Project introduction
This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The festive crochet gnome earrings designed by GoldenLucyCrafts are a charming Christmas accessory for anyone who adores gnomes. What sets them apart is that the little gnome figure is built from heart shapes, so the cap, beard and body each carry that soft heart silhouette.
The designer explains that the earrings were created using an earlier design, the Christmas gnome ornament. If gnomes are your thing, the same site gathers many of them in a heart gnome crochet pattern collection, and a crochet gnome bookmark offers another small project in the same spirit.
Earring makers have plenty of company here. Free patterns for fuchsia earrings, cherry blossom earrings, patriotic earrings, Fall earrings and heart earrings are available on the designer’s website. The seashell and coral earring patterns are sold in the designer’s Etsy store.
Color is wide open. Beyond the traditional red, green and white Christmas scheme, you can choose any colors you like, and the designer shows a gingerbread themed pair as an example. The complete Original designer’s pattern and instructions are the place to go for the actual stitch-by-stitch directions.
Construction Overview
According to the source, the crochet gnome consists of a cap, a beard and a body, and all three pieces are made in the shape of hearts. That means the project is really three small heart motifs stacked and glued together, then dressed with a bead nose and a snowflake button. The cap is worked in red, the beard in white and the body in green in the sample shown.
This overview describes how the pieces are organized and assembled. It does not reproduce the row-by-row pattern. For the exact stitch sequence, follow the original designer’s pattern and instructions at GoldenLucyCrafts.
Cap
The cap is worked in red and begins with a chain of 15. The source describes a single round worked under two loops along both sides of that starting chain, using treble, double, half double and single crochet stitches with chain spaces and slip stitches, plus increases at the ends. The round closes with fastening off and weaving in the ends.
Beard
The beard is worked in white and starts from a magic ring. Round 1 shapes the heart with double and half double crochet stitches, chain spaces and a heart point. Round 2 works single crochet stitches around the shape with increases and another heart point, then fastens off and weaves in the ends. Exact counts stay with the original pattern.
Body
The body is worked in green and also starts from a magic ring. Round 1 builds the heart shape with double and half double crochet stitches, chain spaces and a heart point. Round 2 adds a right foot and a left foot using chain and half double crochet, then finishes with a slip stitch and fastening off. The feet are what give the gnome its stance.
Finishing
Finishing is where the flat hearts become a gnome. The parts are sprayed with spray starch, shaped and left to dry completely. A hot glue gun is then used to attach the beard to the body and the cap to the beard, and the bead nose is glued or sewn on. If the snowflake button has a shank, it is removed with a craft cutter before being glued onto the cap.
Assembling the Earring
Flat nose pliers are used to open and close the jump rings. The first jump ring is opened, slipped under two strands on the top of the cap, and closed. The next jump ring is opened, attached to the ear wire, and the first jump ring with the gnome is slid onto it while checking orientation, then closed. The first earring is complete, and the steps repeat for the second one.
I hope you enjoyed this Christmas gnome earrings crochet Pattern Overview!
Happy crocheting, and enjoy making a pair of these heart shaped gnome earrings for the holiday season.
Abbreviations
- Ch: chain
- DC: double crochet
- HDC: half double crochet
- Rnd: round
- SC: single crochet
- Sl St: slip stitch
- St (Sts): stitch (stitches)
- TR: treble crochet
Skill Level
The stated skill level for this project is Intermediate. Small pieces, fine thread and a bit of assembly work all point to a maker who is comfortable with basic stitches and shaping.
Finished Size
These crochet gnome earrings are about 2.5 inches long, per the source. That small finished size is worth keeping in mind, since it means the hearts are miniature and the assembly details are delicate.
Materials
The source lists the following supplies. Keeping this checklist handy while you read the original pattern makes it easy to gather everything before you start.
- Crochet thread size 10 in red, green and white
- Crochet hook US size 8 / 1.5 mm
- Sewing needle
- Matching sewing thread
- Two small snowflake buttons, 6 mm
- Two beads, 4 mm
- Flat nose pliers
- Four jump rings, 4 mm
- Two earring hooks
- Spray starch
- Hot glue gun
- Craft cutter to remove the shanks
Access note: the designer describes a free crochet pattern, and a print-friendly, styled, advertisement-free PDF version is also offered separately. Free web access does not automatically mean the PDF is free, so check the original page for the current format details.
If you enjoy small seasonal makes, you may also like this Crochet Gnome Towel Topper: Pattern Overview or this Crochet Christmas Star Ornament Pattern-& Easy: Pattern Overview.
The pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. The source states that it may not be copied, rewritten, redistributed or resold in any form, including video tutorials, and may not be translated and published in another language in whole or in part.
