tomten vandrar till ladans loft
Finished
November 15, 2021
November 18, 2021

tomten vandrar till ladans loft

Project info
Gnome Is Where You Hang Your Hat by Sarah Schira
Knitting
DecorativeOther
Sister C & family
13cm (standing), 25cm (top of hat)
Needles & yarn
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
97 yards
Giddy Yarns Merino Nylon Sock
543 yards in stash
0 skeins = 0.0 yards (0.0 meters), 0 grams
Giddy Yarns on Etsy
December 2, 2018
Giddy Yarns Merino Nylon Sock
5 yards in stash
0.05 skeins = 23.2 yards (21.2 meters), 5 grams
Multicolored
Giddy Yarns
November 4, 2020
Manduzana Sock
none left in stash
0.04 skeins = 18.6 yards (17.0 meters), 4 grams
Ron
Red
Manduzana
January 17, 2018
Manduzana Sock
none left in stash
0.04 skeins = 18.6 yards (17.0 meters), 4 grams
Ron
Red
Manduzana
January 28, 2021
Skein Queen Crush
none left in stash
0.08 skeins = 37.2 yards (34.0 meters), 8 grams
Black
Skein Queen
March 8, 2019
Notes

General
Colourwork & cat Ron + Puffin + City Lights, beard Puffin, tassle City Lights, nose & hands Marzipan

Using beard & nose from Gnome Pun Intended

Stuffed with grey wool battings from my stash.

TCKAL cast-on post: #610

Mods

  • hat cast on 36 st, no earflaps, used all three colours, knit 12 r shorter,
  • using lifted increases,
  • body knit 5 r + increase r + 4 r + increase r + 7 r + increase r (no chart 12), changed colour knit r 2-14 of chart 13 + decreased as pattern, used old beads to make it bottom heavy,
  • made arms 3 + 15 r,
  • sweater cast on 5 st under each arm = 48 st for body and used a modified chart 12 for colourwork, picked up 4 st for sleeves = 14 st, decreased to 10 st + knit 4 more r before starting cuff,
  • knit beard without increases,
  • cat body slightly shorter and with a simple colourwork border, tail over 4 st.
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November 15, 2021
November 18, 2021
 
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Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
465 yards / 100 grams

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by Manduzana
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
465 yards / 100 grams

882 projects

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About this yarn
by Giddy Yarns
Light Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
464 yards / 100 grams

995 projects

stashed 1192 times

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  • Originally queued: November 10, 2021
  • Project created: November 15, 2021
  • Finished: November 19, 2021
  • Updated: May 9, 2024
  • Progress updates: 4 updates