Polka Dot Gnome SVG

About this design

A playful gnome for little ones. This chubby gnome in a green hat has round polka dots cut into the hat, which leans to one side. The rest is classic gnome: a fur band, a round nose, a long beard, mittens and boots.

The dots give it a cheerful, childlike look, perfect for nurseries, kids’ rooms and baby’s first Christmas.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 4 cut-outs. The polka dots are round cut-outs in the hat, and the beard strands are cut out too. 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 green: the whole gnome, cut as the base layer
• Beard in silver gray
• Nose in peach
• Accents in gold: the pompom

Projects

• Baby’s first Christmas bodysuits.
• Nursery wall decals.
• Kids’ shirts.
• Stockings with a name.
• Party favors.

Step by step: a baby bodysuit

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the color file.
2. Mirror it and cut the gnome from green iron-on.
3. Weed the dots and the beard lines.
4. Press it onto the bodysuit, then add the beard and nose.
5. Turn inside out to wash.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Red hat with white dots
• Pastel pink and mint for a nursery
• Green, silver and peach, as shown

Weeding the dots

Weed the polka dots first, while the vinyl is still flat on the mat. If a dot lifts with the backing, press it back down and peel more slowly.

Good to know

Polka dots are a classic for nursery and children’s projects. For a baby set, cut the same gnome in soft colors on a bodysuit, a bib and a blanket. If you prefer more dots, cut the design twice and add small circles of a second color by hand. This gnome is chubby with a shorter hat, so it looks cuddly on kids’ clothes. Weed the dots before you lift the gnome, while the vinyl is still flat on the mat.

Matching nursery pieces

The design passes our cut checks from about 2 inches tall, so one file covers everything from a bib to a wall decal. Keep the colors the same across a set and change only the size: about 3 inches on a bib, 4 on a bodysuit and 12 or more for a nursery wall, where the dots become big round spots that little ones can point at.

Pairs well with

The Plaid Hat Gnome and the Striped Hat Gnome wear other patterns, and Little Snowflake suits a first Christmas.