Add a sprinkle of frosty fun to your home with the Winter Bathroom Gnome, a crochet project that’s as cozy as it is whimsical! ❄️🧶 With his extra-tall bendy hat topped by a snowy pom-pom, soft faux-fur beard, long dangly legs, and chunky winter boots, this little guardian is brimming with seasonal charm. Designed to hold a standard roll of toilet paper, he’s the perfect mix of practical and playful, bringing warmth and cheer to your bathroom décor.
Whether perched on the toilet tank, sitting on a shelf, or gifted to someone who loves quirky handmade treasures, this gnome is sure to make everyone smile. Easy to display and full of personality, the Winter Bathroom Gnome is a joyful way to crochet coziness, laughter, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 💙⛄🧵
❄️ Winter Bathroom Gnome Crochet Pattern
This adorable winter bathroom gnome brings warmth, softness, and a touch of humor to your home! 💙⛄ With his tall snowy hat, fluffy draped beard, long floppy legs, squishy plush boots, and mitten-like hands with thumbs for holding a toilet paper roll, he’s both a decoration and a functional winter helper. Designed to match the reference gnome exactly, this pattern includes a bendable hat, poseable arms, DK-weight limbs, and optional wire reinforcement.
Let’s crochet a charming winter companion!
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – sculpting shapes, attaching parts, plush yarn handling, and optional wire shaping.
📏 Finished Size
Approximately 40–45 cm (16–18 in) tall with the hat extended.
🧶 Materials + Yarn Amounts
- Sky blue plush/chenille yarn – hat, body, boots (180–220 g)
- Beige DK yarn – nose, hands, legs (60 g)
- White DK yarn – boot cuffs & snow appliqués (25–35 g)
- White faux-fur yarn – beard (10–15 g)
- 5 mm crochet hook (for plush)
- 2.5–3 mm hook (for DK)
- Polyester stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Optional wire for shaping:
- 1.5–2 mm aluminum craft wire
- Floral tape
- Standard toilet paper roll
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – Single crochet
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
sl st – Slip stitch
ch – Chain
BLO – Back loop only
FO – Fasten off
🎩 Tall Winter Hat (Sky Blue Plush)
- MR, 4 sc
2–4. sc around (4) - (1 sc, inc) × 2 → 6
6–10. sc around (6) - inc → 7
12–16. sc around (7) - inc → 8
18–22. sc around (8) - inc → 9
24–28. sc around (9) - inc → 10
30–36. sc around (10) - inc → 11
38–45. sc around (11) - (5 sc, inc) × 2 → 12
47–60. sc around (12)
Fold brim upward once for the smooth rolled edge.
Snowball Appliqués
Using white DK yarn:
Small: MR, 4 sc, FO
Medium: MR, 6 sc, FO
Make 10–14.
Sew randomly, with more toward the lower front.
Pom-Pom
Make a white pom-pom and attach to hat tip.
✔ Optional: Bendable Hat
Insert a wire slightly shorter than the hat length, loop the ends, wrap with tape, slide inside, and add a bit of stuffing at the base for support.
🧍♂️ Body (Sky Blue Plush)
- MR, 6
- inc × 6 → 12
- (1 sc, inc) × 6 → 18
- (2 sc, inc) × 6 → 24
- (3 sc, inc) × 6 → 30
- (4 sc, inc) × 6 → 36
7–30. sc around (36)
Stuff firmly for structure.
FO.
👃 Nose (Beige DK)
- MR, 6
- inc × 6 → 12
3–6. sc around (12) - (1 sc, dec) × 4 → 8
Lightly stuff.
FO with long tail.
🧔 Beard
Using faux-fur yarn, cut 10–15 cm strands.
Attach as fringe or sew on a rectangular beard patch.
Trim into the long drooping shape matching the reference gnome.
✋ Thumb Hands (Make 2)
These are shaped like mini mittens with thumbs — perfect for holding a toilet paper roll.
Beige DK yarn + 3 mm hook
Hand Base
- MR, 6 sc
- (1 sc, inc) × 3 → 9
3–5. sc around (9)
Thumb
- sc 2, ch 3
- sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch (2 sts), sl st back into next stitch on hand
This forms the thumb bump.
Close Hand
- sc around (9)
- (1 sc, dec) × 3 → 6
Light stuffing.
FO with long tail.
Hands should appear rounded with a visible little thumb on the side, just like the photo.
🧥 Sleeves (Sky Blue Plush)
Attach plush yarn at end of hand:
7–14. sc around (8)
FO and stuff lightly.
Sew the hand to the sleeve.
✔ Optional: Poseable Sleeves
Insert wire the same length as sleeve:
- Bend ends into loops
- Wrap with tape
- Slide inside sleeve and hand
- Shape into a soft forward curve for holding the toilet paper roll
🦵 Long Slim Legs (Beige DK)
These match the long, thin legs in the photo.
I-Cord Legs (Make 2)
Ch 3
Row 1: sc 2
Now start I-cord:
- Insert hook into first st, pull up loop
- Insert into second st, pull up loop
- Yarn over, pull through all loops
Repeat until 18–20 cm long.
✔ Optional: Semi-Firm Poseable Legs
Insert wire slightly shorter than each leg:
- Loop & tape ends
- Slide inside the I-cord
The legs can now be bent or kept straight depending on your display.
🥾 Boots (Sky Blue Plush + White DK Cuff)
Boot Base
- MR, 6
- inc × 6 → 12
- (1 sc, inc) × 6 → 18
- (2 sc, inc) × 6 → 24
- (3 sc, inc) × 6 → 30
6–7. sc around (30) - dec × 6 → 24
9–12. sc around (24)
Stuff well to shape the rounded front.
Boot Cuffs
Join white DK yarn.
Work FLO sl st all around the opening.
This creates the thick, ribbed winter cuff.
Insert legs and sew securely.
🧻 Toilet Paper Holding Arms
Position arms so hands gently cup the toilet paper roll.
If wired, bend them into a supportive curve.
Sew arms firmly to the body.
🧷 Assembly
- Sew the nose to the upper front of the body.
- Attach the beard beneath the nose and trim to shape.
- Place the hat low over the face and sew around the brim.
- Attach snowball appliqués and pom-pom.
- Sew arms slightly under the beard.
- Attach legs centered on the bottom.
- Sew boots on firmly.
- Place toilet paper roll in the hands and adjust pose.
❄️ Your Winter Gnome Is Ready!
Your cozy winter bathroom gnome is complete! 💙⛄ He’s festive, adorable, and practical — the perfect little helper for your bathroom décor. With his bendable hat, thumbed hands, fluffy beard, and cute plush boots, he adds joy wherever he sits.
