Plaid Hat Gnome SVG

About this design

A farmhouse favorite. This round, chubby gnome wears a short, wide hat with a plaid grid of crossing lines cut into it, the kind of buffalo plaid you find on flannel shirts and cabin blankets.

Plaid is one of the most loved Christmas patterns for rustic and farmhouse decor, and here it gives a simple gnome a cozy, homespun feel.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 12 pieces and 3 cut-outs. The plaid grid is cut out of the hat and stays inside its outline, so the hat is still one piece. Keep everything on one sheet of transfer tape so the parts stay lined up. It passes our cut checks from about 2 inches tall.

Color layers

• Hat and coat in red: the whole gnome, cut as the base layer
• Beard in silver gray
• Nose in peach
• Accents in gold: the pompom

Projects

• Farmhouse signs on reclaimed wood.
• Flannel-style pillow covers.
• Mugs for a cabin.
• Shirts in red and black.
• Burlap tote bags.

Step by step: a buffalo plaid mug

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the solid file.
2. Cut it from black permanent vinyl.
3. Apply it to a red or white enamel camp mug.
4. Weed the plaid grid before applying, using a fine hook.
5. Hand wash only.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Black on red for classic buffalo plaid
• Red on natural wood
• Red, silver and peach, as shown

Getting the buffalo plaid look

For true buffalo plaid, cut the gnome in black and place it on a red surface: the cut-out grid then shows red through the black hat, giving the check pattern.

Good to know

Plaid works best with strong contrast. A black gnome on a red mug or a red gnome on a cream sign makes the grid easy to see. The plaid is cut inside the hat outline, so the hat stays one solid piece and lifts cleanly with transfer tape. This gnome is chubbier with a shorter hat, so it fills a wide space such as a pillow or a tote bag.

Small and sturdy

From about 2 inches tall, this is among the smallest gnomes that pass our cut checks, because the plaid lines sit inside a short, wide hat rather than a long, thin one. That makes it a good fit for small gift tags, the side of a camp mug and the corner of a card. At tag size, a single color keeps the grid crisp.

Pairs well with

The Polka Dot Gnome and the Striped Hat Gnome wear other patterns, and the Plaid Gift matches the plaid.