Katherine the Great
I like to think of myself as a storyteller. Mostly I tell stories about knitting.

Let me start this off by saying that I get unreasonably excited when people bring me things from far away. So, when I saw a Handmade Ornament Swap hostessed by a lovely blogger down under, I jumped in with both feet. I didn’t dive, mind you. That’s a good way to hit your head.

Our swap hostess is Christina Lowry and here is what I was inspired to knit.

Gnome

pattern by Anna Hrachovec


I met Anna at Vogue Knitting last January and fell completely under the spell of her mini gnomes. This is technically my second gnome. The first one had a pretty serious mishap with his pants where his legs were joined together so, he was frogged in a hurry. And this one doesn’t look nearly as good as Anna’s on the cover of the book, but as Bones said to me, “um, that’s probably her 900th gnome”.

After making the second gnome, I asked Lisa for feedback and she said: “WHAT is he stuffed with?”
me: “um, white yarn. It’s what I had.”
her: “well, that’s my first bit of feedback.”
I bought some polyfill on my way home.
Gnome 2

Gnome the Third does look a bit more tidy.
moral of the story: What’s on the inside is important, just as Mom always said.

Ps. Here’s a link if you’d like to see what other folks are making.


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10 Comments

  1. Barbina says:

    Ooh, this little gnome is so cute! How can you knit something so tiny? I guess, I would get knots in my fingers. :)
    Have a wonderful day!!!

  2. lisa says:

    oh WOW hes super dooper CUTE ! i love that they are different super cool
    hugs xo

  3. Pumpkin says:

    Heehee, yup, they are pretty darn cute. I love how jaunty their arms are!

    • Katie says:

      I’m thinking about trying to put skinny wires in their arms so they are “action figures” – we’ll see how that turns out.

  4. Catherine says:

    Your gnomes are very cute. I’m sure who ever receives these will enjoy hanging them up this Christmas.


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