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???? 1. Material List Yarn (Amigurumi yarn or thick-textured chenille/cotton yarn): For the body: Beige / Light Brown For the hat and feet: Sage Green For the bottom of the feet / boots: Dark Brown For the beard and the pom-pom on top of the hat: Cream or Ecru (thick textured fuzzy yarn or regular cotton yarn) For the nose: Peach / Skin tone For the heart patch: Terracotta / Dark Red Crochet Hook: Appropriate for your yarn thickness (e.g., 3.0 mm or 3.5 mm) Stuffing: Fiberfill, and a fabric pouch filled with poly pellets, rice, or small stones to place at the base so the gnome can sit stably as a doorstop. Yarn Needle and Scissors: Tapestry needle for sewing parts together. ???? 2. Detailed Stitch Counts and Part Instructions Amigurumi terms: MR (magic ring), sc (single crochet), inc (increase - 2 single crochets in the same stitch), dec (decrease - combine 2 stitches into 1).
A. Body (Bottom Part - Beige / Light Brown) The base of the model is wide, and weight is placed inside to act as a doorstop. Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: Inc in every stitch: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat (24) Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat (30) Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) repeat (36) Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) repeat (42) Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) repeat (48) Rnd 9: (7 sc, 1 inc) repeat (54) Rnd 10: (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat (60) Rnds 11 - 22: Work even with 60 sc (12 rounds with no increases/decreases) Note: Place your weight pouch inside at this stage and stuff firmly around it with fiberfill. Rnd 23: (8 sc, 1 dec) repeat (54) Rnd 24: (7 sc, 1 dec) repeat (48) Rnd 25: (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat (42) Rnd 26: (5 sc, 1 dec) repeat (36) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
B. Hat (Sage Green) Starts from the wide base, tapers upward, and curves to the side. Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) (9) Rnd 3: Work even 9 sc (9) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) (12) Rnd 5: Work even 12 sc (12) Rnd 6: (3 sc, 1 inc) (15) Rnd 7: Work even 15 sc (15) Rnd 8: (4 sc, 1 inc) (18) Rnds 9 - 10: Work even 18 sc (18) Rnd 11: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat (24) Rnds 12 - 13: Work even 24 sc (24) Rnd 14: (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat (30) Rnds 15 - 16: Work even 30 sc (30) Rnd 17: (4 sc, 1 inc) repeat (36) Rnds 18 - 19: Work even 36 sc (36) Rnd 20: (5 sc, 1 inc) repeat (42) Rnds 21 - 22: Work even 42 sc (42) Rnd 23: (6 sc, 1 inc) repeat (48) Rnds 24 - 25: Work even 48 sc (48) Rnd 26: (7 sc, 1 inc) repeat (54) Rnds 27 - 28: Work even 54 sc (54) Rnd 29: (8 sc, 1 inc) repeat (60) Rnds 30 - 33: Work even with 60 sc, fasten off. You can gently bend the tip of the hat to shape it.
C. Feet / Boots (Dark Brown - Make 2) Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: Inc in every stitch: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) (24) Rnds 5 - 7: Work even with 24 sc (24) Rnd 8: Start decreasing: (2 sc, 1 dec) (18) Rnd 9: (1 sc, 1 dec) (12) Lightly stuff and cinch closed. D. Nose (Skin Tone / Peach) Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) (18) Rnds 4 - 5: Work even 18 sc (18) Rnd 6: (1 sc, 1 dec) (12) Stuff lightly and cinch closed. E. Hat Pom-Pom (Cream) Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) Rnds 3 - 4: Work even 12 sc (12) Rnd 5: 6 decreases (6 dec) and close. F. Heart Patch (Terracotta Red) Form a small heart shape using a magic ring technique or by chaining and working single/double crochets (alternatively, chain 4-5 and work single and double crochets around it to form a heart).
G. Beard (Cream / Ecru) The beard in the picture is made using a special fringe/loop technique or by cascading yarn loops layered over rows of chains attached to the upper part of the body. Alternative practical method: Crochet horizontal chains using cream yarn where the face will be, and loop long strands of yarn onto these chains to create a layered, fluffy beard texture. ???? 3. Assembly Steps Preparing the Body: Place the weight pouch at the base of the body, stuff the rest with fiberfill, and close the top by cinching or sewing it shut. Attaching the Nose: Firmly sew the nose onto the upper-middle front section of the body (in the position just below where the hat will sit). Attaching the Beard: Secure the beard piece onto the body right below and to the sides of the nose. The top of the beard should slightly overlap the bottom edge of the nose. Putting on the Hat: Place the hat on the head. Fold the front brim of the hat slightly forward as shown in the picture and secure it with stitches or fastening threads. Sew the small cream pom-pom onto the drooping tip of the hat. Attaching the Feet: Sew the two dark brown boots side by side onto the lower front part of the body. Adding the Heart Patch: Complete the decoration by sewing the terracotta heart onto the upper-left side of the hat.