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A few years ago I made a little Christmas Gnome with long striped legs and when I made it I thought it would be fun to make in different colors for different holidays. Like I said, that was a few years ago and I never did anything more with it, but this year I decided to make a little St. Patrick's Day gnome.
I made this little gnome using basically the same pattern as the Christmas Gnome, the only thing that I changed besides the colors was the arms. The arms in the original gnome were really short and skinny and when I went back and looked at the pictures I didn't love the way they looked so I made them a little bigger and longer this time.
The little St. Patrick's Day version of the gnome is made in two shades of green. I used a darker green for the body and a lighter green for the hat, as well as for the stripes on the legs. I also used an orange for the beard instead of the white beard on the original.
Adding a weighted base to the bottom of your gnome is not absolutely necessary, but the weight helps the gnome sit really well on a shelf. I like to use weighted bases on projects that I make with the intent of sitting on a shelf rather than being played with. My favorite way to make a weighted base is to use a nylon and add some weighted stuffing beads to the end, it doesn't take a lot, and then tie it off and cut off the excess. Then just stick that in the bottom of the body before adding stuffing.
The little gnome sits about 6" tall, only counting the body and the hat. The legs are long and can sit out in front of the gnome or hang off the edge of the shelf.
How to Crochet a St. Patrick's Day Gnome
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in tan (skin tone), green (body color), light green (hat/leg stripes), white (leg stripes), orange (beard), and black (shoes), or desired colors (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in Buff, Paddy Green, Spring Green, White, Carrot, and Black)
- G crochet hook
- Poly Pellets weighted stuffing beads
- nylon knee-high or fabric scrap
- Poly-Fil stuffing
- yarn needle
- scissors
Instructions:
All pieces are crocheted beginning with a magic ring
Prepare the weighted insert for your base by adding some weighted stuffing beads to a nylon and tying it closed or cutting a circle of fabric and stitching a running stitch around the edge and pulling to make a little pouch, fill with beads, pull closed and stitch to secure. You can see more detailed instructions here:
Body
Begin with a magic ring with green yarn (or color using for body)
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Rounds 7-13: sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 14: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 15: sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 16: sc in each st (30 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn
Insert the weighted base into the body and stuff
Nose
Begin with a magic ring with tan yarn (or color using for skin)
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st], repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st], repeat around (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving tail for sewing
Beard
Use orange yarn
Wrap yarn several times around your hand (I wrapped it around 4 fingers about 20 times) or a piece of cardboard, tie a piece of yarn through the loop at the top, cut the loop on the other end (bottom) like you are making a tassel, trim to the length and shape you want and set aside
Hat
Begin with a magic ring with light green yarn (or color using for hat)
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st], repeat (6 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts], repeat (8 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts], repeat (10 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts], repeat (12 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts], repeat (14 sc)
Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts], repeat (16 sc)
Round 8: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts], repeat (18 sc)
Round 9: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8 sts], repeat (20 sc)
Round 10: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 9 sts], repeat (22 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 10 sts], repeat (24 sc)
Round 12: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 11 sts], repeat (26 sc)
Round 13: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 12 sts], repeat (28 sc)
Round 14: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 13 sts], repeat (30 sc)
Round 15: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 14 sts], repeat (32 sc)
Round 16: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 15 sts], repeat (34 sc)
Finish off, leaving long tail for sewing
Arms (make 2)
Begin with tan yarn (or skin color) and a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts], repeat around (9 sc)
Switch to green yarn (or body color)
Rounds 4-9: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Legs
Begin with a magic ring with black yarn (or color using for shoes)
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 6: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Switch to white
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Switch to light green
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Switch to white
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 12: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Switch to light green
Round 13: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 14: 1 sc in each st (9 sc
Switch to white
Round 15: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 16: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Switch to light green
Round 17: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 18: 1 sc in each st (9 sc
Switch to white
Round 19: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 20: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Assembly
Use the tails of the yarn you tied the top of the beard to attach (either sew or tie) the beard to the front top edge of the body.
Sew the nose on top of the beard.
Sew the arms to the side of the body along the top edge.
Stuff the hat, then pull down over the top edge of the body, curving over the nose, and sew in place.
Stuff the feet lightly but leave the legs unstuffed, sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
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