Crochet Pocket Peen Gnome Tutorial For Beginners

Crochet enthusiasts and fans of quirky creations, meet your next fun project: the Pocket Peen Gnome. This whimsical design combines humor with crafting, resulting in a playful gnome figure that’s sure to add some character to any collection. Perfect for crafters who want to make something unique and lighthearted, this pattern lets you get creative with different yarn colors and details like a custom nose, beard, and even a tiny "pocket" addition.

Crochet Pocket Peen Gnome

Whether you’re making it as a gift, a conversation starter, or just for fun, the Pocket Peen Gnome will definitely turn heads. With clear step-by-step instructions, this pattern is perfect for anyone looking for a project that's as hilarious as it is creative.

Materials

Yarn: At least three colors of worsted weight four yarn: body, beard, and hat colors. Additional colors for the penis, balls, and nose.
Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook.
Tools: Scissors, stitch marker, darning needle, and polyfill.

The Pen (Penis)

Round 1: Magic circle with 6 single crochets.
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12 stitches total).
Round 3: Single crochet in each stitch (12 stitches total).

Round 4: (Single crochet, increase) x 6 (18 stitches total).
Round 5: Single crochet in each stitch (18 stitches total).
Round 6: (Single crochet, single crochet, increase) x 6 (24 stitches total).
Round 7: Single crochet in each stitch (24 stitches total).
Round 8: In the front loops only, 10 half double crochets, single crochet in the front loop, then two spiked single crochets two rows back. Repeat the first two steps in reverse.
Round 9: In the back loops only, single crochet in each stitch (24 stitches total).
Round 10: (Two single crochets, decrease) x 6 (18 stitches total).
Rounds 11-13: Single crochet in each stitch (18 stitches total per round).
Round 14: (Two single crochets, increase) x 6 (24 stitches total).
Rounds 15-18: Single crochet in each stitch (24 stitches total per round). Start stuffing.
Round 19: (Two single crochets, decrease) x 6 (18 stitches total).
Round 20: (Single crochet, decrease) x 6 (12 stitches total).
Round 21: 6 decreases (6 stitches total). Finish stuffing, cut yarn, and close the hole.

The Balls (Make two)

Round 1: Magic circle with 6 single crochets.
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12 stitches total).
Round 3: (Single crochet, increase) x 6 (18 stitches total).
Rounds 4-5: Single crochet in each stitch (18 stitches total per round).
Round 6: (Single crochet, decrease) x 6 (12 stitches total). Begin stuffing.
Round 7: 6 decreases (6 stitches total). Stuff, cut yarn, and close the hole, leaving a long tail for sewing.

The Nose

Round 1: Magic circle with 6 single crochets.
Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12 stitches total).
Rounds 3-5: Single crochet in each stitch (12 stitches total per round).
Round 6: 6 decreases (6 stitches total). Stuff the nose and leave a long tail for sewing, do not close the hole.

The Hat

Round 1: Magic circle with 6 single crochets.
Round 2: Single crochet in each stitch (6 stitches total).
Round 3: (Single crochet, increase) x 3 (9 stitches total).
Round 4: Single crochet in each stitch (9 stitches total).
Round 5: (Two single crochets, increase) x 3 (12 stitches total).
Round 6: Single crochet in each stitch (12 stitches total).
Round 7: (Three single crochets, increase) x 3 (15 stitches total).
Round 8: Single crochet in each stitch (15 stitches total).
Round 9: (Four single crochets, increase) x 3 (18 stitches total).
Round 10: Single crochet in each stitch (18 stitches total).
Round 11: (Five single crochets, increase) x 3 (21 stitches total).
Round 12: (Six single crochets, increase) x 3 (24 stitches total).

Round 13: Single crochet in each stitch (24 stitches total).
Round 14: (Three single crochets, increase) x 6 (30 stitches total).
Round 15: Single crochet in the front loops only (30 stitches total).
Round 16: (Four single crochets, increase) x 6 (36 stitches total).
Round 17: Single crochet in each stitch (36 stitches total). Finish and weave in the tail.

The Beard

Chain 9.
Row 1: Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in the next seven chains (8 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 2: Decrease, single crochet in the next four stitches, then decrease (6 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 3: Decrease, single crochet in the next two stitches, then decrease (4 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 4: Single crochet, decrease, then single crochet (3 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 5: Single crochet in each of the three stitches (3 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.
Row 6: Decrease, then single crochet (2 stitches total). Chain 1 and turn.

Border: Single crochet all the way around the beard, placing three single crochets in each corner.
Slip stitch to join.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Attach the Beard to the Hat: Sew the beard to the ridge on the inside of the hat's brim.
Attach the Nose: Center the nose on the beard, just under the hat's brim, and sew it in place.
Attach the Balls: Sew the balls onto the penis.