The 11th in a series of monthly / seasonal gnomes
THIS IS BRIAN THE AUGUST SUNFLOWER TOMTE, GONK OR GNOME
MATERIALS
Flesh tone DK – I used Sirdar (25g)
Sparkly brown DK – I used Knitting James Brett Twinkle cs
Sunflower yellow DK – I used Stylecraft special (15g) CS
deep green for the hat – forest Stylecraft special
Toffee coloured fur type yarn, this was something that I had in my workbag, think it came from China – any faux fur / eyelash yarn will do.
Rust & goldenrod Drops Alpaca yarn – any 4ply will work
Miniscule amount of pale green yarn
1 tiny pompom from Poundland
30g of washable toy stuffing;
25cm (about 10 in) diameter circle of fabric; I used an old T-shirt
65g approx. of PVC beanbag granules, or, dry rice – I used recycled beanbag filler purchased from eBay
Dried flowers fine pot pourri if you want this scented– DO NOT use oils, they will come through, you can use Lenor unstoppables, or similar in any flavour you fancy, or, leave the fragrance out.
3mm knitting needles
2.5mm needles
A row counter is useful, but not 100% necessary
THIS IS A FRANSKNITS SELF DESIGNED PATTERN COPYRIGHTED not available in the shops - or elsewhere