Crochet Lavender Gnome
The Crochet Lavender Gnome is an adorable and charming little creation that brings a touch of whimsy and sweetness to any space. With its cozy lavender-colored hat and delightful details, this cute gnome is sure to bring a smile to your face. Whether you're a crochet enthusiast looking for a fun project or someone searching for a unique gift idea, the Crochet Lavender Gnome is a wonderful choice that will brighten up any day with its cheerful presence.
SUPPLIES
ca 50 gr cotton yarn (e.g.Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: purple, lavender, white and yellow, crochet hook 2,5 mm, polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, yarn needle.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 17 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc =single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
Dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
Inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Tc = triple crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the needed number of times.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
INSTRUCTIONS
The gnome consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then you will sew them together.
BODY
Start your work using purple color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (48 stitches)
Round 9: *single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase* (54 stitches)
Round 10: *single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, increase* (60 stitches)
Round 11 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Rounds 12-23: single crochet in each of next 60 stitches
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)
Rounds 25-27: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 28: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)
Rounds 29-30: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 31: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)
Rounds 32-33: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 34: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 35: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 36: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 37: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
To add weight to the bottom, add little stones, rice or Poly Pellets. Stuff the body firmly.
Round 38: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 39: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 40: *decrease* 6 times. Bind off.
ARM (2x)
Start crocheting with beige color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-7: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)
Change the yarn color
Round 9 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Change the color
Rounds 10-18: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches (2 rounds in lavender, 1 round in purple)
Stuff slightly.
Change the color
Round 19: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 20: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 21: *decrease* 6 times
Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.
NOSE
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Rounds 5-7: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Round 8: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 9: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
BREAST (2x)
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (18 stitches)
Rounds 4-6: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 7: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
BRA
Round 1: chain 2 stitches, 3 single crochets in the 2nd stitch form the hook, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work.
Round 3: increase, single crochet in the next stitch, increase, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 4: single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 5: increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 6: single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 7: increase, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, increase, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 9: increase, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, increase, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 11: increase, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches, chain 13 stitches, turn the work
Round 13: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches, turn the work
Round 14: decrease, single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 15: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches, decrease, turn the work
Round 16: decrease, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 17: single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, decrease, turn the work
Round 18: decrease, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, decrease, turn the work
Round 20: decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 21: decrease, single crochet in the next stitch, decrease, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 22: single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, chain 1 stitch, turn the work
Round 23: 3 single crochets tog
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
HAT
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring.
Rounds 2-3: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 4: *increase, single crochet in the next st* (9 stitches)
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 6: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (12 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 8: *increase, single crochet in the next stitch* (18 stitches)
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 10: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 4 stitches: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 11: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 12th round and through the back loop of the 10th round); single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 13: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 7 stitches: single crochet in each of next 7 stitches, single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Rounds 15-16: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 17: single crochet in each of next 8 stitches; single crochet in each of next 7 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 17th round and through the back loop of the 14th round); single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 18: *increase, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Round 20: *increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 21: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches, working into the front loop of the next 14 stitches: single crochet in each of next 14 stitches, single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Rounds 22-24: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 25: single crochet in each of next 10 stitches; single crochet in each of next 14 stitches (insert hook through both loops of the 25th round and through the back loop of the 21st round); single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 26: *increase, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (42 stitches)
Rounds 27-28: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Change the yarn color
Round 29: *increase, single crochet in each of next 6 stitches* (48 stitches)
Rounds 30-31: single crochet in each of next 48 stitches
Round 32: *increase, single crochet in each of next 7 stitches* (54 stitches)
Rounds 33-34: single crochet in each of next 54 stitches
Round 35: *increase, single crochet in each of next 8 stitches* (60 stitches)
Round 36: *increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches*
Rounds 37-38: single crochet in each of next stitch till the end of the round.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
FLOWER
Row 1: chain30 stitches
Row 2: single crochet in the second stitch from the hook, *skip the next stitch, 5 double crochets in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* to*.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
SKIRT
Join yarn to the last stitch of the 11th round.
Round 1 (working into the front loop): *(sc, hdc, dc) in the next stitch, (dc, tc, dc) in the next stitch, (dc, hdc, sc) in the next stitch, slip stitch in each of next 2 stitches*, repeat from* till the end of the round.
Round 2: *chain 3 stitches, skip the next stitch, slip stitch in the next stitch*.
Bind off. Weave in yarn ends.
ASSEMBLY
Attach arms to the body of your gnome.
Mark where you want the nose and breasts to be and sew them to the gnome.
Sew bra to the breasts.
Cut strips of yarn double the length you want the braid to be. Mine were around 25 cm long, and I used 28 strands total for each braid. Braid, knot or secure with a ribbon, trim ends.
Sew braids to the body.
Sew little flowers to the hat. Add beads if desired.
Then sew the hat onto the head so that it molds around the nose a little. Ready!