We do sell this as a kit, too!

As if gnomes weren’t adorable and charming already, make one knitted and pocket-sized and they become completely delightful! Right? Think of sitting one on your desk or propping one next to your favorite indoor plant and this is one kit that is way too hard to resist! What about taking a gnome on all of your travels and taking pictures to send your friends? Amelie would have been even better if that was a knitted gnome she sent around the world!

These friendly, little gnomes are perfect to give as gifts, or even to make up as party favors (if you can manage to part with the adorableness once you are finished!). Our Pocket Gnome pattern is a quick and fun knit and you will find yourself making a whole houseful of knitted gnomes! Gnomes are supposed to bring good luck, so why not fill your house with them? You can also use the pattern to make multiple sizes of gnome, depending on what weight yarn you use. Fingering weight yarns are perfect for pocket gnomes, but bulky yarns make a gnome you can cuddle! We know, you didn’t think this pattern could get any better, but it totally did once you found out you could knit all kinds of sizes of gnome. That “Buy Now” button is right there up to your right…

This pattern was written by Rebecca Danger for Wicked Chickens Yarn. Rebecca is a prolific knitting pattern designer and author with more than 160 published designs. She is known for her whimsical monster and creature patterns, making her the perfect fit to design a Wickedly Mischievous Pocket Gnome for us!

More Info:

Skill Level: Intermediate as determined by the Craft Yarn Council. We would recommend this pattern for beginning knitters that are comfortable knitting in the round or who want a bit of a challenge. We have rated it “intermediate” because according to the Craft Council skill level guidelines, anything knitted in the round is intermediate.

Skills used: Basic knit and purl stitches, changing colors, increases, decreases, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, and basic sewing skills.

This pattern is written using Magic Loop Method for knitting in the round. See Rebecca’s Frequent Questions page for more info on dpn’s vs Magic Loop: http://rebeccadanger.typepad.com/rebecca_danger/frequent-...

Yarn:
15-40 yards of brown yarn for pants
15-40 yards of black yarn for boots and belt
15-40 yards of blue yarn for shirt
15-40 yards of skin color yarn for face and hands
15-40 yards of red yarn for hat
10-35 yards of cream yarn for beard
The heavier the yarn weight, the more yardage needed.

This pattern is written round by round so that you can use any weight yarn you want to create all sorts of sizes of slow friends. Try sock yarn for pocket size gnomes, or bulky yarn perfect for a perfect garden exploring buddy.

Want this to be a prepackaged, ready-to-go project? We can make that happen! We also sell this pattern as a kit in our shop.

Gauge: You pick! Simply knit with your choice of yarn on needles 2-3 sizes smaller than called for to get a tight knit fabric your stuffing won’t show through.

Needles: You pick! A 40” or longer circular needle (for Magic Loop Method) in a size right for your yarn. See the pattern for more info.

Notions: Scissors, tapestry needle, beginning of the round stitch marker (removable or closed), optional row counter, 8 removable stitch markers, stuffing, and a set of safety eyes (or other eye choice such as buttons or scrap yarn for embroidery).

Finished size: Your finished size will depend on what weight yarn you use. The sock weight yarn samples measure about 5.5” tall with 6mm safety eyes. The worsted weight sample measure approximately 8” tall with 9mm safety eyes. The bulky weight sample measure approximately 11” tall with 11mm safety eyes. (All measurements are hat to toes) Increasing the weight of your yarn, or even holding yarn double and working the pattern on larger needles will create larger finished friends.

This 4-page pattern is very clearly written, and Rebecca offers many tutorials on the techniques used in it on her blog to keep you from feeling confused while knitting: www.rebeccadanger.typepad.com. She also has a Frequent Questions page for instant pattern help: http://rebeccadanger.typepad.com/rebecca_danger/frequent-....

Selling patterns provides income for our families. We know it is easy to share patterns, but please ask your friends to purchase the pattern from us.

This pattern is copyright Wicked Chickens Yarn. If you would like to sell finished items using these instructions, we are OK with that as long as you let your customers know the pattern used is from Wicked Chickens Yarn.

Check out our online shop for kit versions of this pattern!