, 17 sc (18)

10. (4 sc, dec) х 3 (15)

11. (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)
12. 12 sc
Stuff
13. change yarn color to the red color: (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
 14. BLO 9 sc
15. Change yarn color to the white color: 9 sc
16. Change yarn color to the red color: 9 sc
17. Change yarn color to the white color: 9 sc
18. Change yarn color to the red color: 9 sc
19. Change yarn color to the white color: 9 sc
20. Change yarn color to the red color: 9 sc
21. Change yarn color to the white color: 9 sc
22. Change yarn color to the red color: 9 sc
23. Change yarn color to the white color: 9 sc
Leave a long tail for sewing

Attach the green color of the yarn to the hands and crochet: (2 sc, inc) х
3 (12)
Collar
Start working with red color:
1. 36 ch and close into the ring
2. 36 sc
3. (1 sc, 4 ch, 3 sc on the chain and 1 sc on the collar) x 18

Sew the head on to the body Sew the hands on to the body
Details on the boots
Start working with light-yellow color
A thread Alize Cotton Gold consists of 4 threads, split this thread in
half. Then crochet in two threads, using a hook size 1,30 mm:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. -4. 12 sc
5. 6 dec
Leave a long tail for sewing

Sew detail on to the boots

Belt
Start working with yellow color
A thread Drops Safran consists of 6 threads, split this thread in half.
Then crochet in three threads, using a hook size 1,30 mm:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 hdc in 1, 2 sc) х 4 (20)
Sew the detail on to the body