Christmas Gnome Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
A Scandinavian Christmas gnome, or tomte: a tall red hat with a bent tip and golden dots that hides his eyes, a round pink nose, a long white beard, green sleeves, red mittens and little black boots. One of the most popular holiday motifs of the last few years.
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What you need
The full chart is 28 stitches wide and 48 high: 833 full cross stitches in 10 DMC colors, rated easy. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 8 × 9.5 in (21 × 24 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 5-in hoop holds the whole design. One skein of each color is enough.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanc White | 306 | 2 areas | 4.1 m | 17 % | 3865 Winter White |
| 321 Red | 249 | 5 areas | 3.3 m | 14 % | 349 Coral Dark |
| 815 Garnet Medium | 64 | 33 areas | 0.9 m | 4 % | 814 Garnet Dark |
| 352 Coral Light | 50 | 1 area | 0.7 m | 3 % | 956 Geranium |
| 310 Black | 49 | 2 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 3371 Black Brown |
| 762 Pearl Gray Very Light | 44 | 44 areas | 0.6 m | 2 % | 3072 Beaver Gray Very Light |
| 415 Pearl Gray | 25 | 16 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 02 Tin |
| 699 Green | 22 | 4 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 3345 Hunter Green Dark |
| 986 Forest Green Very Dark | 18 | 4 areas | 0.2 m | 1 % | 935 Avocado Green Dark |
| 725 Topaz Medium Light | 6 | 6 areas | 0.1 m | under 1 % | 19 Autumn Gold medium Light |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 14, row 24, a White stitch.
White has the largest connected block, 304 stitches. Pearl Gray Very Light is the most scattered: 44 stitches in 44 separate spots, 44 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 6.1 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 39, with 15.
Budget roughly 4 hours to 8.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 2.5 × 4.4 in | 6.5 × 11.1 cm |
| 14-count | 2.0 × 3.4 in | 5.1 × 8.7 cm |
| 16-count | 1.8 × 3.0 in | 4.4 × 7.6 cm |
| 18-count | 1.6 × 2.7 in | 4.0 × 6.8 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Christmas ornament
- Kitchen or entryway hoop
- Gift tag
Stitching tips
- Stitch the hat's dark red outline first, then fill the red.
- The light grey stitches in the beard give it texture; skip them for a cleaner look.
- Stitch a whole family with different hat colors.
Free for personal use, and you may sell a few pieces you stitched yourself. Details in the terms.
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