Christmas Sock Gnomes

This Christmas craft tutorial shows you how to make a gnome using socks. For this idea you will need a pair of socks. Some of the gnomes below have different socks for their beanies so you may wish to mix and match your pairs across multiple gnomes.

What you need

1 pair of socks
Rice or plastic pellets
Stocking
Toy filling
Fur fabric or mop strands
Sewing supplies
Craft glue
Scissors

Instructions

Here are some finished ideas to give you an idea of what it would look like.

A big thank you to Linda from our Christmas Crafts & DIY facebook group for sharing her wonderful creations. I love ALL of her variations! Thanks again Linda.

Begin by taking one sock and cutting above the ankle off. This will create the round bottom for your gnome. Fill the sock base with Toy Filling or Wadding or for a more stable Gnome add rice, pebbles, sand or plastic toy pellets. Secure the sock with an elastic band or hand stitche closed. The next step is to create the nose.

I have seen variations where the nose has been created using a pom pom or a bead. These noses have been created by taking a circle of fabric (sock, stocking) and hand stitching a running stitch around the outside. Then fill with stuffing and draw up the stitching to create a small ball. Secure and set aside.

Next step is to place your beard, obviously, not all gnomes are the same. Some have long beards, short beards, fluffy beards, fur beards and mop beards. No matter what you choose, your gnome will need a beard long enough to cover his tummy and high enough to cover the stitching of the base sock.

Next step is to place the beanie on. Once again this can be your own selection: it could be a long beanie such as a knee high sock or small floppy one. If you want a long beanie that stands tall add some toy stuffing to fill it.

Glue everything into place including the nose and your gnome is finished.

Consider adding some fragrant scents such as thisChristmas Wreath Scent to make him a scented gnome.