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!

I hope you enjoy these little Festive Gnomes and would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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.