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ELF GNOME
Materials:
–Yarn: I used MILK COTTON 4ply
–Hook: 3 mm. The item is 6 inches tall
-> For the final result to be well-shaped. I recommend you to used a hook that 0.5 or 1 size
smaller than what your yarn suggested.
– Fiber fill, yarn needle,
-Plastic canvas (optional if you want the gnome to stand on its own)
Abbreviation:
st – stitch
sc – single crochet
sl.st – slip stitch
BLO –Back loop only
only crochet to the back loop of the sts
INC– increase = make 2 sc from 1 st
DEC– decrease = make 1 sc from 2 sts
DC: double crochet
Note:
- Stuffing as you go. Only stuff slightly the arms (do not over stuff the arms)
HEAD &BODY:
Working in spiral, using green yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, INC) x 6 – 18 sts
Rnd 4: (2sc in the next 2 st, INC) x 6 – 24 sts
Rnd 5: (3 sc in the next 3 st, INC) x 6 – 30 sts
Rnd 6: (4sc in the next 4st,INC) x 6 – 36 sts
Rnd 7: (5sc in the next 4st, INC) x 6 – 42 sts
Rnd 8: BLO 42 sc
Rnd 9-13: 42 sc
Chang to red
Rnd 14-15: 42 sc
Chang to green
Rnd 16-21: 42 sc
Rnd 22: (5sc in the next 4st, DEC) x 6 – 30 sts
Rnd 23: (4sc in the next 4st, DEC) x 6 – 30 sts
Rnd 24: (3 sc in the next 3st, DEC) x 6 – 24 sts
Rnd 25: (2 sc in the next 2 st, DEC) x 6 – 18 sts
Rnd 26: (sc in the next st, DEC) x 6 – 12 sts
Rnd 27: 6 DEC – 6 sts
Fasten off.
ARMS: make 2
Working in spiral, start with skin color yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: (sc in the next st, inc) x 3 – 9 sts
Rnd 3: 9sc
Change to red:
Rnd 4-5: 9sc
Change to green
Rnd 6-12: 9sc
Rnd 13: (sc in the next st, dec) x 3 – 6 sts
Rnd 14: fold in half, 2 sc.
Fasten off, leave yarn tail to sew to the body
NOSE:
Working in spiral, start with skin color yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (3 sc in the next st, INC) x3 – 15 sts
Rnd 4: 15 sc
Invisible fasten off.
EARS : make 2
Working in spiral, start with skin color yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: (1 sc in the next st, INC) x3 – 9 sts
Rnd 3: 9 sc
Rnd 4: (2 sc in the next 2 st, INC) x 3- 12 sts
Rnd 5-7: 12 sc
Rnd 8: 6 DEC– 6 sc
Fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew.
LONG TAIL HAT: (as shown in picture)
Working in spiral, start with red:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: (sc in the next st, inc) x 3 – 9 sts
Rnd 3: (2 sc in the next 2 st, inc) x 3 – 12 sts
Rnd 4: (3 sc in the next 3 st, inc) x 3 – 15 sts
Rnd 5: (4 sc in the next 4 st, inc) x 3 – 18 sts
Rnd 6: 18 sc
Rnd 7: (5 sc in the next 5 st, inc) x 3 – 21 sts
Rnd 8: 21 sc
Rnd 9: (6 sc in the next 6 st, inc) x 3 – 24 sts
Rnd 10: 24 sc
Rnd 11: (7 sc in the next 7 st, inc) x 3 – 27 sts
Rnd 12: 27 sc
Rnd 13: (8 sc in the next 8 st, inc) x 3 – 30 sts
Rnd 14: 30 sc
Rnd 15: (9 sc in the next 9 st, inc) x 3 – 33 sts
Rnd 16: 33 sc
Rnd 17: (10 sc in the next 10 st, inc) x 3 – 36 sts
Rnd 18: 36 sc
Rnd 19: (5 sc in the next 5 st, inc) x 6 – 42 sts
Rnd 20: 42 sc
Rnd 25: (6 sc in the next 6 st, inc) x 6 – 48 sts
Rnd 26: (7 sc in the next 7 st, inc) x 6 – 54 sts
Rnd 27: (8 sc in the next 8 st, inc) x 6 – 60 sts
Invisible fasten off.
Join green yarn, work on the front loop only:
(sc, dc, dc, sc, sl.st) * 12
