Free Crochet Door Stopper Gnome – Day 10 of the Advent Calendar MCAL 2024
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This festive gnome friend is always happy to lend a hand when you need to prop a door open. The overlay mosaic crochet technique makes this crochet door stopper feel extra special.
Welcome back to the Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along. Today is day 10 out of 24 for this fun and festive event where I release a pattern or a stitch tutorial every day from the 1st of December until Christmas Eve!
Yesterday’s stitch tutorial was all about the amazing overlay mosaic crochet technique. Today we’re going to put that technique into action with an adorable crochet door stopper in the shape of a gnome.
The overlay mosaic crochet technique is the perfect way to show off that skein of colorful yarn you’ve been saving for a special project. It really adds that something something to this quick crochet door-stopper project.
If you are a fan of all things gnome, then this pattern is the perfect opportunity to add another crochet gnome friend to your collection.
So let’s get started!
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So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to make this easy crochet door stopper pattern.
How To Make the Crochet Door Stopper Gnome
Materials you will need
- Loops and Threads Facet Yarn (worsted, 100g/279yds) in color 101
- Optionally substitute Mary Maxims Prism yarn
- Mary Maxim Starlette Yarn (worsted, 100g/180yds)
- Light grey
- Cardinal
- Pale Petal Pink
- White
- 4 mm hook – WeCrochet Dots Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- tapestry needle
- Pantyhose (any)
- Dry Navy beans
Gauge
3 sts x 4 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
14 x 6.5 x 4 inches
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms)
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch (I use the invisible sl st – learn it here)
- sc = single crochet
- flo = front loop only
- mdc = dc 2 rows down to front loop of same color
- Magic ring
- blo = back loop only
Overlay Mosaic Crochet Video Tutorial
Before you start making the Crochet Door Stopper Gnome, you’ll need to know how to crochet the Overlay Mosaic Technique.
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Free Crochet Door Stopper Gnome Pattern
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Instructions for the Crochet Door Stopper Gnome
Make sure to check out the stitch tutorial shown on the previous pages (important).
Gnome Body
For the gnome body use non-continuous rounds, so finish ALL rounds with an sl st
Start with light grey
R1: Magic ring, ch 1, add 7 sc, close ring, sl
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: (1 sc, 2 sc) 7 times
R4: (1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc) 7 times (28 sts)
Now start with the graph (or written pattern) and work each row twice for 28 sts per round from R2 to R35
Odd rows are grey
Even rows are the ombre color
Overlay Mosaic Graph
Overlay Mosaic Written Instructions
Besides R1, ALL sc stitches are sc in blo. All mdc stitches are dc in front loop 2 rows down to same color.
R1: (sc) x 14
R2: (sc) x 14
R3: (mdc), (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R4: (sc) x 2, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R5: (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 5, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 5
R6: (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R7: (sc), (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R8: (mdc), (sc) x 7, (mdc), (sc) x 5
R9: (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5
R10: (sc), (mdc), (sc) x 5, (mdc), (sc) x 6
R11: (mdc), (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R12: (sc) x 2, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc), (mdc), (sc)
R13: (mdc), (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R14: (sc), (mdc), (sc) x 5, (mdc), (sc) x 6
R15: (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5
R16: (mdc), (sc) x 7, (mdc), (sc) x 5
R17: (sc), (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R18: (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R19: (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 5, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 5
R20: (sc) x 2, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R21: (mdc), (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R22: (sc), (mdc), (sc) x 5, (mdc), (sc) x 6
R23: (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5
R24: (mdc), (sc) x 7, (mdc), (sc) x 5
R25: (sc), (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R26: (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc), (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc), (sc) x 3, (mdc)
R27: (sc), (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 3, (mdc) x 2, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 3, (sc)
R28: (mdc), (sc) x 7, (mdc), (sc) x 5
R29: (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5, (sc) x 2, (mdc) x 5
R30: (sc), (mdc), (sc) x 5, (mdc), (sc) x 6
R31-35: Rep rows 3-7
Cut your pantyhose legs to about 10 inches each, fill with a small fist full of navy beans, and twist the pantyhose, and fold the leftover pantyhose end over the filled one, repeat until a small part of the pantyhose is left, tie it up so it won’t come undone.
Add both small navy bean-filled pantyhose bags inside the body.
Let’s finish crocheting the open end.
Using only light grey
R1: (1 sc in 2 sts, 1 inv sc dec) 7 times
R2: (1 sc, 1 inv sc dec) 7 times
R3: inv sc dec all around
Weave through all front loops, pull and close the hole. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Legs and arms (4 of the same pieces)
3 rds in red, 7 rds in light grey
R1: magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc, close ring
For continuous rounds, use a stitch marker
R2-10: 1 sc per st
Fasten off and sew 2 to the front and 2 to the back of the body.
Gnome Hat – in red
R1: Magic Ring, add 6 sc, close the ring, use a stitch marker for continuous rounds (6)
R2: 1 sc per st (6)
R3: *1 sc, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (9)
R4: 1 sc per st (9)
R5: *1 sc in 2 sts, then 2 scin the next st, repeat from * all around (12)
R6: 1 sc per st (12)
R7: *1 sc in 3 sts, then 2 scin the next st, repeat from * all around (15)
R8: 1 sc per st (15)
R9: *1 sc in 4 sts, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (18)
R10: 1 sc per st (18)
R11: *1 sc in 5 sts, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (21)
R12: 1 sc per st (21)
R13: *1 sc in 6 sts, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (24)
R14: 1 sc per st (24)
R15: *1 sc in 7 sts, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (27)
R16: 1 sc per st (27)
R17: *1 sc in 8 sts, then 2 sc in the next st, repeat from * all around (30)
R18: 1 sc per st (32)
Fasten off
Beard – in white
Ch 10, starting from the 2nd ch from the hook
R1-2: 1 sc per st, turn
Fasten off
Now cut white yarn pieces about 6 inches long and fold them in half and pull one loop through one of the sts made on the small rectangle, then pull yarn ends through loop, and pull to tighten (a latch hook is easier than a regular hook).
Once done, brush out the hair with a metal hair brush. And trim the beard.
And sew the small rectangle to the inside of the hat.
Nose – in pink
R1: Magic ring, ch 1, 5 sc, close ring
R2: 1 sc per st, fasten off and sew to the center of the beard below the hat.
Now sew the hat to the top of one side of the body (top being the side when it lays flat on the ground).
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