The Story of Gnocchi

 Since making the Christmas gnomes at the end of last year, I received an email in April that there would be a mystery Gnome KAL, called Make Gnome Mistake and decided to make another gnome.  The pattern is by Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes, and the complete pattern can be purchased from Ravelry.  

It started at the beginning of May with the pointy hat.  Using the charts provided the instructions were really clear. The colourwork is on both sides of the hat.

Next came the beard knitting a strip of 2 colours then dropping stitches. That was a bit weird but it worked. Some people added beads to their beards, but I didn’t have any suitable so there were knots instead. 

Next was the body. This is worked knitted downwards by picking up stitches. In no time at all it’s beginning to look gnome like.  There is some more colourwork at the bottom of the body.

Just one more thing to add - the nose! This is what gives Gnocchi her name (in spite of the beard, the gnome is a she).

There were no arms in the instructions, but she insisted on having them, so I obliged, with a pair 6 stitch I-cords. They didn’t take long to do.

And here she is with her gnome family - Gnomebleberry and Gnewt. 

The yarns I’ve used were the remainder of a set of mini skeins from Lamington Lass (on Etsy) for the cream, green, and orange and the purple yarn was from a set of Shetland wool mini skeins by Wee County Yarns

So that’s the story of Gnocchi.  I finished her at the end of May but had to wait a bit before sharing on the blog.