Crochet Gnome – Free Amigurumi Pattern

Norbert, the Gnome spreads Christmas cheer across your home!

Whether he sits on your mantel, or hangs in your tree, he’ll surely make you feel glee!

This is a fun little project to put you in a festive mood. You will need to know how to make a magic ring, how to single crochet (double crochet in British terms), half double crochet (half treble crochet), and how to make invisible decreases. Don’t worry if you haven’t done any or all of these techniques before. You can learn them in my video tutorials:

Learn how to single crochet (double crochet)

Learn how to half double crochet (half treble crochet)

Learn how to make a magic ring

Learn how to make invisible decreases in sc (dc)

You can find the free pattern below on this site. I also have a printable pdf version of the pattern for Norbert the Gnome, as well as Gunhild the Gnome Girl and Eli the Elf – all in one. You can purchase it for a small fee here.

Materials and tools

• 25g/0.9oz Rico Creative Cotton Aran / worsted in cherry (65)
• 10g/0.35oz Rico Creative Cotton Aran / worsted in white (80)
• 7g/0.25oz Rico Creative Cotton Aran / worsted in clay (51)
• Toy stuffing
• 3.5mm / size E crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

You can find the British/Australian terms below. Please scroll down for the U.S. American version of the pattern.

You can also find the embedded video tutorial further down.

British/Australian terms

Abbreviations

St = stitch

Dc = double crochet

Inc = dc increase: double crochet 2 in same st

htr = half treble crochet

Dec = invisible dc decrease: Insert hook in front loops of next 2 sts, yarn over, pull through both front loops, yarn over, pull through 2 remaining loops

Sl st = slip stitch

C1 = colour of hat and body

C2 = colour of head

C3 = colour of beard

Tension

4″ x 4″ (10.16 x 10.16 cm) = 19 sts x 20 rows of dc

Instructions

Start with the top of the head using C2

Rd 1: Dc 6 into a magic ring (6)

Rd 2: Inc 6 (12)

Rd 3: [dc 1, inc 1]*6 (18)

Rd 4: [dc 2, inc 1]*6 (24)

Rd 5 & 6: Dc 24 (24)

Rd 7: Dc 11, sl st 1, htr 1 in same st, htr 1, sl st 1 in same st, dc 11 (26)

Rd 8: Dc 11, sl st 1, htr 2, sl st 1, dc 11 (26)

Rd 9: Dc 11, dec 2, dc 11 (24)

Rd 10: [dc 2, dec 1]*6 (18)

Continue with the body in C1

Rd 11: Change colour to C1, dc 18 (18)

Rd 12: [dc 2, inc 1]*6 (24)

Rd 13: [dc 3, inc 1]*6 (30)

Rd 14 – 20 (7 rds): Dc 30 (30)

Rd 21: Dc in back loops only: [dc 3, dec 1]*6 (24)

Fill the head and body with toy stuffing

Rd 22: [dc 2, dec 1]*6 (18)

Rd 23: [dc 1, dec 1]*6 (12)

Rd 24: Dec 6 (6)

Break yarn, pull through, sew in.

Crochet the hat in C1

Ch 26, sl st 1 to close to a round.

Rd 1 – 5 (5 rds): Dc 26 (26)

Rd 6: Dc 8, dec 1, dc 6, dec 1, dc 8 (24)

Rd 7: Dc 7, dec 1, dc 2, dec 1, dc 2, dec 1, dc 7 (22)

Rd 8: [dc 5, dec 1]*3 (18)

Rd 9: Dc 18 (18)

Rd 10: [dc 4, dec 1]*3 (15)

Rd 11: Dc 15 (15)

Rd 12: [dc 3, dec 1]*3 (12)

Rd 13: Dc 12 (12)

Rd 14: [dc 2, dec 1]*3 (9)

Rd 15: Dc 9 (9)

Rd 16: [dc 1, dec 1]*3 (6)

Rd 17: Dc 6 (6)

Rd 18: Dec 3 (3)

Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.

Attach the beard in C3

Cut 30 x 10cm / 4 inches long pieces of yarn in C3.

