PamPino design
Maneki Neko
gnome
Designed by Nazeli
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Dear crochet lover,
First of all, thank you so much for wanting to make this cute Japanese/ Chinese Lucky
Maneki Neko cat gnome, I hope that you will enjoy recreating him as much as I loved
designing him for you! I am more than happy for you to gift or sell any items made from
this pattern but would love if you could provide a link to my Etsy shop “Pampinognome”
and credit @Pampino_HM on instagram as the designer. Much love, time and effort
have gone into designing this amigurumi pattern for you and would appreciate if you do
not share, reproduce or sell this pattern either in its entirety or in parts. I always love
seeing your finished creation, so please do use the hashtag #pampinostore and
#Pampino_HM on Instagram! Never hesitate to contact me through my Etsy shop
should you have any questions with regards to the pattern and I will do all I can to help
you as best as I can! Keep creating cuteness with stitches!
With love, Nazeli
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PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS: This pattern is written using American terminology and is worked in
continuous rounds unless otherwise stated. If gnome is made using the materials described, he
will be 16 cm tall from the top to the base of body.
SKILL LEVEL: Easy
Materials.
1. Basic Yarns –Alize cotton gold, 100g/ 330m, (55% cotton, 45%acrylic) or Yarn Art Jeans- red,
milk white, dark yellow and beige.
2. Crochet hook 2.5 mm
3. Fibrefill / toy stuffing
4. Stitch markers, darning needles
5. cartboard for body
6. yarn for beard- any 100 % acrylic yarn yellow
ABBREVATIONS: ch = chain | dc = double crochet | dc-inc = double crochet increase | dec =
decrease | hdc = half double crochet | hdc-inc = half double crochet increase | inc = increase |
rnd = round | sc = single crochet | sk = skip | sl = slip stitch | st = stitch
A VERY QUICK GUIDE TO THE CROCHET STITCHES USED IN THIS PATTERN:
1. Chain (ch): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through loop on hook.
2. Double crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there should be
3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull loop through both loops left on hook (there should be 2 loops left
on hook), yarn over, pull loop through remaining loop on hook.
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3. Double crochet increase (dc-inc): Work two double crochets into the same stitch.
4. Decrease (dec): I prefer to use the “invisible” decrease. For this, insert hook into front loop of
first stitch (from the front and under). Repeat into front loop of next stitch. Yarn over, pull loop
through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull loop through final 2 loops on hook.
5. Half double crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there
should be 3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull loop through all three loops on the hook.
6. Half double crochet increase (hdc-inc): Work two half double crochets into the same stitch.
7. Increase (inc): Work two single crochets into the same stitch.
8. Skip (sk): Skip the next stitch, or the number of stitches specificed in the pattern.
9. Magic ring: Wrap yarn around fingers to form a loop. Insert hook through middle of loop. Pull
working end of yarn through ring and chain the required number of stitches through. Pull the
yarn ends to close the loop.
10. Single crochet (sc): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there should be 2 loops on
hook), yarn over, pull loop through both loops on hook.
11. Slip stitch (sl): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through stitch and loop on hook.
12. Crab Stitch: The crab stitch is created just like a single crochet, except you work the stitch to
the right of your hook instead of the stitch to the left. Essentially you are working backwards on
your row. You will start the row by chaining one and then insert the hook into the stitch to the
right, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook. It may take several
stitches before you can truly see what the stitch looks like and how cool it is.
Or do this stitch like on my video- it is very easy way, link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTfND14r6Q4&t=19s
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Body
Start with dark yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 [24]
Rnd 5: (Sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6 [30]
Rnd6: (Sc in each of next 4 st, inc in next st) x 6 [36]
Add color white, don't cut the yellow yarn/ on the end we will do crab st :)/
Rnd 7: crochet FLO (front loop ) Sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 8: (Sc in each of next 5 st, inc in next st) x 6 [42]
Rnd 9-10: Sc in all 42 st [42]
Take a cartboard, cut it,and put inside. 😊
Rnd 11: (Sc in each of next 6 st, inc in next st) x 6 [48]
Rnd 12-20: sc in all 48 st [48] 9 rows
Rnd 21: (Sc in each of next 6 st, ) dec x 6 [42]
Rnd 22 : Sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 23: (Sc in each of next 5 st, ) dec x 6 [36]
Rnd 24-25 : Sc in all 36 st [36]
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Rnd 26: (Sc in each of next 4 st,)dec x 6 [30]
Rnd 27-28: sc in all 30 st [30]
Rnd 29: (Sc in each of next 3 st,)dec x 6 [24] firmly stuff the body
Rnd 30-31: Sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 32: (Sc in each of next 2 st,)dec x 6 [18]
Rnd 33: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 34: (Sc in each of next 1 st,)dec x 6 [12]
Rnd 35: dec x 6 [6] FO
Go back to row 7 andfrom BLO with yellow yarn do crab st :)
Arms (2)
Start with milk white yarn
Rnd 1: 6sc in MR
Rnd 2: inc all 6 sc (12)
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4-6: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 7: (dec, 7sc)x 2 [16]
Rnd 8: (dec, 6sc)x 2 [14]
Rnd 9: (dec, 5sc)x 2 [12]
Rnd 10: (dec, 4sc)x 2 [10]
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Rnd 11-16: Sc in all 10 st [10] 6 rows
Stuff the hands not firmly only row 1-6
Rnd 17: dec x 5 [5] FO and leave a long tail for sewing the arms on body. Rnd30-32
Yellow part for hands/x 2/
Start with yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] join with slip st, leave a long tail.
