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REINDEER GNOME
Materials:
–Yarn: I used MILK COTTON 4ply
–Hook: 3 mm. The item is 6 inches tall
-> For the final result to be well-shaped. I recommend you to used a hook that 0.5 or 1 size
smaller than what your yarn suggested.
– Fiber fill, yarn needle,
-Plastic canvas (optional if you want the gnome to stand on its own)
Abbreviation:
st – stitch
sc – single crochet
sl.st – slip stitch
BLO –Back loop only
only crochet to the back loop of the sts
INC– increase = make 2 sc from 1 st
DEC– decrease = make 1 sc from 2 sts
DC: double crochet
Note:
- Stuffing as you go. Only stuff slightly the arms (do not over stuff the arms)
HEAD &BODY:
Working in spiral, using MUSTARD color
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, INC) x 6 – 18 sts
Rnd 4: (2sc in the next 2 st, INC) x 6 – 24
sts
Rnd 5: (3 sc in the next 3 st, INC) x 6 – 30
sts
Rnd 6: (4sc in the next 4st,INC) x 6 – 36
sts
Rnd 7: (5sc in the next 4st, INC) x 6 – 42
sts
Rnd 8-21: BLO 42 sc
Rnd 22: (5sc in the next 4st, DEC) x 6 – 30
sts
Rnd 23: (4sc in the next 4st, DEC) x 6 –
30 sts
Rnd 24: (3 sc in the next 3st, DEC) x 6 –
24 sts
Rnd 25: (2 sc in the next 2 st, DEC) x 6 –
18 sts
Rnd 26: (sc in the next st, DEC) x 6 – 12 sts
Rnd 27: 6 DEC – 6 sts
Fasten off.
ARMS: make 2
Working in spiral, start with skin color
yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: (sc in the next st, inc) x 3 – 9 sts
Rnd 3: 9sc
Change to red:
Rnd 4-5: 9sc
Change to green
Rnd 6-12: 9sc
Rnd 13: (sc in the next st, dec) x 3 – 6 sts
Rnd 14: fold in half, 2 sc.
Fasten off, leave yarn tail to sew to the
body
GNOME’S NOSE:
Working in spiral, start with skin color
yarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (3 sc in the next st, INC) x3 – 15 sts
Rnd 4: 15 sc
Invisible fasten off.
REINDEER’S NOSE:
Working in spiral, start with REDyarn:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (3 sc in the next st, INC) x3 – 15 sts
Rnd 4: 15 sc
Invisible fasten off
ANTLERS: make 2
Working in spiral, start with DARK
BROWN yarn:
Tines:make 2
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2-3: 6 sc
Fasten off.
Main Beam: make 2
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2-4: 6 sc
Do not fasten off the main beam.
Continue from the beam:
Rnd 5: join the tine, make 12 sc ( 6 sc from
the tine and 6 sc from the main beam)
Rnd 6: (2 sc in the next 2 sts, DEC) x3 – 9
sts
Rnd 7: (1 sc in the next st, DEC) x3 – 6 sts
Fasten off. Leave a long tail to sew to the
hat
LONG TAIL HAT: (as shown in picture)
Working in spiral, start with red:
Rnd 1: magic ring with 6 sc
Rnd 2: 6 INC– 12 sts
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, INC) x 6 – 18 sts
Rnd 4: (2sc in the next 2 st, INC) x 6 – 24
sts
Rnd 5: (3 sc in the next 3 st, INC) x 6 – 30
sts
Rnd 6: (4sc in the next 4st,INC) x 6 – 36
Rnd 7-9: 36 sc
Rnd 10: (5 sc in the next 5 st, inc) x 6 – 42
sts
Rnd 11-13: 42 sc
Rnd 14: (6 sc in the next 6 st, inc) x 6 – 48
sts
Rnd 15: 48 sc
Rnd 16: (7 sc in the next 7 st, inc) x 6 – 54
sts
Rnd 17: 54 sc
Rnd 18: (8 sc in the next 8 st, inc) x 6 – 60
sts
Rnd 19: 60 sc
Invisible fasten off.
READY!
