Mr Gnome plush toy pattern

As this is a free pattern, pattern is for personal use only and may not be sold, photocopied or copied electronically or distributed in any way.  Please don't sell the toy you've made, and please provide credit for the design to myself (Knitterbees).

Materials:

1. 8 ply weight wool or acrylic. 
2. 3.25mm  40cm  circular needles/ 3.25 DPN or size needed to obtain gauge. 
3. Buttons for eyes
4. Stitch marker
5.  Yarn needle
6.  polyester stuffing

Gauge: not important

Colours for Mr Gnome:

MC – blue

CC1- red

CC2 - White

CC3 – Cream

CC4 – brown

Knitterbees stitch dictionary:

CC: contrasting color (CC1= contrasting color 1 etc.)

dpns: double pointed needles

k: knit

k2tog: knit the next two stitches together.

Kfb: knit front and back

MC: main color

pm: place marker

rm: remove marker

ssk: slip next 2 sts knitwise onto your right needle, insert left needle purlwise into the front of the sts & knit them together.

St st: stockinette/stocking stitch. k a row, purl a row. (In the round however you must knit every round.)

st(s): stitch(es)

yo: yarn over

Body and Head:

With the circular needle cast on 18 stitches (MC).  Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Place a stitch marker on the first stitch. Work onto double‐pointed needles when necessary.

Row 1-10(MC): knit

Row 11(MC): (k2, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2)repeat once.

Row 12 (MC): (k2, ssk, k2tog, k1)repeat once.

Change to CREAM yarn

Row 13-14(CC3): knit

Row 15(CC3): kfb every sts

Row 16-23(CC3): knit

Row 24(CC3): k2, (k2tog, k1) Repeat to the end of the round.  Insert stuffing before hole gets too small.

Row 25(CC3): knit

Row 26(CC3): (k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Break yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches, pull to inside of cap and weave in end.

Beard:

With the straight needle cast on 16 stitches (CC2). 

Row 1-2(CC2): knit

Row 3(CC2): knit

Row 4(CC2): ssk, knit to last 3 st, k2tog

Row 5(CC2): knit

Row 6(CC2): ssk, knit to last 3 st, k2tog

Row 7(CC2): knit

Row 6-8(CC2): ssk, knit to last 3 st, k2tog

Cast off.

Purl side as the right side, wrap beard around the front of face and sew at top of beard.

Hat:

With the circular needle cast on 30 stitches (CC1).  Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Place a stitch marker on the first stitch. Work onto double‐pointed needles when necessary.

Row 1-6(CC1): knit

Row 7(CC1): (k4, k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Row 8-9(CC1): knit

Row 10(CC1): (k3, k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Row 11-13(CC1): knit

Row 14(CC1): (k2, k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Row 15-18(CC1): knit

Row 19(CC1): (k1, k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Row 20-23(CC1): knit

Row 24(CC1): (k2tog) Repeat to the end of the round.

Row 25 (CC1): knit

Break yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches, pull to inside of cap and weave in end.
Sew hat on top of head with a few stitches

Belt:

With the straight needle cast on 3 stitches (CC4). 

Row 1-?(CC4): do stockinette stitch until the belt wraps around the waist.

Finishing:

Use yellow yarn to sew buckle on and attach buttons for eye.

Killerbees