Cactus gnomes.

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 Materials needed:
1. Yarn Art Jeans, 55% cotton, 45% acryl, 50g/160m (weight
2 Fine yarn, 1,76 oz/174 yds), next colors:

• white № 01
• beige № 07
• pink № 42
• yellow № 58
• Light green № 11
• green № 69

2. Crochet hook 2.25 mm (US: B, UK:14)

3. Fiberfill, thick sewing needle, pins.
4. Piece of cardboard for gnome’s base.

If you follow this advice your gnome will be 15 cm/6 inch

and 18 cm/ 7 inch.
Yarn tip: cotton/acryl or cotton 100%

Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring
ch – chain stitch
st - stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
trc – treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase, 2 sc in the next sc
dec – decrease, sc2tog, single crochet 2 stitches together
(16) – number of stitches in a round
(inc, sc)*N – repeat N times
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only

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Big Yellow Gnome.

Body.
With yellow yarn.
Start with making a round base. Work in continuous rounds
without slip stitches.

Rnd 1: 7 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc)*7 (21)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc)*7 (28)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc)*7 (35)
Сut the base of cardboard.
Rnd 6: BLO: inc, 34 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (inc, 5 sc)*6 (42)
Rnd 8: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc)*5, inc, 3 sc
(48)
Rnd 9: (inc, 7 sc)*6 (54)
Rnd 10-16: sc in each stitch around 7
rounds.
Rnd 17: (dec, 16 sc)*3 (51)
Rnd 18: (dec, 15 sc)*3 (48)
Rnd 19: (dec, 14 sc)*3 (45)
Rnd 20: (dec, 13 sc)*3 (42)
Rnd 21: (dec, 12 sc)*3 (39)
Rnd 22: (dec, 11 sc)*3 (36)
Rnd 23: (dec, 10 sc)*3 (33)
Rnd 24: BLO (dec, 9 sc)*3 (30)
Insert the cardboard base.
Rnd 25: (dec, 3 sc)*6 (24)
Stuff the body evenly and firmly with
the fiberfill.
Rnd 26: (dec, 2 sc)*6 (18)
Rnd 27: (dec, 1 sc)*6 (12)
Add some more fiberfill.
Rnd 28: 6 dec (6)

Cut off the yarn, leave a long tail.

Close the top using a needle, tie off and hide the tail
into the body.

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Hat.
With green yarn.
Work in continuous rounds without slip stitches.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6: (inc, 4 sc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7: (inc, 5 sc)*6 (42)
Rnd 8-12: sc in each stitch around 5
rounds.
Rnd 13: (dec, 12 sc)*3 (39)
Rnd 14-18: sc in each stitch around 5 rounds.
Rnd 19: (dec, 11 sc)*3 (36)
Rnd 20-24: sc in each stitch around 5 rounds.
Rnd 25: (dec, 10 sc)*3 (33)
Rnd 26-30: sc in each stitch around 5 rounds.
Rnd 31: FLO(inc, 10 sc)*3 (36)
Rnd 32: (inc, 5 sc)*6 (42)
Rnd 33: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc)*5, inc, 3 sc (48)
Rnd 34: (inc, 7 sc)*6 (54)
Rnd 35: 4 sc, (inc, 8 sc)*5, inc, 4 sc (60)
Cut off the yarn.
Finish the round in an invisible way:
Thread the tail of yarn through the needle, skip one stitch
and guide the yarn into the next stitch as shown on the
photo.
Insert the needle back in the same stitch where the yarn
end is coming from. Pull the yarn and fasten the obtained
stitch on the wrong side of detail.

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Offshoots for cactus
With green yarn.
Work in continuous rounds without slip stitches.

1.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4-5: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 6: (dec, 4 sc)*3 (15)
Rnd 7-8: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 9: (dec, 3 sc)*3 (12)
Rnd 10-11: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 12: 6 dec (6)
Add some fiberfill.
Cut off the yarn, hide the tail.
Sew to the hat as shown in the photo.

2.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-8: sc in each stitch around 6
rounds.
Rnd 9: 6 dec (6)
Add some fiberfill.
Cut off the yarn, hide the tail.
Sew to the hat as shown in the photo.

Flowers for hat.

1. With yellow and pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Cut off the yarn.

2. With yellow yarn.

Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR, 1 sl st

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Rnd 2: ch 3, start in the 2nd loop from the hook, 2 sc, 1
sl st in next stitch of first round)*8
Cut off the yarn. Sew to the hat.

Add some fiberfill into the hat. Embroider the hat with
light green yarn as shown in the photo.

Arms
Start with green yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-4: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 5: (dec, 1 sc)*4 (8)
Join yellow yarn:
Rnd 6: BLO 8 sc
Rnd 7-13: sc in each stitch around 7 rounds.
Stuff the bottom part of the arm with fiberfill.
Don’t stuff the top part of the arm so they don't stick
out.
Fold so that the stitches of the last round line each
other. Crochet the opposite stitches with 3-4 sc.
Cut off the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.

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Nose
With beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc)*7 (21)
Rnd 4: 21 sc
Rnd 5: (dec, 1 sc)*7 (14)
Rnd 6: 7 dec (7)
Add some fiberfill.
Close the top using a needle.

