Ever since the introduction of the Never Not Gnoming trio, I have continued to dream gnomish dreams. So here we gnome again!

Meet Gnancy and Gneville. Gnancy likes to read The Fellowship of the Rings while sipping mead. Gneville can’t sit still and enjoys rugby and Quidditch.

Gorgeous twisted stitch cables trace elegant patterns all over the hat and body. Just like Never Not Gnoming, there are a number of tricks to keep the sewing to a minimum, including a new nose technique taught to me by knitterpam.

There are 4 tutorial videos on cabling without a cable needle on my YouTube Channel that I made specifically to help you with these twisted stitch cables. There are links in the pattern in the 5th version, alert sent out on Sept 20, 2018, but you can also follow that link to find them.

(Fingering weight info in brackets)

Size
Circumference: 9” / 23cm (5.5” / 13.5cm)
Total Height (not including pompom): 16” / 41cm (8” / 20cm)
Standing Height: 7” / 17cm (4.5” / 11.5cm)

Approximate yardage
with a 15% buffer
C1: 88 yd. / 80m (63 yd./ 58m)
C2: 15 yd. / 10m (15 yd. / 14m)

Gauge
using larger needles after light blocking (soaked and laid flat
to dry)
18.5 (30) sts and 27 (40) rows = 4” / 10cm stockinette in the round

Please note: the needles for fingering weight in the pattern are US 1.5 and US 2.

Skills Used
•knit and purl
•working in the round
•cabling
•twisted sts
•k2tog, p2tog, CDD
•kfb, pfb
•making a bobble

Check out the Gnome Schooling tutorials for help with all your gnoming needs!

Notions:
•yarn needle
•stitch marker
•locking stitch marker
•poly pellets
•small amount of stuffing

Pattern has been tech edited and test knit.