Top off your Holiday Season with this cute Gnome Pilgrim Bottle Topper
Abbreviations Used:
ch=chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
lp st = loop st
dec = decrease
inc = increase
yo=yarn over
tog=together
rem=remaining
Size: 11″ tall by 5″ wide.
Gauge: 4 sts = 1″, 4 rows = 1″
Hot Glue gun. Piece of cardboard about 5″ wide. Size H Crochet Hook. 1 ½ oz of Black worsted weight yarn. Scraps Peach and Gold worsted weight yarn. Cotton ball size. of stuffing. Darning needle and scissors. 2 ounces of beard colored yarn (White Shown.) All yarns used for this project were Red Heart #4.
With Black and H hook, make a magic circle.
Beard
With white Yarn —
(This is just one way to make the beard, you may choose any way you wish.)
Grab your 5″ piece of cardboard.
With beard colored yarn, wrap around cardboard about 150 times.
Cut a piece of the same colored yarn about 36″ long. Fold yarn in half and draw under all the top loops with a tail on each side.
Securely tie the two ends (tails) tog and pull off cardboard.
Cut bottom loops of beard.
Spread the top of the beard out and sew the inside of the hat at brim seam.
Rnd 1. With size I hook and Peach yarn, ch 2 or make a magic circle. Make 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (or in magic circle.) Do NOT join, but do mark 1st st. (6 sc.)
Rnd 2. Make (2 sc in next sc) around. (12 sc.)
Rnd 3. Make (sc in next sc, make 2 sc in next sc) around. (18 sc.)
Rnds 4 – 5. Sc in each of the 18 sts around.
Rnd 6. (Sc next 2 sts tog. Sc in next st) around. Join to the 1st sc made on this rnd. (12 sc.)
Rnd 7. (Sc next 2 sts tog) around. Join and end off weaving in the end. Set aside. in the end. Set aside
Hands and – Make 2
Rnd 1. With peach and I hook make a magic circle. Ch 2 and make 6 sc in circle. Do not join.
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc made.)
Rnds 3 – 7. Sc in each of the 12 sts around. Join Peach to beg sc. End off and weave in the end. Attach black yarn in the last st worked.
Rnd 8. Ch 1 and sc in each of the 12 sts 7 around. Do NOT join.
Rnds 9 – 11. Sc in each of the 12 sts around. End off leaving a long tail and sew the opening flat.
Buckle
With Gold ch 10 and join to form a circle.
Ch 1 and (make 4 sc in the next st. Sc on each of the next 2 sts. Make 4 sc in the next st. Sc in the next st) twice. Join and end off. Weave in the end.
Glue to the front of the hat.
Pumpkin
Rnd 1. With orange yarn make a magic circle. Ch 1 and make 6 sc in the ring. Do not join, but do tighten the ring.
Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc made.)
Rnd 3. (Sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (18 sc made.)
Rnds 4-6. Sc in each of the 18 sts around.
Rnd 7. Sc in the next st, sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (12 sc made.)
Stuff
Rnd 8. (Sc the next 2 sts tog) around. (6 sc made.)
End off leaving a 36″ tail. Draw through the 6 rem sts and close the top. Make the ridges in the pumpkin by drawing the tail through the center of the top to the center of the bottom and tightening. Rep as many times as desired.
Stem
With brown ch 4 and join to the 1st ch with a sl st. End off and tie ends tog. Glue to the top of the
Glue hands to the Pumpkin.
Spread out the beard and pull half of it up.
Arrange arms under and over the beard and glue in place to the to the beard.
Pull the beard through the arms and glue parts of it to the arms.
Top off your