Add a sprinkle of holiday cheer to your table with these Amigurumi Christmas Gnome Cutlery Holders—a festive and functional way to dress up your place settings! 🎄🧶 With their fluffy beards, pointy hats, and cozy charm, these tiny gnomes are ready to cradle your forks and spoons while spreading smiles all around. Whether you’re hosting a holiday feast or just love adding handmade touches to your décor, these cutlery holders bring warmth and whimsy to every meal.
Designed to be both adorable and practical, each gnome can be customized with seasonal colors, sparkly yarns, or even tiny embroidered snowflakes. You can make a matching set for the whole family or mix and match styles for a playful twist. Whether tucked beside a plate or gifted as part of a festive table set, these Christmas Gnome Cutlery Holders are a joyful and satisfying project—perfect for stitching up a little holiday magic, one loop at a time! 🎅🍽️✨

🎄 Amigurumi Christmas Gnome Cutlery Holders Crochet Pattern
These festive Christmas gnome cutlery holders are the perfect way to decorate your holiday table! One design features a Santa gnome with a fluffy beard, while the other has a Mrs. Claus gnome with braided hair and bows.
Each holder is shaped like a tall Santa hat, with a pocket for your fork, spoon, or knife, and finished with white trims, pom-poms, noses, and yarn details.
✨ Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 20 cm (8 in) tall × 8 cm (3 in) wide
🧶 Materials
- Cotton or acrylic yarn (medium weight):
- Red (main body/hat)
- White (trim, beard, braids)
- Beige or peach (nose)
- 3.0 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stuffing (for nose only)
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in same st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
🧺 Pattern Instructions
🍷 Base Pocket (Make 2: one for Santa, one for Mrs. Claus)
With red yarn:
- Ch 17
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across [16]
- Rows 2–25: ch 1, turn, sc across [16]
(Make piece approx. 15 cm tall – adjust depending on cutlery length.)
FO and weave ends.
Make two panels for each holder (front & back).
Sew sides and bottom together using sc in red yarn, leaving the top open as a pocket.
🎅 Hat Shaping (Top Triangle)
Still in red yarn:
- Attach yarn at top edge, work sc evenly around.
- Work in rounds, decreasing 2 sc every round until only 6 sts remain.
- FO, leaving tail.
This creates the pointed hat top.
❄ White Trim (for both)
With white yarn:
- Ch long enough to go across the top edge (approx. 18 ch).
- Row 1: sc across.
- Row 2: (optional puffier trim) work sc + ch1 in each st for ribbing effect.
FO, sew across the top front of holder where red meets hat brim.
🧔 Santa Gnome (Beard Version)
Nose
With beige yarn:
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- inc x6 [12]
3–4. sc around [12] - (sc, dec) x4 [8]
FO, lightly stuff, sew onto center of trim.
Beard
Cut 20–25 strands of white yarn (~8–10 cm long).
- Attach below the nose using latch hook method (fold yarn in half, pull loop through, tighten).
- Trim ends into a triangular beard shape.
Hat Pom-Pom
With white yarn, make a small pom-pom or crochet:
- MR, 6 sc, inc x6 [12], sl st, FO.
Sew to tip of hat.
👩 Mrs. Claus Gnome (Braids Version)
Nose
Same as Santa Gnome – sew in center of trim.
Braids
Cut 12–14 long white yarn strands (~15 cm each).
- Divide into 2 sets, braid each side (3 strands per section).
- Tie ends with red yarn bows.
- Sew securely to each side below trim.
Hat Pom-Pom
Make same as Santa version and sew to hat tip.
🧷 Assembly
- Make pocket (red panels).
- Add hat shaping.
- Sew white trim across front.
- Add nose, then beard OR braids.
- Attach pom-pom.
- Block gently if needed to keep flat.
🎉 Final Touches
- Santa: fluff the beard for fullness.
- Mrs. Claus: trim braids evenly.
- Optionally add a tiny bow or holly applique to hat for extra decoration.
🥰 Final Words
Your Amigurumi Christmas Gnome Cutlery Holders are ready! These festive pockets will make your holiday table magical, bringing a touch of handmade joy to every meal.
They work perfectly as:
✅ Cutlery holders
✅ Gift card pouches
✅ Treat holders for Christmas Eve
Merci pour le partage