Fixe on hands like on photos, with yellow yarn embroid the arms. Sew the hands on row 29-30,
one arm to up, the next one to down.
Nose
Start with beige yarn
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4-6: Sc in all 18 st [18] turn to inside part
Rnd 7: (Sc in each of next 1 st,)dec x 6 [12]Stuff the nose not firmly
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Beard
Use acrylic yellow yarn, cut nearly 5 inches and attach to the nose last row 7/ 2 strains from 2
sides of nose and a little 1 strain on down part of nose.
Brush the beard, cut it if you need. Attach the nose with beard on row 29-30.
Hat
Start with yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]
Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 [24]
Rnd 5: (Sc in each of next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6 [30]
Rnd 6-7:sc in all 30 st [30]
From here we will crochet with 2 colors/ add white yarn
When changing colors, switch on the last pull through of the stitch to complete the sc with the new color.
To help prevent your different color yarns from twisting and tangling, place each yarn ball in different areas (to your
left and right). When you drop a color , just hold your work up a little, to allow gravity to help organise your yarns.
We will start the next rnd with the yellow yarn, and introduce the white yarn. Again, just pull the new color through
to finish the lastwhite stitch to join, and crochet around the starting end to secure.
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Rnd 8: 13sc in yellow, 1 sc in white, 2sc in yellow, 1 sc in white, 13 -yellow [30]
Rnd 9: (4sc, inc) x 2 in yellow, 4sc in white, inc in yellow, 2sc in yellow, 2sc in white, inc in white,
(4sc, inc ) x 2 in yellow [36]
Rnd 10: 10 sc in yellow, 6sc in white, 3 sc in yellow, 6 sc in white, 11 sc in yellow [36]
From here onlyin white
Rnd 7: (Sc in each of next 5 st, inc in next st) x 6 [42]
Rnd 8-11: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 12: (Sc in each of next 6 st, inc in next st) x 6 [48]
Rnd 13-14: sc in all 48 st [48]
Add yarn red
Rnd 15-16: sc in all 48 st [48]
Change color white
Rnd 17: (Sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) x 6 [54]
Rnd 18-19: sc in all 54 st [54]
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Rnd 26: Turn hat to inside and make crab stitch on the end , Finish off
Ears x 2
We will crochet ears in 2 parts/ yellow and red/ the same way:)
Chain 7 st, turn and from the 2nd chain of hook 6sc (6)
chain 1, 6sc in every 6 st (6)
from here don't chain 1 ston the end of rows/ 5sc from the 2nd chain of hook (5)
4sc from the 2nd chain of hook (4)
3sc from the 2nd chain of hook (3)
2sc from the 2nd chain of hook (2)
sc from the 2nd chain of hook (1)
Put the yellow parts on back, red on front part/cut the red yarns/ with yellow yarn join yellow
and red parts together/sew or crochet/
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Sew the ears on hat 6-7 rows.
With black yarnn embroid face for your Maneki Neko cat.
Flowers
Start with yellow yarn
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] join with slip st.
Cut the yellow yarn, join red yarn and make 6 buble stitch on every sc. :)
Bobble stitch (BL st): bobble stitch (dc4tog).- Repeat the ** section 4 times * For this stitch you will yarn over and
insert the hook into the next stitch. Yarn over
and pull through, yarn over and pull through two stitches. this process will be repeated 4 times and you will end up
with 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over and
pull through all of the loops on the hook.
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Put on the hat/ stuff the hat/. The top of arms and nose should be placed under the hat. Move
them the way you like.
Put on the hat and attach it with simple stitches in 2-3 places.
Congratulations! You did it!!! Dear friend! I hope all was understandable! Feel free to contact me if
it is necessary. Sorry for my English, if somewhere were some grammatical mistakes! :)Thank You
for purchasing this pattern!
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