Knitting Patterns for Christmas Gnomes and Elves

christmas elf and gnome knitting patterns

‘Tis the season for knitting adorable holiday themed gnomes, elves, and other assorted holly jolly creatures. If you’re looking for another fun holiday doll to add to your collection, check out these super sweet Christmas dolls.

The Christmas Elf Toy knitting pattern from KS Craft on Etsy features a boy and girl elf (the bodies are the same but one wears overalls and one has a dress). The dolls are about 11 inches tall and made with DK-weight yarn.

Susan B. Anderson’s New Gnome (available on Ravelry) is worked from the bottom all the way to the tip of the hat in one piece in the round. So many options to make it your own, from using different colors of stripes on the body to different colored hats and beards.

This sweet Christmas elf is called Evan, and he was designed by Llamz Handcrafted on Etsy. He’s a classic helper elf with overalls and striped stockings, and he’s worked in DK weight yarn.

Chatty Cathy Knitting on Etsy has made these adorable Christmas tree gnomes, with lots of options for making them fit your decor. With five design options and two sizes, you’re sure to find the right one to fit. They’re worked in fingering weight yarn but you can use heavier yarn to make them bigger.

And of course, Santa himself is the ultimate elf, so why not stitch a little Santa to add to your collection? The October Santa Claus from Amy Munson on Ravelry is a gnome-like design, worked in the round in fingering or sport weight yarn.

Looking for more Christmas knitting patterns? Check out our dedicated Pinterest Board filled with Christmas knitting patterns.

Christmas gnomes have become wildly popular in recent years, and it’s no surprise why. These little guys are incredibly cute, and they add a touch of whimsy to any home.

Plus, they make a great DIY craft project! Gnomes are easy to make and require only basic materials like felt, stuffing, and yarn. Making your own gnome gives you the freedom to customize it however you want — whether that means including a funny phrase or a special holiday message.

You can even make the gnome look like a family member or friend! Plus, it’s a fun activity for the whole family – or even just for yourself. So if you’re looking for a creative, festive way to spruce up your home this holiday season, why not make your own Christmas gnome? It’s sure to bring a smile to everyone who sees it.

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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