How to crochet a gnome

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to add a touch of handmade charm to your home decor, and what better way to do that than with an adorable crochet gnome? Our latest Crochet Valentine’s Day Gnome pattern is a no-sew design, making it quick, fun, and beginner-friendly. With one body and three interchangeable hat options, you can switch up your gnome’s look whenever you like!

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Crochet Gnome

This Valentine’s Day Gnome is designed with simplicity and versatility in mind. The body is worked in one piece, so there’s no need for sewing! The interchangeable hats give you the freedom to create a different look for every occasion.

The design features a faux pre-cut beard for a soft, fluffy texture and a wooden ball nose for a polished and professional finish. Whether you want to make a single gnome or a whole set, this pattern has everything you need!

crochet gnome pattern for valentines days

Best Yarn for Crochet Gnome

To achieve the perfect look and feel, we used Caron Simply Soft yarn in four colors—red, white, grey, and pink. This worsted-weight yarn is soft, durable, and provides excellent stitch definition. To give the gnome’s body a bulky weight appearance, we tripled the strands of yarn while working on it, whereas the hat is made using a single strand of yarn for a more delicate look.

Yarn Requirements

The yarn we used for the Gnomes is Caron simply soft, 100% Acrylic, 6oz/170.1g, 315yds/288m in colors: white, red, pink (strawberry), and feathered grey. The total amount used is as follows:

Gnome’s body – 120g
Hat Option 1- 60g
Hat Option 2- 70g
Hat Option 3- 45g

Crochet Gnome Size

The finished size of the gnome varies depending on the hat style you choose, but it measures approximately 25-30 cm (10-12 inches) tall. This makes it the perfect size to display on a shelf, mantle, or even as a festive centerpiece for Valentine’s Day!

Skill Level

Easy, written in standard American terms.

Gauge

Gnome’s body: 8.5 sts x 9.5 rows = 4”/10cm in single crochet stitch. (stuffed) with 8 mm crochet hook.

Hat Option 3: 15 sts x 12 rows = 4”/10cm in hdc st with 4.5 mm crochet hook.

Hat Option 1 and 2: 15 sts x 8.5 rows = 4”/10cm in dc st with 4.5 mm crochet hook.

Yarn Substitutes

Bernat Premium – 100% Acrylic, 7.0 oz/198 g, 360 yds/ 329 m solid colors

Mary Maxim Starlette- 100% Ultra Soft Acrylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 180 yds (164.592 m)

Premier yarns Anti-pilling Every day worsted– 100% Anti-Pilling Acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 180 yds/165m

Crochet Hooks Needed

Size US G/7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook

Size US L/11 (8 mm) crochet hook

Materials Needed

stitch markers

scissors

yarn needle

Muslim Cotton drawstring bags 4.1 x 3.3 inch

Faux Fur Beard 8.66×3.54inch

Polyfiber filling

rice/decorative stones/beads for filling the bags.

wooden ball 30 mm for the nose

hot glue gun

Abbreviation

ch(s)- chain(s)

st(s)- stitch(es)

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

hdc-half double crochet

FLO- front loop only

BLO- back loop only

dec- decrease= work 2 single crochet stitches together

inc- increase = work 2 dc stitches in the next st

sl st- slip stitch

sk- skip

rep- repeat

**- repeat the stitches in the ** indicated times

Construction

This pattern is completely no-sew, meaning the body is worked as a single piece, making it sturdy and easy to assemble. The interchangeable hats allow you to switch between three different styles to match your mood or decor. Simply slide on a different hat for an entirely new look—no need to make multiple bodies!

How to change #4 weight yarn to #6 weight yarn from 1 skein.

Arrange the yarn into a large S-shape, as shown in the diagram. Bring the strands together and pull the working yarn through the loop formed. Repeat this process, continuously pulling the working yarn through each new loop as you proceed. CHECK THE VIDEO TUTORIAL HERE

Video for the Crochet Gnome pattern

If you’re a visual learner, don’t worry! This pattern comes with a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through the entire process. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crocheter, you’ll find the tutorial helpful in bringing your Valentine’s Day gnome to life.

Crochet Gnome pattern

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Pattern notes

Instead of using 3 strands of worsted weight yarn, you can crochet the gnomes body using category #6 bulky weight yarn.
If you crochet all 3 gnomes in the same colors as mine you will need a full skein of white, plus extra 15 gr white to make the pom pom and the heart. And you will have some leftovers from the red, pink and grey colors.
To join my rounds for hat option 1 and 2 I used the reverse slip stitch.

