Crochet gnomes with 5 mm and 9 mm BIGcord – two patterns

Create your own chunky crochet gnome with 5 mm BIGcord. The soft Elderberry shade and rich Mahogany colour look lovely in autumn and winter decorations. Follow this written pattern to make the body, hat and finishing details.

Materials

• 5 mm BIGcord – Elderberry for the body, approx. 85 m
• 5 mm BIGcord – Mahogany for the hat, approx. 90 m
• 8 mm crochet hook
• 6 cm polystyrene ball for the nose
• Gold spray paint suitable for polystyrene
• Faux fur for the beard
• Scissors, needle, thread and hot glue gun

Finished size: approx. 40 cm high and 20 cm wide at the base.

Abbreviations and technique

• sc – single crochet (US terms)
• sl st – slip stitch
• Increase – 2 sc in one stitch
• Decrease – crochet 2 stitches together

Work in waistcoat stitch (centre single crochet). Close every round with an invisible join. Stitch counts exclude the join.

You can see the waistcoat stitch and invisible join in our video tutorials, for example:

Crochet fox basket – step-by-step tutorial | BIGcord

Body – smaller gnome in 5 mm cord

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic ring. Finish the round with an invisible join.

Round 2: Work 2 sc in each stitch. (12 sc + invisible join)

Round 3: Repeat: 1 sc, increase. (18 sc + invisible join)

Round 4: Repeat: increase, 2 sc. (24 sc + invisible join)

Round 5: Repeat: 3 sc, increase. (30 sc + invisible join)

Round 6: 1 sc, increase, 4 sc, increase, 4 sc; then increase in every fifth stitch. (36 sc + invisible join)

Round 7: increase, 16 sc, increase, 18 sc. (38 sc + invisible join)

Round 8: 38 sc. (38 sc + invisible join)

Round 9: 38 sc. (38 sc + invisible join)

Round 10: 10 sc, decrease, 17 sc, decrease, 8 sc. (36 sc + invisible join)

Round 11: 36 sc. (36 sc + invisible join)

Round 12: 36 sc. (36 sc + invisible join)

Round 13: 3 sc, decrease, 17 sc, decrease, 12 sc. (34 sc + invisible join)

Round 14: 34 sc. (34 sc + invisible join)

Round 15: 15 sc, decrease, 14 sc, decrease, 1 sc. (32 sc + invisible join)

Round 16: 6 sc, decrease, 10 sc, decrease, 6 sc, decrease, 4 sc. (29 sc + invisible join)

Round 17: Work slip stitches around the entire edge.

Hat – smaller gnome in 5 mm cord

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic ring. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 2: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 3: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 4: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 5: increase, 2 sc, increase, 2 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 6: 8 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 7: 8 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 8: 1 sc, increase, 2 sc, increase, 2 sc, increase. (11 sc + invisible join)

Round 9: 3 sc, increase, 4 sc, increase, 2 sc. (13 sc + invisible join)

Round 10: 1 sc, increase, 5 sc, increase, 5 sc. (15 sc + invisible join)

Round 11: 6 sc, increase, 6 sc, increase, 1 sc. (17 sc + invisible join)

Round 12: 3 sc, increase, 8 sc, increase, 4 sc. (19 sc + invisible join)

Round 13: increase, 10 sc, increase, 7 sc. (21 sc + invisible join)

Round 14: 6 sc, increase, 10 sc, increase, 3 sc. (23 sc + invisible join)

Round 15: 3 sc, increase, 12 sc, increase, 6 sc. (25 sc + invisible join)

Round 16: 1 sc, increase, 11 sc, increase, 11 sc. (27 sc + invisible join)

Round 17: 10 sc, increase, 14 sc, increase, 1 sc. (29 sc + invisible join)

Round 18: increase, 13 sc, increase, 14 sc. (31 sc + invisible join)

Round 19: 3 sc, increase, 15 sc, increase, 11 sc. (33 sc + invisible join)

Round 20: 7 sc, increase, 15 sc, increase, 9 sc. (35 sc + invisible join)

Round 21: 35 sc. (35 sc + invisible join)

Round 22: Work slip stitches around the entire edge.

