December Christmas Gnome Bottle Cover

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

Christmas Bottle Topper


Materials Needed: 1 ounce Red – Red Heart Super saver #4 crochet crochet yarn, 1 ounce White cotton #4 Red Heart Super Saver yarn, Green #4 Red Heart SuperSaver crochet yarn. Size G crochet hook. Darning needle and scissors.

Starting with tree bottom:

With Green yarn and G hook ch 28 and join to 1st ch to form a ring.9


Ch 1, and sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (28 sc made.)


(This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 13 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (30 sc made.)


(This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (30 sc made.)


(This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 14 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (32 sc made.)


This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (32 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 15 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (34 sc made.)


This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (34 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 16 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (36 sc made.)


This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (36 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 17 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (38 sc made.)




This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (38 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 18 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (40 sc made.)


This round is worked through both loops.) Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (40 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 19 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (42 sc made.)


Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (42 sc made.)


This round worked in the blo.) Ch 1 and (sc in each of the next 20 sts. make 2 sc in the next st) twice. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. (44 sc made.)


Do Sc in each st around. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. (42 sc made.) Do not end off.


Begin Branches


Ch 3 and drop loop.




Insert hook into the flo of the st you left open on rnd 17.



Pull loop through. Ch 1 and sc in the same st. Ch 6 and sc back into the same st. (In the flo of the next st make sc, ch6 and sc) around. At the end of rnd ch 3 and sl st into the flo of the next rnd.



Begin the same process on this rnd and on each succeeding rnd. **Ch 1 and sc in the starting loop. Ch 6 and sc in the same loop. In the next loop make sc, ch6 and sc. * around.



Repeat Rnd 4 until you reach the top.




End off and weave in the end. Set the piece aside.
Hat



With Red yarn and H hook, make a magic circle.

Rnd 1. Ch 2 and make 4 sc in the circle. Do not join but do mark 1st st. (4 sts made.)

Rnd 2. Sc in each of the 4 sc around.

Rnd 3. Make 2 sc in each st around. (8 sts made.)

Rnds 4-9. Sc in each st around. (8 sts made.)

Rnd 10. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in each of the next 7 sts. (9 sts made.)

Rnd 11. Sc in each st around. (9 sts made.)

Rnd 12. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in each of the next 8 sts. (10 sts made.)

Rnd 13. Sc in each st around. (10 sts made.)

Rnd 14. Make 2 sc in 1st st. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the last 4 sts. (12 sts made.)

Rnd 15. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 2 sts) around. (16 sts made )

Rnds 15 – 16. Sc in each st around. (16 sts made.)



Rnd 17. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 3 sts) around. (20 sts made )

Rnd 18. Sc in each st around. (20 sts made.)

Rnd 19. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 4 sts) around. (24 sts made )

Rnd 20. Sc in each st around. (24 sts made.)

Rnd 21. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 5 sts) around. (28 sts made )

Rnd 22. Sc in each st around. (28 sts made.)

Rnd 23. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 6 sts) around. (32 sts made )

Rnd 24. Sc in each st around. (32 sts made.)

Rnd 25. (Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 7 sts) around. (36 sts made )

Rnd 26. Sc in each st around. (36 sts made.)

Rnds 27 – 30. Rep rnd 26.

Rnd 31. (Sc in each of the next 11 sts, make 2 sc in next st) around. Do not make last inc. (38 sts made.)

Rnd 32-34. Sc in each st around. (38 sts made.)

Rnd 35 – Brim – This row only is worked in the Front loop. Ch 2 and dc in the flo of the same st. Dc in the flo of each of the next 4 sts. Make 2 dc in the flo of next st. (Dc in each of the flo of the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the flo of the next st) around. Join to 1st dc with sl st. (47 sts made.) End off and weave in the end. Set the piece aside.
Nose

Rnd 1. With size H 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 1st sc made. (12 sc.)

Rnd 7. (Sc next 2 sts tog) around. Join and end off weaving in the end.
Mittens- Make 2

Rnd 1. With Red and size H hook make a magic circle. Ch 2 and make 6 sc in the circle. Do not join. (6 sc made.)

Rnd 2. Make 2 sc in the 1st st. Sc in each of the next 3 sts. Make 2 sc in the next st. Sc in the rem st. (8 sc made.)

Rnd 3. Sc in each of the 8 sts around.

Rnd 4. Sl st into the next st. st make Ch 2, In the flo of the same st make a 4dc bobble st, Ch 3 and sl st into the same st. (Thumb made.) Sc in each of the next 7 sts around. (8 sts made.)

Rnd 5. Make 2 hdc over the bar of the thumbs ch2.



Sc in tip of cluster. Make 2 hdc over the next ch3 on thumb. Sc in the rem 7 sts. (12 sts made.)

Rnd 6. Sc 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in the next st. Sc the next 2 sts tog. Sc in the rem 7 sts. (10 sts made.)

Rnd 7. Sc the first 3 sts tog. Sc in the rem 7 sts. (8 sts made.)

Rnd 10. Sl st into the next 2 sts. End off and weave in the end. Set aside.



Finishing

Sew hat to tree/beard As shown below, using the brim line of unused loops as a guide.





Finishing

Stuff nose lightly if desired and glue to tree beard and hat as shown below.



Decorate beard (tree) and hat by gluing on beads if desired.

Mustache

Wrap white yarn around a 5″ piece of cardboard about 30 times. Remove from cardboard and tie in the middle. Cut loops on both ends. Shape and Glue under the nose.



Glue Mittens to the side of the tree. Place on bottle.