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.

The snowflakes are crocheted from sponge yarn - through the short, shiny fringes of the yarn, the beard sparkles and glitters as if it were made of freshly fallen snow.

You can crochet this hanging decoration as you wish with or without LED lighting.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

Level of difficulty: easy for advanced, medium for beginners with some practice.
Required skills: (US term)
MR = magic ring
SL = slip stitch
CH = chain stitch
SC = single crochet
DC = double crochet
Picots = 3 CH, then 1 SL into the 1st of these CH

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, so you can successfully recreate this magical winter decoration very easy.

Size Information

Approx. size: 20 cm = 7.9 inch wide, 47 cm = 18.5 inch high (without hanging strap)

Materials List

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
1 DINA4 / US letter size 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 = 11.8 inch long
Pliers for wire shortening
some fiberfill

Optional: LED light chain with 10 lights