Gifting Gnome is one of my favorite projects. Cute and functional; this little guy holds small
items the size of a single-shot bottle.
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If drinking is not your thing; other small items such as body spray, hand sanitizer, and lip products also fit great!
Super cute gift-holding gnomes also work up quickly, so if you have multiple small gifts to give this is the perfect project for you.
This Gifting Gnome is pleased to be a part of the Gifts Galore Blog Hop Hosted by Carroway Crochet November 2023!
Follow along with the blog hop from November1st to November 23rd, 2023! Check in to the main blog post each day to find the daily featured pattern with its associated code; this code allows you to get the pattern for free for those 24 hours of that patterns featured time. I will also have a post @MyCraftPursuits ,My Instagram page that shows the days featured patterns. Find all the coupon codes on the host's blog post, linked here in the Return to the Ruound up button. You can use the codes found on the host site to get the featured patterns you want in your library for FREE only on Ravelry.
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Below is the pattern for these Gifting Gnomes, however, if you prefer the pattern in pdf or digital tracking forms, or you just want to support my crafting and pattern-making endeavors, Gifting Gnome Pattern is available in my Ribblr, Ravelry, & Etsy shops (Etsy might be expired due to fees associated with posting). The Pdf pattern has photos to go along with each step, this blog post has a video that you can watch while you make it for more of a visual aid.
During my feature day of this Blog Hop, the pdf of Gifting Gnome crochet pattern will be Free on Ravelry with code from the host site. and the pattern will be one dollar on Ribblr for the duration of the hop!
Supplies:
Yarn: Four colors of worsted/Standard 4 weight acrylic yarn
I used:
¹ (hat) Red Heart: Dark Red- 14 yrds
² (shirt) Lion Brand One Pound: Cherry- 17½ yrds
³ (beard & brows) Red Heart: White- 3½ yrds
⁴(face & hands) Red Heart: Sand-5 yrds
Crochet Hook:
7 (4.50 mm) hook
E (3.50mm) hook
Other Supplies:
Scissors, Tapestry needle, Stitch markers, Plastic Shot Glass,
Rubber band/elastic
Optional Supplies:
Pipe Cleaners, Google eyes and hot glue supplies or other adhesive that will secure the eyes to the face,
Jewelry pliers can be helpful when working with the pipe cleaners for the arms
An single shot bottle, or whatever you want to put inside your gifting gnome
Notes:
-It can be beneficial to look through the entire pattern before starting.
-The pattern is written in standard US terminology and written working right-handed
-I used 2oz disposable measuring cups for mine, however, a shot glass is close to the same dimensions
-after 1st Rnd of any section pull MR tight
-when working continuous Rnds, place a stitch marker in the last stitch of the Rnd to help track each Rnd
Video Tutorial:
Measurements of Finished Product:
Overall: 8” tall x 4” wide
Base: 2½” tall, 2½” wide
Hat: 4¼” tall, 2½” wide
Gauge swatch:
Gauge is not important for this project; however, this is my gauge and influences the final measurements. If your gauge is more or less your gnome will be bigger or smaller accordingly.
With 7 (4.50mm) hook and worsted (4) weight 100% acrylic yarn
Ch 15, Row 1: in 2nd bb from hook sc 14, Row 2 – 14: ch 1, turn, sc 14
Measures: 4” x 4
Abbreviations, stitches, & helpful Information:
Gifting Gnome Crochet Pattern
Body/ Shirt:
Lion Brand One Pound: Cherry 13 ½ yrds
Hook 7 (4.50mm)
Work in continuous Rnds until noted to join
MR
Rnd 1: sc 7 (7)
Rnd 2: [2sc]x7 9 (14)
Rnd 3: [2sc, sc2]x4, sc 2 (18)
Rnd 4: BLO- sc 18 (18)
Rnd 5: sc 18 (18)
Rnd 6: [sc 8, 2sc]x2 (20)
Rnd 7: sc 20 (20)
Rnd 8: [sc 4, 2sc]x4 (24)
Rnd 9 -12: sc 24 (24)
Note: for Rnd 13 we will be securing the Rubber band into place
Rubber band tutorial on page 7 of PDF pattern.
