'Tis the Season Christmas Crochet

By Annie's

Decorate your home this Christmas with 33 festive designs. Ornaments, garlands, afghans, pillows, angels, snowmen, gift-card holders and more are included in this book. Designs are made using mostly worsted-weight yarn, plus size 10 crochet cotton and bulky-weight yarn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Annies
• Release date: Dec 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781640251267

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Charts

I’ll Be Gnome for Christmas

Designs by Debra Arch

Skill Level

Finished Measurements

2 inches wide × 5¼–8 inches tall, depending on shape of Hats

Materials

•Medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn:

40 yds red

25 yds each green and blue

15 yds white

•Red Heart Buttercup bulky (chunky) weight polyester/nylon yarn (1¾ oz/63 yds/50g per ball):

15 yds #4270 white

•Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

•Tapestry needle

•Hot-glue gun

•15mm gold jingle bell

•1½ × 2⅛-inch wooden spool #9146-58 by Darice: 3

•1½-inch ball knob #9104-07 by Darice: 3

•10mm round wooden bead #9119-45 by Darice: 3

•White chenille stem #10427-10 by Darice: 3

Gauge

7 sc = 2 inches; 3 sc rnds = 1 inch

Pattern Notes

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Elf

Body

Rnd 1 (RS): Beg at bottom of Body, with green, ch 16, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in each ch around, join in beg ch-2. (16 hdc)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, join in beg ch-2.

Rnds 3–5: Rep rnd 2. At the end of rnd 5, fasten off.

Top Trim

Rnd 6: Join red in first hdc of rnd 5, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (16 hdc)

Rnd 7: Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide) of sts, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Bottom Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Body, join red, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 hdc)

Rnd 2: Working in back lp of sts, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Hat

Rnd 1: Beg at bottom of Hat, with green, ch 16, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, hdc in each ch around, join in beg ch-2. (16 hdc)

Rnds 2–13: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, sk beg ch-2 and join in next hdc to create a dec. At the end of rnd 13, leaving an 8-inch length, fasten off. (4 hdc)

Hat Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Hat, join red, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 hdc)

Rnd 2: Working in back lp of sts, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Assembly

Bend chenille stem in half, insert hot glue in hole of ball knob and insert ends of chenille stem in ball knob to secure.

Fold each Top and Bottom Trims rnd 7 and rnd 2 to RS of Body piece and pull over spool with bottom even with spool and top edge of Top Trim pulled over top of spool. Glue Body to spool where desired. For head, with chenille stem at top of ball knob, glue bottom of ball knob to top of spool.

Using photo as a guide, fold Hat Trim rnd 2 to RS of Hat and pull Hat over chenille stem and down over ball knob. Glue in place leaving only a small area exposed for face. For nose, glue wooden bead to center front of face.

Sew jingle bell to tip of Hat. Bend Hat top downward as desired.

For hanging lp, cut 8-inch length of green and attach to back of Hat.

Santa

Body

Rnds 1–5: With red, rep rnds 1–5 of Elf. (16 hdc)

Top Trim

Rnd 1: Join white bulky in first hdc of rnd 5, ch 3, dc in each st around, join in beg ch 3. Fasten off. (16 hdc)

Bottom Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Body, join white bulky, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (16 hdc)

Santa Hat

Rnds 1–12: With red, rep rnds 1–12 of Elf Hat.

Rnd 13: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Hat Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Hat, join white bulky, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 hdc)

Assembly

Bend chenille stem in half, insert hot glue in hole of ball knob and insert ends of chenille stem in ball knob to secure.

Pull Body over spool, with bottom even with spool and top edge of Top Trim pulled over top of spool. Glue Body to spool where desired. For head, with chenille stem at top of ball knob, glue bottom of ball knob to top of spool.

Using photo as a guide, pull Hat over chenille stem and down over ball knob; Glue in place leaving only a small area exposed for face. For nose, glue wooden bead to center front of face.

Wrap 1 strand of white bulky 10 times around 2 fingers, remove from fingers and tie in center with 12-inch strand of white. Use scissors to trim ends of pompom as desired. Using tapestry needle and tie ends, sew pompom to Hat tip. Bend Hat top as desired.

Winter Gnome

Body

Rnds 1–5: Rep rnds 1–5 of Elf Body, to create stripes, work rnds 1, 3 and 5 with white and rnds 2 and 4 with blue. (16 hdc)

Top Trim

Rnds 6 & 7: With blue, rep rnds 6 and 7 of Elf Top Trim.

Bottom Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Body, join blue, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 hdc)

Rnd 2: Working in back lps of sts, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Hat

Rnd 1: Beg at bottom of Hat, with blue, ch 16, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 2, hdc in each ch around, join in beg ch-2. (16 hdc)

Rnds 2–13: Rep rnds 2–13 of Elf Hat. (4 hdc)

Hat Trim

Rnd 1: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1 of Hat, join white, ch 3, dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 hdc)

Rnd 2: Working in back lps of sts, ch 2, hdc in each st around, join in beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Assembly

Bend chenille stem