Finishing the 5 mm gnome

Hand-sew the faux-fur beard to the body. Spray the 6 cm polystyrene ball gold and let it dry, then attach it with a hot glue gun. Put the hat in place.

Larger gnome in 9 mm cord

For a larger gnome, use thicker 9 mm cord. Simply scaling up the previous pattern would require more than 100 metres for each part, so we adjusted the instructions to use one 9 mm skein for the body and one for the hat.

Materials

• 9 mm BIGcord – Elderberry
• 9 mm BIGcord – Burgundy
• 12 mm crochet hook
• 8 cm polystyrene ball for the nose
• Gold spray paint
• 5 mm brushable BIGcord, such as Cappuccino, for the beard and moustache
• Scissors, hot glue gun and macramé brush

Body

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic ring. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 2: Increase in every stitch. (12 sc + invisible join)

Round 3: Repeat: 1 sc, increase. (18 sc + invisible join)

Round 4: Repeat: increase, 2 sc. (24 sc + invisible join)

Round 5: Repeat: 3 sc, increase. (30 sc + invisible join)

Round 6: 3 sc, increase, 15 sc, increase, 10 sc. (32 sc + invisible join)

Round 7: 32 sc. (32 sc + invisible join)

Round 8: 32 sc. (32 sc + invisible join)

Round 9: 8 sc, decrease, 14 sc, decrease, 6 sc. (30 sc + invisible join)

Round 10: 30 sc. (30 sc + invisible join)

Round 11: 30 sc. (30 sc + invisible join)

Round 12: 3 sc, decrease, 14 sc, decrease, 9 sc. (28 sc + invisible join)

Round 13: 28 sc. (28 sc + invisible join)

If you are running low on cord, finish the body after round 13 with slip stitches. Otherwise continue with round 14.

Round 14: 9 sc, decrease, 12 sc, decrease, 3 sc. (26 sc + invisible join)

Round 15: Work slip stitches around the edge.

Hat

Round 1: Work 6 sc into a magic ring. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 2: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 3: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 4: 6 sc. (6 sc + invisible join)

Round 5: increase, 2 sc, increase, 2 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 6: 8 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 7: 8 sc. (8 sc + invisible join)

Round 8: 2 sc, increase, 2 sc, increase, 1 sc, increase. (11 sc + invisible join)

Round 9: increase, 5 sc, increase, 4 sc. (13 sc + invisible join)

Round 10: 3 sc, increase, 6 sc, increase, 2 sc. (15 sc + invisible join)

Round 11: 1 sc, increase, 7 sc, increase, 5 sc. (17 sc + invisible join)

Round 12: 7 sc, increase, 8 sc, increase. (19 sc + invisible join)

Round 13: 8 sc, increase, 9 sc, increase. (21 sc + invisible join)

Round 14: 1 sc, increase, 10 sc, increase, 8 sc. (23 sc + invisible join)

Round 15: 3 sc, increase, 11 sc, increase, 7 sc. (25 sc + invisible join)

Round 16: 1 sc, increase, 10 sc, increase, 12 sc. (27 sc + invisible join)

Round 17: 11 sc, increase, 12 sc, increase, 2 sc. (29 sc + invisible join)

Round 18: 18 sc, increase, 9 sc, increase. (31 sc + invisible join)

Round 19: 7 sc, increase, 15 sc, increase, 7 sc. (33 sc + invisible join)

Round 20: 3 sc, increase, 17 sc, increase, 11 sc. (35 sc + invisible join)

Round 21: Finish the edge with slip stitches.

Finishing the 9 mm gnome

Thread several strands of 5 mm brushable Cappuccino cord through the stitches at the front of the body. Brush them out and trim into a beard and moustache. Attach the 8 cm nose and position the hat so that only part of the nose is visible.

✨ Every gnome is unique! Experiment with colour combinations, shades and beard styles. Add tiny LED fairy lights to make your gnome glow in the dark. ✨

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