Christmas Gnome

Another 2010 finished object!


The Facts:

Pattern:    Jultomtar & Teeny Tomte by Alan Dart
Yarn:         Small quantities of:

•  Briggs & Little Heritage in blue;
• Patons Canadiana Knitting Worsted in dark red; 
• Mission Falls 1824 wool in off-white; and
• some silly, silver eye-lash yarn of unknown origin.

The Story:

I'm embarassed to report that I started this gnome on January 16th, but got tired of his fiddly little parts, and put him away until yesterday. When I took him out again, all he needed was two legs, a nose, and some seaming.


I can't say that I'm a huge fan of this pattern -- knitting everything flat and sewing together tiny parts is not terribly clever, in my opinion. I knit the body and the limbs in the round to try to minimize the annoyance.

Above: Christmas Gnome is tired of being photographed.

I wanted to make myself a gnome after I had made one for my sister's birthday in May 2009.  So now he's finally here!