Halloween Gnome Crochet Pattern Free
For those seeking whimsical Halloween décor ideas, look no further than this charming Halloween Gnome Crochet Pattern! Perfect for adding a spooky touch to your home, you can display these delightful gnomes on bookshelves, window sills, or any other spot that could use a festive Halloween vibe. Let these quirky characters bring a touch of Halloween magic to your space, whether you’re hosting a haunted gathering or simply getting into the spirit of the season.
You can use different types of yarn but I recommend a DK or Sport weight. Make sure to use a crochet hook that’s one or two sizes smaller, it makes the fabric a little tighter, so it will hold the stuffing without showing holes.
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Materials
- Yarn in orange, brown, green, yellow, white and red color.
- Size 2.5 mm crochet hook. This is my absolute favorite crochet hook I recommend to everyone.
- Poly-Fil Fiberfill stuffing.
- Needle, tapestry needle, stitch marker, pins and scissors
- Optional: small button for decoration
- Optional: brown eye shadow
What did I use?
Schachenmayr Catania, sport weight yarn, 100% Cotton, 1.76 ounces = 137 yards/50 grams = 125 meters.
Colors: 00281 (orange for body), 00403 (light yellow for hat), 00130 (white for beard), 00263 (skin for arms and nose), 00161 (brown for hat), 00252 (red for flower), 00205 (green for leaves)
Abbreviations
Here are the crochet abbreviations used in this Halloween Gnome Crochet Pattern. Note that instructions are written in US terms.
CH – chain
St – stitch
SLST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet (i.e. 3 SC means to crochet SC in next 3 sts)
HDc – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
INC – increase (2 SC in one st)
InvDEC – invisible decrease (single crochet two stitches together front loop only)
BLO – back loop only
(…) – total number of stitches made in current round
If there is a record in the brackets in the pattern, multiplied by some number, for example (3 SC, INC) * 3, it means you need to repeat this action 3 times, that is 3 SC, INC, 3 SC, INC, 3 SC, INC.
The resource you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations
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Gauge and Measurements
Work 10 sts and 10 rows in sc measure 3,5 x 3,5 cm (1,37 x 1,37 inches). The finished gnome measures 4.33″ (11cm) wide and 5.90″ (15cm) tall
PDF Pattern
The PDF crochet pattern is a great solution for those who want to print the instructions and work offline, or just want to support my work. You can find the Halloween Gnome Crochet Pattern PDF in my shop.
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Arms
Start with skin yarn. Work in rounds with a stitch marker. It can be a colored pin or thread of contrasting color. Pin a marker to 1st stitch of a round. Every new round must be started with a stitch at the marker.
R1: Ch5, 2 SC in second ch, 2 SC, 3 SC in 1st ch, work along the other side of the chain: 3 SC (10, Photo 1)
R2: INC, 4 SC, INC, 4 SC (12)
R3: SC, INC, 5 SC, INC, 4 SC (14)
R4-R5: SC in all st (14)
R6: SC in all st, connect orange yarn at the last step of the last st (Photo 2 and 3)
R7-15: SC in all st (14)
R16: SC in all st (14), pull marker out and crochet 3 SC more to the outer side stitch (Photo 4)
R17. Closing round: work both stitches of both sides: 7 SC (1st sc is hard to crochet, you can use smaller hook for convenience, Photo 5). Fasten off and weave in end.
Crochet the second arm in the same way. Fasten off and weave in end. Ready (Photo 7)
Pumkin Body
With orange yarn. Work in rounds with a stitch marker.
R1: 6 SC in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 INC (12)
R3: (SC, INC) * 6 (18)
R4: (2 SC, 4 SC in one st) * 6 (36, Photo 1)
R5: (2 SC, 4 INC) * 6 (60, Photo 2)
R6: (2 SC, INC, 6 SC, INC) * 6 (72, Photo 3)
R7-9: SC in all sts (72)
R10: (2 SC, InvDEC, 7 SC, INC) * 6 (72)
R11-13: SC in all sts (72, Photo 4)
R14: (2 SC, InvDEC, 7 SC, INC) * 6 (72)
R15-17: SC in all sts (72)
R18: (2 SC, InvDEC, 7 SC, INC) * 6 (72)
R19-21: SC in all sts (72)
R22: (2 SC, InvDEC, 7 SC, INC) * 6 (72)
R23-25: SC in all sts (72)
R26: (2 SC, InvDEC, 7 SC, INC) * 6 (72)
R27-29: SC in all sts (72, Photo 5 and 6)
R30: (2 SC, InvDEC, 6 SC, InvDEC) * 6 (60)
R31: (2 SC, 4 InvDEC) * 6 (36)
R32: (2 SC, InvDEC) * 9 (27, stuff the body, Photo 7 and 8)
R33. Join the 1st arm: work 7 SC hooking through both sts of the body and the arm (Photo 9), 7 SC (front), join the 2nd arm: 7 SC; 6 SC (back) (27, Photo 10)
R34: (SC, InvDEC) * 9 (18). Stuff the body.
