Start with the feet/legs
K is voor KABOUTER K is for GNOME
3: sc around (10) 4: \*dec\* around (5) make 1 stitch through front and back to close the foot and CHANGE COLOUR ch 9-FO leaving tail
Body
1: Magic ring - sc 6 2: \*inc\* around (12) 3: SC around - CHANGE COLOUR in last stitch(12) secure legs to body now 4-8: sc around (12) 9: \*dec -sc\* around (8) 10: \*dec\* - FO leaving long tail - stuff
Hands/arms
1 : Magic ring - sc 5 (or 4 if you want smaller hands) 2: \*inc\* around (10) 3: sc around (10) 4: \*dec\* around (5) make 1 stitch through front and back to close the hand and CHANGE COLOUR ch 8 - FO leaving tail - attach to body
Head
1: Magic ring - sc 6 2: \*inc\* around (12) 3: \*inc - inc - sc\* (20) 4-7: sc around (20) 8: \*dec - dec -sc\* around (12) time to sew facial expression and stuff 9: \*dec\* (6) - FO leaving long tail Beard Chain 11 - turn skip first chain - sc 10 - turn (10) ch 1 - 3 slipstitches-4hdc-3 slipstitches FO leaving long tail - sew to head
Hat
1: Magic ring - sc 5 2: sc around (5) 3: \*inc\* around (10) 4: sc around (10) 5: \*sc - inc\* (15) 6: SC (15) 7: \*sc - inc\* and sc in last 3 stitches (21) 8 - 11: sc around (21) 3 slipstitches - FO leaving long tail pull hat over head till you reach beard - sew on Sew head to body. I used the yarn of the head, and then pulled the yarn of the body around the neck 2 times to make a nice neck finish. Enjoy! 1ot distribute or sell this pattern as your own. Feel free however to crochet, donate and se as many little gnome friends as you like!