Rubber band tutorial at 9:27 video: https://youtu.be/bflFChjc50w
Rnd 13: hdc 24 (24)
(Holding rubber band at top of row 12 and working the hdc around the band)
slst to join to 1st hdc of Rnd 13, cut, tie, and wave in ends
Hat
Red Heart: Dark Red 14 yrds
Hook 7 (4.50mm)
Work in continuous Rnds until noted to join
MR
Rnd 1: sc 3 (3)
Rnd 2: 2sc, sc 1, 2sc (5)
Rnd 3: 2sc, sc 4 (6)
Rnd 4: sc 6 (6)
Rnd 5: [2sc, sc 2]x2 (8)
Rnd 6: [2sc, sc 3]x2 (10)
Rnd 7: [sc 4, 2sc]x2 (12)
Rnd 8: [2sc, sc 3]x3 (15)
Rnd 9: sc 15 (15)
Rnd 10: [sc 4, 2sc]x3 (18)
Rnd 11: [sc 5, 2sc]x3 (21)
Rnd 12: [sc 6, 2sc]x3 (24)
Rnd 13 -15: sc 24 (24)
Rnd 16: hdc 24 (24)
slst to join to 1st hdc of Rnd 16, cut, tie, and wave in ends
Beard
Red Heart: White 3½ yrds
Hook 7 (4.50mm)
Ch 2
Row 1: in 2nd bb from hook, sc 1 (1)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2sc (2)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, [2sc]x2 (4)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, 2sc, sc 2, 2sc (6)
Row 5-7: ch 1, turn, sc 6 (6)
Row 8: ch 1, do not turn, sc 6 (down side), sc-picot-sc (at row 1), sc 6 (up side), ch 1 (15)
slst in 1st st of Row 7. Leave tail for sewing on, cut, &tie
Face
Red Heart: Sand 3yrds
Hook E (3.50mm)
Slst into the BLO of the last ch 1 from Rnd 8 of Beard
Row 1: BLO- sc 8
Note: 1st sc in same stitch that was slst into
Row 2: ch2, turn, dc 2, hdc, sc 2, hdc, dc 2 (8)
Row 3: ch 2, turn, dc, hdc, sc, slst2tog, sc, hdc, dc (7)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc 7 (7)
Row 5: ch 1, no turn, slst 6 (down side) (6)
Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc 6, 3sc (corner), sc 6, 3sc (corner), sc 6 (down side) (24) slst in next st, cut, tie & weave in ends
Hands (make 2)
Red Heart: Sand 1yrd per hand
Hook E (3.50mm)
MR
Rnd 1: sc 4 (4)
Rnd 2: [2sc, sc 1]x2 (6)
Rnd 3: sc 6 (6)
CC: to arm color, cut, tie, weave in ends, continue on to arm
Arms (make 2)
Lion Brand One Pound: Cherry 2yrds per arm
Hook E (3.50mm)
Continuing from hand
Rnd 1: BLO- 2sc, sc 5 (7)
Rnd 2-6: sc 7 (7)
Slst in next 2 sts, leave tail for sewing, cut, & tie.
Assembly
Finishing the face embellishments and securing the face and arms to body.
Hot glue google eyes to face and create eyebrows with a small scrap of the white (6” to 8”), place eyes and brows so your gnome has the expression you want it to have. With a long strand of the face color loop around two sts at Row 1 between eyes, secure strand and weave in ends (if unsure of how to do the nose you can watch the video in the notes sections)
Face embellishments
Sew beard to body. Row between face and beard sewn to
Rnd 13 of body, sew down sides of beard to point that will
be sewn to Rnd 5 of body.
If desired add pipe cleaners to body where arms will go to add bend to the arms. You can secure the pipe cleaners by wrapping them around one st that will be covered by the arm hole. It can be helpful to secure the pipe cleaner by twisting it around itself with the jewelry pliers.
Sew arms to side 1 or 2 sts out from the beard on each side
Between Rnds 10 & 11.
Add what you want inside your Gnome, an place the hat.
Yay! You have made a Gifting Gnome, the last thing to do is to gift your gnome!
Be sure to grab your Coupon Code from the Gifts Galor host site and Download your Free pdf pattern here on my featured day November 7th 2023!
