A Festive Little Friend: Free Christmas Gnome Mouse Knitting Pattern

Eva Chum
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Christmas is the perfect time to add a touch of handmade charm to your home. This year, meet your newest festive friend — a sweet little Christmas Gnome Mouse! Dressed in cozy holiday colors, this Free Christmas Gnome Mouse Knitting Pattern is fun, quick, and designed especially for advanced beginners looking to challenge themselves just a bit.

Whether you want to hang it on your tree, gift it to a loved one, or enjoy a cozy evening of knitting, this mouse will bring a smile to everyone who sees it.

Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

Techniques

Long tail cast-on / Circular cast-on
Knit in the round
Simple increase and decrease stitches
Kitchener stitch bind-off
Mattress stitch

Finished Size

16 cm / 6¼ in

Needles

Double-pointed needles US 2 (3.00 mm)

Gauge

28 sts x 35 rows = 4 x 4 in / 10 x 10 cm

Notions

A tapestry needle

Yarn

Drops Baby Merino Wool - 100% Wool (50 g/ 175 m/ 191 yds)

Drops Baby Kid-Silk - 75% Mohair, 25% Silk (25 g/ 210 m/ 230 yds)

*The body and the ears (white part) of this mouse are knitted with one strand of wool and one strand of mohair.

Yarn Amount

	Wool	Mohair
Color A (white)	7 g	3 g
Color B (Red)	5 g	-
Color C (pink)	3 g	-

Other Materials

Toy stuffing and/or a bean bag

Abbreviations

CO	cast on	k2tog	knit 2 stitches together
rnd(s)	round(s)	ssk	slip, slip, and knit
st(s)	stitch(es)	k	knit
RS	right side	p	purl
WS	wrong side	RLI	right-lifted increase
		LLI	left-lifted increase

Free Christmas Gnome Mouse Knitting Pattern

Body

Color A - circular cast-on 12 sts.

Rnd 1: *k2, LLI*, repeat * (18 sts)

Rnd 2: knit

Rnd 3: *k3, LLI*, repeat * (24 sts)

Rnd 4: knit

Rnd 5: *k4, LLI*, repeat * (30 sts)

Rnd 6: knit

Rnd 7: *k5, LLI*, repeat * (36 sts)

Rnd 8: knit

Rnd 9: *k6, LLI*, repeat * (42 sts)

Rnd 10-22: k 13 rnds

Rnd 23: k7, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k6, ssk, k7 (40 sts)

Rnd 24: knit

Rnd 25: k7, k2tog, k5, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k5, ssk, k7 (38 sts)

Rnd 26: knit

Rnd 27: k7, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k4, ssk, k7 (36 sts)

Rnd 28: knit

Rnd 29: k7, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k3, ssk, k7 (34 sts)

Rnd 30: knit

Rnd 31: k7, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k2, ssk, k7 (32 sts)

Rnd 32: knit

Rnd 33: k7, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, k1, ssk, k7 (30 sts)

Rnd 34: knit

Rnd 35: k7, k2tog, k2tog, k2, m1L, k4, m1R, k2, ssk, ssk, k7 (28 sts)

Rnd 36: knit

Stuff and bind off by Kitchener's stitch.

Nose

Color C - long-tail cast on 8 sts. Join and knit 2 rounds. Gather bind-off. Sew it onto the top corner of the body.

Christmas Hat

Color B - long-tail cast-on 42 sts. Join and knit in the round.

Rnd 1: knit

Rnd 2: purl

Rnd 3-7: k 5 rnds

Rnd 8: *k2tog, k5*, repeat * (36 sts)

Rnd 9-13: k 5 rnds

Rnd 14: *k2tog, k4*, repeat * (30 sts)

Rnd 15-19: k 5 rnds

Rnd 20: *k2tog, k3*, repeat * (24 sts)

Rnd 20-24: k 5 rnds

Rnd 25: *k2tog, k2*, repeat * (18 sts)

Rnd 26-30: k 5 rnds

Rnd 31: *k2tog, k1*, repeat * (12 sts)

Rnd 32-36: k 5 rnds

Rnd 37: *k2tog*, repeat * (6 sts)

Rnd 38-42: k 5 rnds

Gather bind-off.

Ears

Each ear contains two parts: Color A (white) and color C (pink). Each part is knit flat, then sewn together to form an ear.

Note: The white part is slightly bigger than the pink part.

Ear part 1 - Color A - long-tail cast on 12 sts. Knit flat.

Row 1(WS): purl

Row 2(RS): knit

Row 3: purl

Row 4: k3, LLI, k6, RLI, k3 (14 sts)

Row 5-7: knit 3 rows of stockinette stitch

Row 8: k3, LLI, k8, RLI, k3 (16 sts)

Row 9-11: knit 3 rows of stockinette stitch

Row 12: k3, k2tog, k6, ssk, k3 (14 sts)

Row 13: purl

Row 14: k3, k2tog, k4, ssk, k3 (12 sts)

Row 15: purl

Row 16: k2, k2tog, k2tog, ssk, ssk, k2 (8 sts)

Row 17: purl

Bind off knitwise.

Ear part 2 - Color C - long-tail cast on 8 sts. Knit flat.

Row 1(WS): purl

Row 2(RS): knit

Row 3: purl

Row 4: k3, LLI, k2, RLI, k3 (10 sts)

Row 5-7: knit 3 rows of stockinette stitch

Row 8: k3, LLI, k4, RLI, k3 (12 sts)

Row 9-11: knit 3 rows of stockinette stitch

Row 12: k3, k2tog, k2, ssk, k3 (10 sts)

Row 13: purl

Row 14: k3, k2tog, ssk, k3 (8 sts)

Row 15: purl

Bind off knitwise.

Sew the ear parts together by the mattress stitch.

Mittens

Color B - long-tail cast on 12 sts. Join and knit in the round.

Rnd 1-5: k 5 rnds

Rnd 6: LLI, put the next 4 sts on a holder, RLI, k8 (10 sts on needle)

Rnd 7-8: k 2 rnds

Gather bind-off.

Put the 4 sts from the holder onto the needles. Start a new yarn.

Rnd 1: RLI, k4, LLI (6 sts)

Rnd 2: knit

Gather bind-off.

Socks

Color B - long-tail cast on 12 sts. Join and knit in the round.

Rnd 1-4: k 4 rnds

Rnd 5: k1, k2tog, k2, ssk, k5 (10 sts)

Rnd 6: k1, k2tog, ssk, k5 (8 sts)

Gather bind-off.

Tail

Color C - knit 7-8 cm 3-stitch i-cord.

Sewing all parts together

First, position and pin the ears and Christmas hat onto the mouse’s body to find the best placement. Remove the hat and sew the ears on first. After the ears are secured, sew the hat in place.