Creating a crochet gnome hiding in a flower can be a delightful and whimsical project. Here’s a free pattern along with a description of each step:

Materials Needed:

  • Worsted weight yarn in various colors (skin tone, gnome hat, flower petals, flower center)
  • Crochet hook appropriate for your chosen yarn weight
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Gnome:

Body:

  1. Start with the skin tone yarn.
  2. Create a magic ring and work 6 single crochet (sc) stitches into the ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
  3. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).
  4. 1 sc, 1 increase repeat around (18 sc).
  5. 2 sc, 1 increase repeat around (24 sc).
  6. 3 sc, 1 increase repeat around (30 sc).
  7. 4 sc, 1 increase repeat around (36 sc).
  8. Work even (36 sc) for a few rounds until the body is the desired length. You can add more rounds for a taller gnome.
  9. Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.

Hat:

  1. Switch to the gnome hat color yarn.
  2. Work a round of single crochet in the back loop only (36 sc).
  3. Work even in both loops (36 sc) for a few rounds until the hat is the desired length.
  4. Decrease by 4 sc, 1 decrease around (30 sc).
  5. Decrease by 3 sc, 1 decrease around (24 sc).
  6. Decrease by 2 sc, 1 decrease around (18 sc).
  7. Decrease by 1 sc, 1 decrease around (12 sc).
  8. Decrease around (6 sc).
  9. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly:

  1. Sew the hat to the top of the gnome’s body, slightly tilted to one side.
  2. Use the yarn needle to embroider the gnome’s face using black embroidery thread.
  3. You can also add a small bead or button for the gnome’s nose.
  4. Create arms by making two small tubes of skin tone yarn and attaching them to the sides of the body.
  5. For the flower, use the chosen colors for the petals and center.

Flower:

Petals:

  1. Start with the petal color yarn.
  2. Create a magic ring and work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches into the ring.
  3. Chain 3, 1 slip stitch in the same stitch repeat around for a total of 5 petals.
  4. Fasten off.

Center:

  1. With the center color yarn, create a magic ring.
  2. Work 6 single crochet (sc) stitches into the ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
  3. Fasten off.

Assembly:

  1. Attach the flower center to the middle of the petals.
  2. Sew the flower to the gnome’s hands, as if the gnome is holding the flower.

And there you have it, a cute crochet gnome hiding in a flower! Adjust the colors, sizes, and details as you like to make it your own. Happy crocheting!