C2C crochet Christmas gnome square pattern
Add festive charm to your holiday projects with this C2C crochet Christmas gnome square pattern! With a red pointed hat, white beard, and little gray boots, this cheerful gnome makes a cute panel for Christmas blankets, pillows, and tote bags.
Quick answer
This advanced beginner C2C crochet Christmas gnome square pattern uses worsted weight (#4) yarn and a G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook. The 25 × 25-block panel is worked diagonally, increasing through Row 25 and decreasing through Row 49. Follow the printable graph or written color counts to create the gnome design. The finished square measures just over 13 inches (approximately 33 cm) on each side.
C2C crochet Christmas gnome square pattern details
Skill level
Advanced beginner — This pattern uses traditional corner-to-corner crochet with increases, decreases, and yarn color changes to create a 25 × 25-block picture panel.
Materials needed
- G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn (#4) in tan, red, white, and gray. My square weighs 125 grams/4.4 ounces.
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Finished measurements
My C2C crochet square measures just over 13 inches/33 centimeters wide and long.
Gauge
8 C2C blocks (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches (10 cm)
Learn how to check crochet gauge before you begin so you can adjust your hook size if needed.
Crochet abbreviations
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- sl st = slip stitch
Pattern notes
- The panel is worked diagonally using the C2C technique, beginning in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
- Each C2C block is made with ch 3 and 3 dc.
- Ch 6 to begin each increase row and ch 3 to begin each new C2C block.
- For decrease rows, use slip stitches to move to the next ch-3 space instead of beginning with ch 6.
- Rows 1–25 increase by one block per row, ending with 25 blocks in Row 25.
- Beginning with Row 26, decrease at both ends of each row until 1 block remains in Row 49.
- When changing colors, switch to the new yarn color as you work the sl st that joins to the next block.
- You can follow either the picture graph or the written color counts.
- The written instructions list how many blocks to crochet in each color and the order in which to work them.
- ↙ indicates a right-side row.
- ↗ indicates a wrong-side row.
- The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
C2C crochet video tutorial
New to corner-to-corner crochet? My video tutorial shows you how to make C2C blocks, increase, and decrease using a small heart square. You can use the same technique for this pattern.
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Free C2C crochet Christmas gnome square pattern instructions
Graph
Download the crochet gnome pattern graph.
Written instructions
↙ Row 1: tan x 1 (1 block)
↗ Row 2: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 3: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 4: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 5: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 6: tan x 6 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 7: tan x 7 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 8: tan x 8 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 9: tan x 8, gray x 1 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 10: gray x 2, red x 1, tan x 7 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 11: tan x 6, gray x 1, red x 2, gray x 2 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 12: tan x 1, gray x 1, white x 2, red x 1, gray x 1, tan x 6 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 13: tan x 6, red x 1, white x 5, tan x 1 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 14: tan x 1, white x 6, red x 1, tan x 6 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 15: tan x 7, white x 7, gray x 1 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 16: gray x 2, white x 7, tan x 7 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 17: tan x 7, white x 8, gray x 2 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 18: tan x 1, gray x 1, white x 9, tan x 7 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 19: tan x 7, red x 1, white x 8, red x 1, tan x 2 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 20: tan x 2, red x 1, white x 8, red x 2, tan x 7 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 21: tan x 8, red x 2, white x 7, red x 1, tan x 3 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 22: tan x 4, red x 1, white x 5, tan x 1, white x 1, red x 2, tan x 8 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 23: tan x 8, red x 3, tan x 2, white x 5, gray x 1, tan x 4 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 24: tan x 5, gray x 1, white x 4, tan x 2, red x 4, tan x 8 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 25: tan x 9, red x 3, tan x 2, white x 4, red x 1, tan x 6 (25 blocks)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 26: tan x 6, red x 1, white x 4, red x 5, tan x 8 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 27: tan x 7, red x 7, white x 2, tan x 7 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 28: tan x 7, white x 1, red x 7, tan x 7 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 29: tan x 6, red x 8, tan x 7 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 30: tan x 7, red x 8, tan x 1, white x 1, tan x 3 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 31: tan x 2, white x 2, tan x 1, red x 6, tan x 8 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 32: tan x 8, red x 6, tan x 1, white x 1, tan x 2 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 33: tan x 1, red x 1, tan x 1, red x 5, tan x 9 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 34: tan x 10, red x 4, tan x 2 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 35: red x 4, tan x 11 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 36: tan x 11, red x 3 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 37: tan x 13 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 38: tan x 12 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 39: tan x 11 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 40: tan x 10 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 41: tan x 9 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 42: tan x 8 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 43: tan x 7 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 44: tan x 6 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 45: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 46: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 47: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 48: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 49: tan x 1 (1 block)
Adding the border
Join your border yarn in any corner. Ch 1.
Work (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in the corner block.
Continue around the panel, working 2 sc in each C2C block space along the sides and (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in each remaining corner.
Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in all remaining yarn ends. Block if desired.
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Looking for more festive projects to make? Browse my favorite Christmas crochet decor patterns, including ornaments, pillows, garlands, appliques, stockings, and other cozy holiday makes for your home.
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Free C2C crochet patterns
Looking for more graph-style crochet projects? Browse my collection of free C2C crochet patterns for mini panels, medium panels, and other picture designs you can use for blankets, pillows, and more.
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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa
