How to Create a Charming Crochet Gnome Home

Introduction

If you're looking to add a touch of whimsy and charm to your home decor, consider creating a crochet gnome home! These adorable little abodes are perfect for adding a sprinkle of magic to any room. You can customize your gnome home with different colors, sizes, and even add tiny windows or doors for extra flair.

Whether you're an experienced crocheter or just starting out, making a gnome home can be a fun and rewarding project. Get creative with your design and bring a smile to your face every time you see these enchanting creations in your living space. So grab your yarn and crochet hook, and let your imagination run wild as you craft your very own cozy gnome home!

Materials Needed

For the base, use a bulky green yarn held together with a strand of matching green eyelash yarn (grass) or several strands of eyelash yarn held together. For walls, use a bulky brown yarn, and for the roof, use a bulky yarn in a different shade of brown. You will need to use a hook that is just barely large enough to grab the yarn. A very tight fabric is required to make the house stand up. Gauge is not important in this pattern.

Instructions

Base

ch 2. In 2nd ch from hook sc 6. Place marker or scrap of yarn between 1st and last sts of foundation round.

round 1: 2 sc in every st around (12 sts)

round 2: [1 sc. 2 sc in next st. (increase made)] repeat around (18 sts)

round 3: [2 sc. 2 sc in next st. (increase made)] repeat around (24 sts)

Continue in this fashion, adding one single crochet between each increase, until you have a disc approx. 6" in diameter.

Walls

round 1: sc around. Switch to brown yarn.

row 2: sc around to last 5 sts. ch 1. turn

Repeat row 1, working back and forth, leaving a doorway 5 sts wide, until doorway is about 3" tall.

row 3: sc around to last st of row. 2 sc in last st. ch 1 and turn.

row 4: repeat row 2.

round 5: sc to doorway. ch 1. going across doorway, sc the rest of the round.

round 6: sc around

Repeat round 6 for 1" above top of doorway.

Roof

Switch to roof color.

round 1: sc around

round 2: [5 sc, sc 2 tog] repeat around

round 3: sc around

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have about 5 or 6 sts left. Cut yarn and weave end through sts and pull closed.

Soffit

Your number of stitches should be divisible by 6, so you will be working each scallop over 6 sts. Be sure your slip stitches are in stitches 1 and 6 of each scallop.

ss yarn to first row of roof color. [sk 2 sts. 6 dc in 2nd st. sk 2. ss in next st.] repeat around. break yarn and weave in ends.

Additional Decoration

I crocheted the flowers in a sport weight microfiber acrylic, but you can use any sport or fingering weight yarn.