Special stitches

Reverse slip stitch – Insert your hook into the stitch from back to front, keeping the working yarn to the front, yarn under pulling through the loop on the hook.

Gnome’s body

with grey color yarn and 8 mm hook

( work in continuous rnds without joining. Use st marker to indicate your first st or string of yarn)

Rnd 1: Start with a MR and 6 SC into it (6)

Rnd 2: * 2SC in next st * rep 6 times (12)

Rnd 3: * SC in next st, 2SC in next * rep 6 times (18)

Rnd 4: * SC in next 2 sts, 2SC in next * rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 5: * SC in next 3 sts, 2SC in next * rep 6 times (30)

Rnd 6: * SC in next 4 sts, 2SC in next * rep 6 times (36)

Rnd 7-15: SC in each st around (36)

Add a weighted bag and start filling the body and continue to fill as you crochet along.

Rnd 16: * SC in next 4, DEC in next* rep 6 times (30)

Rnd 17: * SC in next 3, DEC in next* rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 18: * SC in next 2, DEC in next* rep 6 times (18)

Rnd 19: * SC in next 2, 2 SC in next* rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 20: * SC in next 3, 2 SC in next* rep 6 times (30)

Rnd 21-23: SC in each st around (30)

Rnd 24: * SC in next 3, DEC in next* rep 6 times (24)

Rnd 25: SC in each st around (24)

Rnd 26: * SC in next 2, DEC in next* rep 6 times (18)

Rnd 27: SC in each st around (18)

Rnd 28: * SC in next, DEC in next * rep 6 times (12)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Close the gap with a tapestry needle.

Insert your needle through the front loops of each st from round 28, pull the yarn tight and secure the end. Weave the tail in.

Now take the hot glue gun and attach the beard and the nose. Attach the nose in a way that it will stick partly to the body and partly on top of the beard.

Gnome’s hat Option 1

with red color yarn

Rnd 1: Start with a MR and make 8 DC into it, sl st in the first st (8)

Rnd 2: ch2( does not count as a st here and throughout ) DC in each st around (8)

Rnd 3: ch2, * DC in next 3 sts, INC in next st * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (10)

Rnd 4-5: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (10)

Rnd 6: ch2, * DC in next 4, INC in next * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (12)

switch to pink color

Rnd 7: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (12)

Rnd 8: ch2, * DC in next 5 sts, INC in next st * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (14)

Rnd 9: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (14)

switch to white color

Rnd 10: ch2, * DC in next 6 sts, INC in next * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (16)

Rnd 11: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (16)

Rnd 12: ch2, * DC in next 3, INC in next*rep 4 times, sl st in the first st to join (20)

switch to red color

Rnd 13: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (20)

Rnd 14: ch2, *DC in next 4, INC in next st * rep 4 times, sl st in the first st to join (24)

Rnd 15: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (24)

switch to pink color

Rnd 16: ch2, * DC in next 3, INC* rep 6 times, sl st in the first st to join (30)

Rnd 17-18: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (30)

switch to white color

Rnd 19: ch2, * DC in next 4, INC* rep 6 times, sl st in the first st to join (36)

Rnd 20-21: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (36)

switch to red color

Rnd 22: ch2, * DC in next 5, INC* rep 6 times, sl st in the first st to join (42)

Rnd 23-24: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (42)

switch to pink color

Rnd 25: ch2, * DC in next 6, INC* rep 6 times, sl st in the first st to join (48)

Rnd 26-27: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (48)

switch to white color

Rnd 28-29: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (48)

switch to red color

Rnd 30: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (48)

Rnd 31: ch2, * DC in next 3 sts, INC in next * rep 12 times (60)

Fasten off.

GNOME’S HAT OPTION 2

with red color yarn

Rnd 1: Start with a MR and make 8 DC into it, sl st in the first st to join (8)

Rnd 2: ch2,( does not count as a st here and throughout the pattern ) DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (8)

Rnd 3: ch2, * DC in next 3 sts, INC in next st * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (10)

Rnd 4-5: ch2, DC in each st around, sl st in the first st to join (10)

Rnd 6: ch2, * DC in next 4, INC in next * rep 2 times, sl st in the first st to join (12)