Sometimes you just need a quick little project to use up those little left over bits
of yarn and to take a break from the umpteen unfinished projects you have on
the go. I’m sure that’s not just me ;)
These little gnomes were my version of a Christmas cards for the wonderful
people I work with. I’m proud to say, they were very well received and knitted
up in no time!
Yarn:
For these little gnomes, I used a selection of left over bits of novelty yarns and DK weight yarn. I did notice that my little hats in DK were slightly smaller than those in novelty yarn. I assume that would be due to my tension not being as tight with the latter. They still resulted in very cute little gnomes though :)
The yarns used in my samples were:
10g Sirdar Snuggly DK biscuit 494 for the noses.
20g James C Brett Faux Fur H1 for the beards
10g Sirdar Snuggly DK Flamenco 242 (Red)
10g Sirdar Snuggly DK Flamenco 242 (Red)
10g Sirdar Snuggly DK Cloud 487 (Grey)
10 g Sirdar Snuggly Bunny Puppy 312 (Novelty Grey)
10g Sirdar Snuggly Bouclette Silver 12 (Novelty Grey)
10g Sirdar Snuggly Bunny Lamb 310 (Novelty White)
Needles:
3.5mm straight needles
Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry needle
A small amount of holiday cheer!
Size:
11 cm tall
Abbreviations
[ ] x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
; rep from to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Body:
Using DK yarn cast on 8 sts.
Row 1: [Kfb] 8 times. 16 sts
Row 2 and all even rows: P.
Row 3: [K1, kfb] 8 times. 24 sts
Row 5: [K1, kfb , k1] 8 times. 32 sts
row 6-20: St st 15 rows
Cast off. Using mattress st sew along the side seam.
Close the cast on edge and stuff.
Hat:
Using DK yarn cast on 36 sts
Row 1-8: St st 8 rows.
Row 9: [K4, k2tog, k3] 4 times. 32 sts
Row 10-12: St st 3 rows.
Row 13: [K3, k2tog, k3] 4 times. 28 sts
Row 14-16: St st 3 rows.
Row 17: [K3, k2tog, k2] 4 times. 24 sts
Row 18-20: St st 3 rows.
Row 21: [K2, k2tog, k2] 4 times. 20 sts
Row 22-24: St st 3 rows.
Row 25: [K2, k2tog, k1] 4 times. 16 sts
Row 26-28: St st 3 rows.
Row 29: [K1, k2tog, k1] 4 times. 12 sts
Row 30-32: St st 3 rows.
Row 33: [K1, k2tog] 4 times. 8 sts
Row 34-36: St st 3 rows.
Row 37: [K2tog] 4 times. 4 sts
Break yarn and thread through rem. sts. Pull tight
and fasten. Using mattress st, sew along the side seam.
Fold the cast on edge inwards towards the 4th row and
secure with running stitches to create a small hem.
Nose:
Using Biscuit cast on 8 sts
Row 1: [Kfb] 8 times. 16 sts
Row 2 and all even rows: P.
Row 3: [K2, kfb, k1] 4 times. 20 sts
Row 5: [K2tog] 10 times. 10 sts
Row 7: [K2tog] 5 times. 5 sts.
Break yarn and thread through rem. sts. Pull tight and
fasten. Using mattress st, sew along the side seam and
stuff. Secure the nose to cast off edge of the body.
Beard:
Using James C Brett Faux Fur 14 sts
Row 1-2: St st 2 rows.
Row 3: K2tog, k to last 2 sts, k2tog. 12 sts
Row 4: P.
Row 5-10: Repeat rows 3-4. 6 sts
Cast off and secure to the cast on edge of the body,
underneath the nose. Stuff the hat and position over
the body, slightly overlapping. Secure with running stitches.
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