Holiday Gnome Square
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I’m so happy to share that I’m participating in the Hope for the Holiday’s CAL hosted by Claire of Bear Rye. Each day you can find a new holiday themed afghan square PDF pattern for free! Just head over to Claire’s website to see the next free block. Be sure to check back on her site for each day’s square or you can purchase the entire set of 23 ad-free PDF patterns for $7, here.
Ready to get started? Grab your favorite worsted weight yarn, I like Mighty Stitch by WeCrochet, in three holiday colors!
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Materials
Mighty Stitch by WeCrochet
Sample was made with Spruce, White, and Love Letter
4.5 mm hook
darning needle
scissors
This pattern uses tapestry crochet techniques and assumes a basic understand of this technique.
Instructions are written in shorthand indicating how many stitches of each color are required for each row using ‘r’ for red, ‘g’ for green, and ‘w’ for white.
Instructions
Ch 30. Sc in second ch from the hook, sc. ch 1. Turn.
Row 1 - 4: sc 29. Ch 1. Turn.
Attach red yarn.
Row 5: G 1, R 2, G 23, R 2, G 1. Ch 1. Turn
Row 6: G 2, R 2, G 21, R 2, G 2. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 7: G 3, R 2, G 19, R 2, G 3. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 8: G 3, R 3, G 17, R 3, G 3. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 9: G 4, R 4, G 13, R 4, G 4. Ch 1. Turn. Place stitch marker.
Row 10: G 5, R 3, G 13, R 3, G 5. Ch 1. Turn. Place stitch marker.
Row 11: G 5, R 19, G 5. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 12: G 6, R 17, G 6. Ch 1. Turn
Row 13: G 6, R 17, G 6. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 14: G 7, R 15, G 7. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 15: G 7, R 15, G 7. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 16: G 8, R 13, G 8. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 17: G 8, R 13, G 8. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 18: G 9, R 11, G 9. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 19: G 9, R 11, G 9. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 20: G 10, R 9, G 10. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 21: G 10, R 9, G 10. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 22: G 11, R 7, G 11. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 23: G 11, R 7, G 11. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 24: G 12, R 5, G 12. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 25: G 12, R 5, G 12. Ch 1. Turn
Row 26: G 13, R 3, G 13. Ch 1. Turn
Row 27: G 13, R 3, G 13. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 28: G 14, R 1, G 14. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 29: G 14, R 1, G 14. Ch 1. Turn.
Drop red yarn. Attach white yarn.
Row 30: G 14, W 1, G 14. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 31: G 14, W 1, G 14. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 32: G 13, W 3, G 13. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 33: G 13, W 3, G 13. Ch 1. Turn.
Row 34: G 14, W 1, G 14. Ch 1. Turn.
Fasten off white yarn.
Row 35 - 38: G 29.
Fasten off green.
Finishing
Cut 28 5 inch long strands of white yarn for fringe.
Apply one strand of fringe to the interior green stitches in the rows marked with stitch markers.
Trim fringe.
Lightly block square.
Weave in ends.
Congratulations on completing your Gnome Holiday Square! Besure to share your square on social media and use #knotbadbritt and #HopeinthetheHolidays. Find the rest of the squares for this CAL at the CAL landing page.
