Winter gnome hanging decoration for doors and walls

The cute winter gnome with his thick beard of sparkling snowflakes enchants and makes even a dark winter day a bright spot.

Level of difficulty: easy - medium

The PDF instructions include the crochet chart for the snowflake in addition to the written crochet explanation, and of course a lot of detailed and explained step by step photos.

Material needed:

cotton yarn LL 125m-50g / Sport 12 wpi / 5 ply / fine

approx. 70 g in red or color of your choice

approx. 8 g in powder/beige for the nose

approx. 50 g in white **OR**

approx. 50 g sponge yarn Rico Design Creative Bubble LL 90g-50m in white

Crochet hook 3.0 / US size 11 / UK size C

Wool needle, scissors, tape measure

Textile glue or craft glue

21x30 cm sturdy, thin cardboard (e.g. poster board or writing pad back)

1 white sheet of paper

thick, pointed sewing needle

Adhesive tape (ideal: transparent parcel tape)

36x flower stem wire 20 gauge, 30 cm long

Pliers for wire shortening

some fiberfill

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