The finished autumn gnome wall hanging mounted on a light gray siding wall, featuring a gray textured hat, a white nose, and a full beard made of layered crochet leaves in mustard, rust, and burgundy.

Close-up top-down view of a bamboo blocking board filled with handmade crochet autumn leaf appliques pinned in place, showing piles of burgundy, rust-orange, and mustard-yellow leave

A handmade crochet gnome hat in grey yarn laid flat next to stacks of colorful autumn leaf appliques and a small white crocheted nose on a plastic grid sheet.

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Leafy Fall Gnome Hanging

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September is the perfect month for a stash buster, and this leafy gnome used up yarn I already had on hand. Every bit of him came from my stash.

I was inspired when his cousin appeared on the cover of the Autumn 2026 edition of Crochet World magazine. That pattern was designed by Debra Arch, and I used the Libby app and my library card to get free access to it. Magazine patterns can be a bit challenging to follow because they abbreviate a lot, so I went looking for another option and found a similar gnome pattern from Stringy Ding Ding. I followed hers for all of the crochet.

Her pattern called for hot gluing everything together, and I really preferred to stitch it. I also really liked that Debra Arch's version used a piece of plastic mesh as a structured foundation. So I followed both: Stringy Ding Ding's pattern for the crochet and Debra Arch's for the assembly, stitching instead of gluing.

If you have a pile of leftover yarn, this is a great way to put it to work.

Patterns & Tutorials

Pattern as writtenLeaf Gnome Wall Hanging Wreathby Stringy Ding DingExcept for the assembly technique - see additional resource.

Inspired byFall Gnome Wall Hangingby Debra ArchUsed the plastic mesh assembly technique to sew the leaves to the base, rather than the glue method in the other pattern.

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Materials I Used

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YarnLion Brand Heartland YarnI used the Grand Canyon colorway on this project

YarnHobby Lobby I Love This Yarn 100% Acrylic, 4 Medium Weight, 355 Yards Per SkienI used the Sungold colorway on this project

YarnHobby Lobby I Love This Yarn 100% Acrylic, 4 Medium Weight, 355 Yards Per SkienI used the Burnt Pumpkin colorway on this project

YarnHobby Lobby I Love This Yarn 100% Acrylic, 4 Medium Weight, 355 Yards Per SkienI used the Cranberry colorway on this project

HookClover Amour Crochet Hook Size H, 5.0mm

Crochet Essentials2 Pieces Knitting Counters, Knitting Needle Marking Tool, Plastic Knitting Stitch CounterI have tried these mechanical row/stitch counters and I really prefer them over the digital stitch counters. Amazon mostly sells digital counters and I don't love them. There isnt a replaceable battery so if I put down a WIP with its counter and don't pick it up in 3 months, I worry the counter is dead. In order to wake up the screen, you have to click the button but it is the same button that you click to add a row. I worry as soon as I push it to wake it up that I have also pushed it to add a row. The digital ones are much less expensive but I prefer these mechanical ones.

Crochet Essentials3 Pack Retractable Tape Measure 60-inch 1.5 Meter

Crochet EssentialsEmbroidery & Crochet Scissors Set with Case

Crochet EssentialsKollase Crochet Markers, Metal Stitch MarkersI never worry about losing stitch markers, I love the colors and they don't break like the plastic ones!

Crochet EssentialsLarge-Eye Tapestry Yarn Needles with Tube (15pc)

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