The Christmas Gnome is excellent as a decoration, but also functions as a perfect doorstop if you fill a plastic bag with sand and put it in the bottom of his body prior to stuffing him. He has a cute floppy hat that you can position any way you want to give him a little extra personality. Gauge isn’t terribly important, but you want to make sure your tension is consistent throughout the piece so you have nice symmetrical edges along the body.
The pattern starts with a magic circle and works in the round, increasing for the first 10 rounds to make a flat base. Then, continuing to work in the round, you’ll start working the chart. The chart is read from right to left and from top to bottom. The first 25 rows of the chart are all 64 stitches long. Then you will begin decreasing 4 times per round to taper his body up to the head area. Next, we’ll make his nose and his hat as separate pieces. You’ll add some fur and sew on the hat and nose, then finish him off with a small fur pom pom on the tip of his hat.

Abbreviations:
-mc = magic circle
-sc = single crochet
-ssc = split single crochet
-ssc2tog = split single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease stitch)
-sl st = slip stitch
-st = stitch (sts = stitches)
-dc = double crochet
-fpdc = front post double crochet

Finished Size:
-12” tall by 6” wide (with hat folded over)

Hook Size:
-5.5mm (I) hook

Yarn:
-Lion Brand Wool Ease, 3oz = 197 yards/180 meters
1 ball each in: Wheat, Cranberry and Forest Green Heather (a very small amount of Forest Green Heather…you could use scrap worsted weight if you had it in a dark green color)

Other Materials You’ll Need:
-Scissors
-Yarn Needle
-Stitch Marker (optional, for the beginning of each row)
-Faux Fur (approx. 4” x 10”)
-Sewing Needle
-Thread
-Polyfil Stuffing
-plastic bag and sand (optional if you want to use him as a doorstop)