R35: (SC, InvDEC) * 6 (12)
R36: 6 InvDEC (6). Pull marker out, cut a 5,9’’ (15cm) yarn tail, pull the end of yarn through the last stitch and thread it into a needle. Guide the needle through each front loop of the remaining stitches (Photo 11 and 12), then pull the yarn tail, fastening off the hole (Photo 13). Check out the video on how to gather stitches.
Wrap the body around the outside to divide it into 6 equal sections, wrapping the yarn up and around. Knot securely at center and finish off (Photo 14 and 15). It would be prettier if you did this with brown yarn.
Sew the arms to the body (Photo 16)
Nose
With skin yarn. Work in rounds with a stitch marker.
R1: 6 SC in magic ring (6)
R2: 6 INC (12)
R3: (SC, INC) * 6 (18)
R4: SC in all st (18)
R5: (SC, InvDEC) * 6 (12, Photo 1 and 2). Cut a 5,9’’ (15cm) yarn tail for sewing
Beard
With white yarn.
CH22, from 2nd ch: 21 HDc (21). Crochet two items. Cut a 5,9’’ (15cm) yarn tail
CH27, from 2nd ch: 26 HDc (26). Crochet two items. Cut a 5,9’’ (15cm) yarn tail
CH31, from 2nd ch: 30 HDc (30). Crochet one item. Cut a 5,9’’ (15cm) yarn tail
Hat
Start with yellow yarn. Work in rounds with a stitch marker.
R1: 6 SC in magic ring (6)
R2-11: SC in all st (6)
R12: (INC, SC) * 3 (9)
R13-14: SC in all st (9)
R15: (INC, 2 SC) * 3 (12)
R16-17: SC in all st (12)
R18: (INC, 2 SC) * 4 (16)
R19-20: SC in all st (16)
R21: (INC, 3 SC) * 4 (20)
R22-23: SC in all st (20)
R24: (INC, 4 SC) * 4 (24)
R25-26: SC in all st (24)
R27: (INC, 3 SC) * 6 (30)
R28-30: SC in all st (30)
R31: (INC, 4 SC) * 6 (36)
R32-34: SC in all st (36)
R35: (INC, 5 SC) * 6 (42)
R36-37: SC in all st (42)
R38: (INC, 6 SC) * 6 (48)
R39-40: SC in all st (48)
R41: (INC, 7 SC) * 6 (54)
R42: SC in all st (54, Photo 1), connect brown yarn at the last step of the last sc
R43: 4 SC, INC, (8 SC, INC) * 5, 4 SC (60)
R44: (5 SC, INC) * 10 (70)
R45-48: SC in all st (70, Photo 2). Fasten off and weave in end.
Leaves
With green yarn.
R1. Ch8, SLST in 2nd ch, SC, HDc, DC, HDc, SC, 3 SC in one ch, along the other side of the chain: SC, HDc, DC, HDc, SC, SLST (Photo 1)
R2: CH3, SLST in 2nd ch, SC (Photo 2), work BLO along the leaf: 2 SC, HDc, 2 DC in one st, DC, HDc, SC, 3 SC in one st, SC, HDc, DC, 2 DC in one st, 2 HDc, 2 SC, SLST, SLST in last st as shown on Photo 3. Crochet the 2nd leaf in the same way and weave in end (Photo 4)
Flower
With red yarn.
In magic ring crochet: * Ch3 (Photo 1), DC, Ch3, SC (Photo 2). Repeat from * 4 times (Photo 3), pull one end of the loop to tighten it (Photo 4), cut the yarn leaving a tail approx 0,49’’ (15cm) long for sewing.
Assembly
Fasten beard with pins as show on Photo 1. The longest one is in the center, the shortest are on sides. Sew.
Sew the nose as shown on Photo 3, before finishing add some stuffing (Photo 2).
Sew leaves and flower to hat as shown on Photo 4. You can decorate the flower with a button.
Sew the tip of the hat to the middle part of the hat as shown on Photo 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Fasten the hat to body with pins and sew (Photo 9)
If you wrapped the body with orange yarn, you can paint with brown eye shadow as shown on Photo 10.
Congratulations! Your Halloween gnome is ready! I hope you have fun. Don’t forget to share your final result on Instagram using #GorbunovaDolls hashtag. If you enjoyed this Free Halloween Gnome Crochet Pattern, subscribe for more!
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Selling of finished Items
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Thank you for generously sharing this cute free pattern
So cute..made mine with rose colored hat.
I’d be very grateful if you’d send me a photo to amigurumigorbunova@gmail.com
Thank you for sharing. Hé is lovely!❤️