LOVE this pattern and the little Gnomes!
The littler Gnome is made using DK weight yarn and 3mm dpns and the larger one is made using DK weight wool and 3.75mm straight needles. Both are stuffed with pure wool :-)
I made the smaller one first, and thought I would be really clever and adapt the pattern so I could knit it in the round to save myself sewing it up… I am a fool. This was REALLY fiddly and took AGES! And I still had to weave in multiple ends and stitch up some odd gaps etc… So the 2nd one I made (the larger one) I just knit on straight needles & sewed it up (which was much faster and easier and neater than I thought it would be) and the whole project was MUCH faster and easier!! :-)
Don’t be a fool, just follow the pattern! :-)
I still knit the hat for the 2nd gnome on double pointed needles though, which gave a lovely result :-)
I plan to make a lot more of these little guys in the future.