Beard
With white yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: (inc, 2 sc)*2 (8)
Rnd 3: (inc, 3 sc)*2 (10)
Rnd 4: (inc, 4 sc)*2 (12)
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc)*4 (16)
Rnd 6: (inc, 3 sc)*4 (20)
Rnd 7: (inc, 4 sc)*4 (24)
Rnd 8: (inc, 5 sc)*4 (28)
Rnd 9-13: sc in each stitch around 5 rounds.
Rnd 14: (dec, 5 sc)*4 (24)
Rnd 15: (dec, 4 sc)*4 (20)
Rnd 16: 20 sc
Fold and crochet the opposite stitches together with 9-
10 sc, cut off the yarn.

Assembly and decoration.

Sew the arms and beard to the FLO of 23th round of body. Sew
the nose in the center of the beard. Put on the hat. The
top of nose should be placed under the hat.
Attach the hat to the body with simple stitches in 3 places.

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Little Pink Gnome.

Body + Hat.

With pink yarn.

Start with making a round base. Work in continuous rounds
without slip stitches.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc)*7 (21)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc)*7 (28)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc)*7 (35)
Сut the base of cardboard.
Rnd 6: BLO: inc, 34 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (inc, 5 sc)*6 (42)
Rnd 8: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc)*5, inc, 3 sc
(48)
Rnd 9: (inc, 7 sc)*6 (54)
Rnd 10-16: sc in each stitch around 7
rounds.
Rnd 17: (dec, 7 sc)*6 (48)
Rnd 18: 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc)*5, dec,
3 sc (42)
Insert the cardboard base.
Rnd 19: (dec, 5 sc)*6 (36)

Join green yarn (cut off pink one):

Rnd 20: BLO: 36 sc
Rnd 21-22: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 23: BLO: 36 sc

Start crocheting cactus-hat in turning

rows.
Rnd 1: ch 16, start in the 2nd loop
from the hook, 15 sc, 1 sl st in next
stitch of 23rd round.

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Rnd 2: turn, start in the 2nd loop
from the hook, 15 sc, ch 1.

Rnd 3: turn, start in the 2nd loop

from the hook, 15 sc, 1 sl st in next
stitch of 23rd round.

Repeat 2 and 3 rows to the end of 23th

round.

Join the edges with a row of 15 sl st, inserting the hook

into the loop from foundation chain and into the
corresponding back loop of the last row at once.

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Don’t cut the yarn.
Rnd 1: Go on single crocheting, insert the hook into the
chains of even rows. You should get 36 sc in total.

Stuff the body evenly and firmly with the fiberfill.

Rnd 2: (dec, 4 sc)*6 (30)
Rnd 3: (dec, 3 sc)*6 (24)
Rnd 4: (dec, 2 sc)*6 (18)
Rnd 5: (dec, 1 sc)*6 (12)
Add fiberfill into the hat.
Rnd 4: 6 dec (6)

Cut off the yarn, leave a long tail.

Close the top using a needle.

Join green yarn to the free front loops

of 22th round:
Rnd 1: (inc, 5 sc)*6 (42)
Rnd 2: 42 sc
Rnd 3: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc)*5, inc, 3 sc
(48)
Rnd 4: (inc, 7 sc)*6 (54)
Cut off the yarn.

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Finish the round in an invisible way:
Thread the tail of yarn through the needle, skip one stitch
and guide the yarn into the next stitch as shown on the
photo.
Insert the needle back in the same stitch where the yarn
end is coming from. Pull the yarn and fasten the obtained
stitch on the wrong side of detail.

Flowers for hat.

1. With pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 10 sc in MR, 1 sl st
Rnd 2: ch 6, start in the 2nd loop from the hook, 5 sc, 1
sl st in next stitch of first round)*10
Cut off the yarn.

2. With yellow yarn.

Rnd 1: 10 sc in MR, 1 sl st
Rnd 2: ch 4, start in the 2nd loop
from the hook, 3 sc, 1 sl st in next
stitch of first round)*10
Cut off the yarn. Sew to the hat.

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Arms
Start with green yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-4: sc in each stitch around 2
rounds.
Rnd 5: (dec, 1 sc)*4 (8)
Join pink yarn:
Rnd 6: BLO 8 sc
Rnd 7-11: sc in each stitch around 5
rounds.
Stuff the bottom part of the arm with fiberfill.
Don’t stuff the top part of the arm so they don't stick
out.
Fold so that the stitches of the last round line each
other. Crochet the opposite stitches with 3-4 sc.
Cut off the yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Nose
With beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 7 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc)*7 (21)
Rnd 4: 21 sc
Rnd 5: (dec, 1 sc)*7 (14)
Rnd 6: 7 dec (7)
Add some fiberfill.
Close the top using a needle.

Beard
With white yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in the MR
Rnd 2: (inc, 2 sc)*2 (8)
Rnd 3: (inc, 3 sc)*2 (10)
Rnd 4: (inc, 4 sc)*2 (12)
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc)*4 (16)
Rnd 6: (inc, 3 sc)*4 (20)
Rnd 7: (inc, 4 sc)*4 (24)
Rnd 8-11: sc in each stitch around 4 rounds.
Rnd 12: (dec, 4 sc)*4 (20)
Fold and crochet the opposite stitches together with 9-
10 sc, cut off the yarn.

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Assembly and decoration.
Sew the arms and beard to the FLO of 19th round of body. Sew
the nose in the center of the beard.

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