Quirky gnome (crochet)
IC-CH-87 3/5
Arms: make two
With yarn B and working into a magic ring, 6dc, join. 6 sts
Rnd 1: 1ch, (2dc) in each st to end, join. 12 sts
Rnds 2-13: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Change to yarn A.
Rnd 14: 1ch, working tbl for this round only, (4dc, dc2tog)
twice, join. 10 sts
Rnd 15: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Stuff.
Rnd 16: ch, (dc2tog) to end, join. 5 sts
Fasten off.
Head
With yarn A and working into a magic ring, 6dc, join. 6 sts
Rnd 1: 1ch, (2dc) in each st to end, join. 12 sts
Rnd 2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 3: 1ch, (1dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, join. 18 sts
Rnd 4: 1ch, (2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, join. 24 sts
Rnd 5: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 6: 1ch, (3dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, join. 30 sts
Rnds 7-10: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 11: 1ch, (3dc, dc2tog) 6 times, join. 24 sts
Rnd 12: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 13: 1ch, (2dc, dc2tog) 6 times, join. 18 sts
Rnd 14: 1ch, (1dc, dc2tog) 6 times, join. 12 sts
Stuff.
Rnd 15: 1ch, (dc2tog) 6 times, join. 6 sts
Fasten off.
Hat
With yarn D and working into a magic ring, 6dc, join. 6 sts
Rnd 1: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 2: 1ch, (2dc, 2dc in next st) twice, join. 8 sts
Rnd 3: 1ch, 1 dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 4: 1ch, (3dc, 2dc in next st) twice, join. 10 sts
Rnd 5: 1ch, (4dc, 2dc in next st) twice, join. 12 sts
Rnd 6: 1ch, (1dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, join. 18 sts
Rnds 7-8: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Rnd 9: 1ch, (2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times, join. 24 sts
Rnds 10-11: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, join.
Fasten off.
To make up
Stuff body. Without stuffing, attach feet to body.
Stuff arms and attach them to body.
With yarn F, make hair and beard with backstitch, leaving loops.
Attach hat.
Attach eyes.
With yarn E, embroider nose and mouth.
Attach head to body.
