Gneddy is comfortable with comfort. She’s learned that it’s best not to take life too seriously. Her hat collection isn’t large compared to most gnomes, but she prizes playful expression and seeks out hats that make her smile. Gneddy spends every moment she can outside, even when frosty moments mean cold hands.

Yarn Weight
I’ve designed this gnome in fingering weight yarn from Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts. During the knitalong, they and other dyers provided DK weight yarn and many knitters made Gneddy in larger yarns. To see their versions for a sense of the size and yardage, click here. See below for tips.

Skills Used
•knit and purl in the round
•k2tog, ssk-M
•M1L, M1R
•i-cord
•picking up sts
•bobble
•3-needle bind-off

Lots of video tutorials linked to help you knit your Gneddy with confidence!

Materials

•Fingering Weight Yarn
3 mini skeins Ancient Arts Socknado (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon); 76 yd. / 70 m per 20 g skein; colours shown:
C1 Iced Coffee
C2 Homemade Hot Chocolate
C3 City Girl Chic 1

Approximate Yardage
(with a 15% buffer)
C1: 38 yd. / 35 m (10 g)
C2: 60 yd. / 56 m (16 g)
C3: 15 yd. / 14 m (4 g)

•Needles  

US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round, or size needed to get gauge.

•Notions
removable stitch markers, yarn needle, roving or polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets or split peas

Gauge
30 sts and 46 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round on smaller needles, soaked and laid flat to dry

Size
Height: 6” / 15 cm
Sweater Hem Circumference: 11” / 28 cm

DK Weight
•Needles - US 3 / 3.25 mm and US 4 / 3.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round, or needles you can get a good toy gauge with (i.e. a firm fabric that won’t show the stuffing)
•Yardage - 3 x 40g

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.