Crochet Graduation Girl Gnome

In this post, you will find a crochet pattern for a graduation girl gnome holding a diploma in her hand. Along with my previously designed pattern for a graduation boy gnome, these two make adorable embellishments.

You can use them as appliques, ornaments, make magnets, or add them to gifts and handmade cards.

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You may also like my other graduation crochet patterns: graduation cap applique for a handmade card, graduation snow globe, crochet graduation garland, and graduation cap – mortarboard.

More graduation designs can be found in this graduation crochet pattern collection.

You may also want to check out my other gnomes: Christmas gnome, Valentine’s Day gnome, bee gnome, St. Patrick’s Day gnome, Easter gnome, and witch gnome. All my gnomes can be found in the post gnome crochet pattern collection and under the tag gnome.

Graduation Girl Gnome Crochet Pattern

The pattern for this graduation girl gnome is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF. You can get it from my Etsy shop. Free pattern is below.

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Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

HDC2tog – half double crochet two stitches together

Rnd – round

SC – single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Finished Size:

This graduation girl gnome crochet applique is about 4” tall

Yarn:

• Knit Picks Dishie medium weight #4 cotton yarn. Colors of choice: Color A for the cap and gown, Color B for the cap edge,Color C for the tassel,Color D for the nose
• Knit Picks Curio cotton thread #3 for the diploma, Color – white
• Aunt Lydia’s  crochet cotton thread size #10. Color of choice: Color E for the hair; Color – red for the diploma string.

Hook and other materials:

• Crochet hook 7/4.5 mm
• Crochet hook 1/2.75 mm
• Crochet hook 6/1.8 mm
• Sewing needle
• Matching sewing threads

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Instructions:

This graduation girl gnome applique consists of a graduation cap, gown, hair and nose that are crocheted separately and then sewn together.

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

Graduation Cap

Note: Ch 2 at the beginning doesn’t count as a St.

Top Part

With medium weight #4 cotton yarn Color A and crochet hook 7/4.5 mm, Ch 9;

Row 1. (RS) HDC in 3^rd Ch from hook, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next 2, HDC2tog, HDC in next, turn. Total – 7 Sts.

Row 2. Ch 2, skip 1, HDC in next 4, 2 HDC in next, HDC in last, turn. Total – 7 Sts.

Row 3. Ch 2, HDC in 1^st, 2 HDC in next, HDC in next 2, HDC2tog, HDC in last, turn. Total – 7 Sts.

Row 4. Ch 2, skip 1, HDC in next 4, 2 HDC in next, HDC in last. Total – 7 Sts. Fasten off.

Row 5. Edging. We will make edging along two sides of the cap.

With RS facing you, join Color B to last St of last row of the top part.

Ch 1, Sl St in same St, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from * along the row to last (corner) St, [Ch 1, Sl St in corner St] twice, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from * along second side of the cap. Fasten off.

Bottom Part

With medium weight #4 cotton yarn Color A and crochet hook 7/4.5 mm, Ch 9;

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch from hook and in each next, turn. Total – 8 Sts.

Rows 2-3.   SC in each St across, turn. Total – 8 Sts.

Row 4. SC in 1^st St, 2 SC in next, SC in next 4, 2 SC in next St, SC in last St. Total – 10 Sts. Fasten off.  Turn.

Row 5. Edging. Join Color B to last St of previous row, Ch 1, Sl St in same St, *Ch 1, Sl St in next St, repeat from * across. Fasten off.

Tassel

With medium weight #4 cotton yarn Color C, make a small tassel.

1. Wrap thread around ruler (about 1” wide) approx. 5-6 times.
2. Thread needle with yarn under wrapped threads in center and tie tightly.
3. Flip ruler over, cut wrapped yarn through center.
4. Make tassel top: cut a small piece of yarn and wrap tightly around tassel once, tie knot, hide ends inside tassel.
5. Do not cut off ends from top.
6. Trim tassel ends evenly.

Finishing the cap

Sew top part on the bottom part. Shape and block your applique. Attach tassel to the center of the cap and to the side.

Gown

Note: Ch 2 at the beginning doesn’t count as a St.

Row 1. With crochet hook 7/4.5 mm and Color A, Ch 4 (counts as Ch 1 + DC), 4 DC in 4^th Ch from hook, turn. Total – 5 DC.

Row 2. Ch 2, HDC in each St across, turn. Total – 5 HDC.

Row 3. First arm – Ch 7, Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook and in each of next 5, 2 SC in first St of previous Row, SC in each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC in last St, turn. Total – 7 SC.

Row 4. Second arm – Ch 7, Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook and in each of next 5, SC in first St of previous Row and in each of next 2, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of next 3 Sts, turn. Total – 8 SC.

Row 5-6. Ch 2, HDC in first St and in each of next 7 Sts, turn. Total – 8 HDC.

Row 7. Ch 3, Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook, 2 HDC in first St, Sl St in next St, 2 HDC in each of next 2 Sts, Sl St in next St, 2 HDC in next St, HDC in next St, DC in last St, Ch 2, Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook, Sl St into side of last DC. Fasten off.

Nose

With crochet hook 7/4.5 mm and Color D, make magic ring,

Round 1. Ch 1, 6 SC in ring, join with Sl St to top of first SC. Fasten off.

Hair – make 4

With crochet hook 6/1.8 mm and cotton thread size #10, Ch 21,

Row 1. 4 SC in 2^nd Ch and in each of next 9 Chs, SC in each of next 10 Chs. Fasten off.

Diploma

With crochet hook 1/2.75 mm and cotton thread size 3 in white, Ch 9,

Row 1. SC in 2 nd Ch from hook and in each Ch to the end. Total – 8 SC. Turn.

Rows 2-7. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Total – 8 SC. Turn.

Rows 8. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Total – 8 SC. Fasten off.

Roll square into a scroll, wrap a piece of red cotton thread size 10 around the center of the scroll, and tie it in a bow.

Finishing

Using a sewing needle and matching thread, sew cap, gown, hair, and nose together. Block applique. Sew the diploma onto the arm.

I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern for a graduation girl gnome!

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