Hey Friends!
Guess what I have for you today............A free pattern!!!!!! Oh my gosh, how long has it been since I have a put a free pattern out on this here blog? In just-about-5-year-old Presley's terms, "It's forever and ever, and ever, and long long long long long long time." Ok, a little dramatic, but you get the idea.
I have been in an all-things-gnome mode recently, so that's what you are getting. I decided this is a perfect little fun spring pattern, a gnome to enjoy all those beautiful budding flowers out right now. And, he is done in the "nuggets" tradition, so here he is, a Gnome Nugget:
Just like Bunny Nuggets, this guy uses up little scraps of left over yarn. Just 25 yards each for the shirt and hat and 15 yards for the face and beard on the small sock weight one!
He's a lot smaller and simpler than my Gilbert Garden gnome knitting pattern that just came out, but I think they would look great together. Alright guys, without further ado:
Download Danger Crafts Gnome Nuggets Knitting Pattern
Thanks for visiting, and happy knitting!
Oh no! Does he really take 15 years from me whilst I create his face & beard!?!? Sounds like an ungrateful little bugger. ;D Thanks for the freebie, looks delightful! Loving your new book by the way!
Posted by: Amber | April 14, 2016 at 12:34 PM
Amber: Ooops. Switched that. It only FEELS like 15 years. Although not really, these are quick to make!
Posted by: Rebecca Danger | April 14, 2016 at 12:49 PM
thanks!
Posted by: bloepper | April 14, 2016 at 11:01 PM
Thank you
Posted by: Faye | April 15, 2016 at 03:59 PM
Love these! One of my little boy's first words was gnome, oddly, and since then we have embraced the gnomes. I must make him one of these delights - thank you!
Posted by: mrs robinson | April 20, 2016 at 02:06 AM
Hiya, love the pattern, it's soooo cute! But I've knitted up to row 45 and think there's an error. Row 46 has you decreasing by 4 stitches but stitch numbers go from 40 to 32, so 6 stitches. Am I mis-reading the pattern?
Posted by: Laura Winchester | April 25, 2016 at 12:35 AM
My comment echoes the one posted by Laura Winchester. There is an error in R46 in the body. The number of stitches should be 36 not 32. Therefore the rest of the rows are off.
Also in R30 of the beard there is an error. R30 stitch count shows 36 stitches, but in fact there are only 30 stitches as per R29. I K6, then cast off 18 (not 24) and the K6.
Finally for the sake of clarity it should indicate that a Turkish cast on is required in the very first line -- "Using A, CO 52 sts", using Turkish cast on. It's not until you get to R1 that Turkish cast on is mentioned. (I know we should all read the whole pattern first, but do we?)
Posted by: Judy G | April 27, 2016 at 07:34 AM
sorry I should have said, I love the pattern in my comment above. I have made many of your patterns and own some of your books. I knit the gnome with a flat base using double points so that he would stand up.
Posted by: Judy G | April 27, 2016 at 07:38 AM
Laura and Judy-
Oops again. I fixed everything I saw in the pattern, I am really sorry about that. Thanks for letting me know though!
So as of April 30th 2016 at 3:45pm the pattern is correct. If you downloaded it before that, try the new link.
Sorry again guys!
Posted by: Rebecca Danger | April 30, 2016 at 03:43 PM
Fab thanks Rebecca. Will download the new pattern. I muddled my way through the end of the hat anyway, and have made two now. They are proving very popular with my friends, so I may end up making a whole army of gnomes!
Posted by: Laura Winchester | May 02, 2016 at 04:28 AM
Thank you for these adorable gnomes.
Julie.C
Posted by: Julie | May 20, 2016 at 12:54 PM
I love these little gnomes, can any of you very clever knitters alter it so I could make it as a tea cosy for my pot?? It would look cute! :o)
Posted by: Trish | July 27, 2016 at 08:15 AM
How do I get this pattern of the gnomes?
Posted by: s m | September 11, 2016 at 06:49 PM