Free Christmas Gnome Crochet Pattern – Day 15 of the Advent Calendar MCAL 2025
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Add a little handmade charm to your holiday decor with this free Christmas gnome crochet pattern that’s designed to fit around a mason jar.
Another year, another amazing Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along. This year, we’re celebrating every day until December 24th with 8 stitch tutorials, 8 new free patterns, and 8 giveaway days with prizes galore.
This is the 4th free pattern of the event, and now we’re past the halfway mark to Christmas! Did you miss the Snowman Lovey, Lace Bookmark, and Feather Stitch Basket patterns? Be sure to check them out if you did.
If you were here yesterday, then you’ve already seen the Harvest Stitch Tutorial that goes with today’s free pattern. Are you as obsessed with that stitch as I am? That texture is just everything!
Let’s take that new stitch pattern for a spin with an adorable and free Christmas gnome crochet pattern that’s sure to light up your holidays (literally).
If you love crochet projects that are quick, cozy, and absolutely bursting with personality, you are going to flip for this free Christmas gnome crochet pattern.
These little guys have big holiday energy—striped hats, fluffy beards, and now, the gorgeous texture of the harvest stitch to take things up a notch. It really fancies up the pattern but don’t worry it’s not as tricky as it looks!
This Christmas gnome is designed to fit over a mason jar. The hat can be moved from the top of the jar so you can store things inside or so you can add some lights to make your gnome glow with holiday delight!
Whether you’re decorating a tiered tray, a mantle, or your craft fair table, this amigurumi gnome is sure to fit right in. This is the kind of pattern that’s perfect for using up yarn scraps, customizing colors, and adding your own creative flair.
Once you finish your first, don’t be surprised if you immediately want to start another. Make one for yourself, one for a gift, and a few “just in case.”
Crochet gnomes have a way of multiplying!
Ready to get started?
All Advent Calendar Mystery CAL Stitches + Patterns
As you may know, this collection also includes 2 other crochet patterns featuring the Feather Stitch. The Harvest Snowman and Christmas Tree patterns are currently only available in the ebook “Last Minute Crochet Gifts Made Easy Vol 4”.
This Holiday Season is very special! The Advent Calendar Mystery Crochet Along includes 8 free stitch tutorials (with videos), 8 free crochet gift patterns, and 8 giveaway days with lots of prizes. But there are actually 24 patterns. But you don’t know which day each stitch tutorial and which 1 of the 3 stitch-related patterns gets published on the following day.
But you can get all of them (8 stitches and 24 patterns) with instant access right now as an AD-FREE and PRINTER-FRIENDLY ebook. Use the code 10GIFTS to save $10 until December 24th, 2025 HERE!!!
Get the PDF of the Christmas Gnome Pattern
This pattern is also available as an ad-free, printer-friendly pdf pattern that can be purchased at the links below on Ravelry and Etsy for only a small fee.
So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this fun project.
Free Christmas Gnome Crochet Pattern
Materials you will need
- Lion Brand Heartland Yarn (251yd/100g, worsted acrylic yarn)
- Great Smoky Mountains (1 skein)
- Redwood (1 skein)
- 5 mm hook – WeCrochet Dots Hook
- Scissors
- tapestry needle
- Mason Jar 32 oz
- Hot glue
- Gnome Beard and Nose (or use faux fur yarn and a wooden bead)
- Pom pom
Note: there is no need for polyfill, as this gnome is designed to fit around a mason jar instead.
Gauge
(1 puff set + dc) x 2 rounds = 1 square inch
Size
Fits a 32 oz mason jar
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE (US crochet terms and abbreviations)
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch (I use the invisible sl st – learn it here)
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- ATC = Alternative Turning Chain, stacked sc st in the height of a dc st
- Harvest Stitch
- blo = back loop only
- dec = decrease
- fpdc = front post double crochet
- bpdc = back post double crochet
Harvest Stitch Video Tutorial
Before you start crocheting this adorable Christmas gnome, you’ll need to know how to crochet the Harvest Stitch.
Find the Video, Photo, and Written Tutorial for the Harvest Stitch Here
Free Christmas Gnome Crochet Pattern – Written Instructions
Do NOT like ADS? No worries! I have got a solution for you!
You can also get THIS pattern plus 23 extra GIFT crochet patterns, plus 8+ video tutorials and 8 stitch tutorials in 1 ebook with NO ADS and printer-friendly!
Get the “Last Minute Crochet GIFTS Made Easy Vol 4” Ebook HERE
Make sure to check out the stitch tutorial video linked above (important).
In Grey
ALL first dc sts are ATC, all rounds finish with a sl st
R1: Magic Ring (aka Magic Circle) and add 6 sc, close ring
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: (1 sc, 2 sc) x 6
R4: (1 sc in 2 sts, 2 sc) x 6
R5: (1 sc in 3 sts, 2 sc) x 6
R6: (1 sc in 4 sts, 2 sc) x 6
R7: (1 sc in 5 sts, 2 sc) x 6
R8: in blo, 1 sc per st
R9: *1 dc in 2 sts, sk 1 st, 1 harvest puff st, sk 1 st, repeat from * until the end
R10: *1 dc in 2 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R11-19: *1 dc dec, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end, fasten off
Ch 70 for a drawstring (or make an i-cord), weave around R19 to tighten around mason jar
Glue on the beard and nose just below R19 or on top of R19 (won’t be able to move the drawstring after, though).
Hat in Red (Starting at the top of the hat and working our way down)
R1: MR, 4 dc, close the ring
R2: 2 sc per st
R3: *1 dc, sk 1 st, 1 harvest puff st, sk 1 st, repeat from * until the end
R4-5: *1 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R6: *2 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R7-8: *1 dc in 2 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R9: *1 dc, 2 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R10-12: *1 dc in 3 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R13: *1 dc in 2 sts, 2 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R14-18: *1 dc in 4 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R19: *1 dc in 3 sts, 2 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R20-22: *1 dc in 5 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R23: *1 dc in 4 sts, 2 dc, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R24: *1 dc in 6 sts, 1 harvest puff st, repeat from * until the end
R25: 1 sc per st
R26-29: *1 fpdc, 1 bpdc, repeat from * all around
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Add gnome hat on top of the mason jar.
Glue on the pom pom.
Optionally add a christmas light string with a battery (like this set) on the inside.
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This is not my first gnome pattern on the blog! You might like these other free crochet gnome patterns too:
- Gnome Door Stopper
- Mosaic Gnome Jar Cozy
- Gnome Lip Balm Cozy
- Cat Santa Hat (add a beard to make it a gnome hat!)
That way you will find it easily again when you need it and you also provide the world and your friends with the ability to gain extra crochet knowledge as well. And to top it off, you help me as it allows me to create more content that you love already and want to see more of – free crochet patterns and tutorials. So, thank you for sharing.
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