Attach the beard the same way you attach individual doll hair. If you haven’t done it before, you can learn how in my video tutorial.

Attach the beard in three rows, starting from the second round of the body up to the face, right under the nose. Use 6 strings each for the lower and middle row of the beard and 9 strings for the upper row.

Then attach the mustache by stitching the remaining 9 strings horizontally through the nose. The ends peaking out from both sides of the nose will form one mustache hair on each side. Stitch through the nose in 9 different spots, so that you will have 9 strings for the mustache on each side of the nose. Now you can style the beard any way you like. Leave it wild and untamed like Norbert’s beard or give it some more attention, like Nils’ beard.

U.S. Terms

Abbreviations

St = stitch

Sc = single crochet

Inc = sc increase: single crochet 2 in same st

hdc = half double crochet

Dec = invisible sc decrease: Insert hook in front loops of next 2 sts, yarn over, pull through both front loops, yarn over, pull through 2 remaining loops

Sl st = slip stitch

C1 = color of hat and body

C2 = color of head

C3 = color of beard

Gauge

4″ x 4″ = 19 sts x 20 rows of sc

Instructions

Start with the top of the head using C2

Rd 1: Sc 6 into a magic ring (6)

Rd 2: Inc 6 (12)

Rd 3: [sc 1, inc 1]*6 (18)

Rd 4: [sc 2, inc 1]*6 (24)

Rd 5 & 6: Sc 24 (24)

Rd 7: Sc 11, sl st 1, hdc 1 in same st, hdc 1, sl st 1 in same st, sc 11 (26)

Rd 8: Sc 11, sl st 1, hdc 2, sl st 1, sc 11 (26)

Rd 9: Sc 11, dec 2, sc 11 (24)

Rd 10: [sc 2, dec 1]*6 (18)

Continue with the body in C1

Rd 11: Change color to C1, sc 18 (18)

Rd 12: [sc 2, inc 1]*6 (24)

Rd 13: [sc 3, inc 1]*6 (30)

Rd 14 – 20 (7 rds): Sc 30 (30)

Rd 21: Sc in back loops only: [sc 3, dec 1]*6 (24)

Fill the head and body with toy stuffing

Rd 22: [sc 2, dec 1]*6 (18)

Rd 23: [sc 1, dec 1]*6 (12)

Rd 24: Dec 6 (6)

Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.

Crochet the hat in C1

Ch 26, sl st 1 to close to a round

Rd 1 – 5 (5 rds): Sc 26 (26)

Rd 6: Sc 8, dec 1, sc 6, dec 1, sc 8 (24)

Rd 7: Sc 7, dec 1, sc 2, dec 1, sc 2, dec 1, sc 7 (22)

Rd 8: [sc 5, dec 1]*3 (18)

Rd 9: Sc 18 (18)

Rd 10: [sc 4, dec 1]*3 (15)

Rd 11: Sc 15 (15)

Rd 12: [sc 3, dec 1]*3 (12)

Rd 13: Sc 12 (12)

Rd 14: [sc 2, dec 1]*3 (9)

Rd 15: Sc 9 (9)

Rd 16: [sc 1, dec 1]*3 (6)

Rd 17: Sc 6 (6)

Rd 18: Dec 3 (3)

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Attach the beard in C3

Cut 30 x 4 inches long pieces of yarn in C3.

Attach the beard the same way you attach individual doll hair. If you haven’t done it before, you can learn how in my video tutorial.

Attach the beard in three rows, starting from the second round of the body up to the face, right under the nose. Use 6 strings each for the lower and middle row of the beard and 9 strings for the upper row.

Then attach the mustache by stitching the remaining 9 strings horizontally through the nose. The ends peaking out from both sides of the nose will form one mustache hair on each side. Stitch through the nose in 9 different spots, so that you will have 9 strings for the mustache on each side of the nose. Now you can style the beard any way you like. Leave it wild and untamed like Norbert’s beard or give it some more attention, like Nils’ beard.

You can also watch the two part video tutorial and crochet along with me:

I hope you enjoyed this pattern for Norbert (or Nils), the Gnome! Please comment below should you have any questions. I’ll get back to you asap!

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