Go Big or Go Gnome Hat

The Go Big or Go Gnome pattern collection has mittens and a pullover for those who really want to Go Gnome! The mittens are available for free on Knitty, and the sweater is so much fun.

Is it the beards? The pointy hats? The brim drooping over the eyes? I don’t know what it is about gnomes, but I sure can’t stop knitting them! I’ve designed a few 3D gnomes, but I wanted to see if I could bring their whimsy to colourwork.

With colourwork, it can be important to make sure that there is a big enough contrast between the different colours. In this pattern, Colour 1 needs to be quite distinct from 2 and 3, while those two can be quite close to each other.

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Materials

•Yarn
Leading Men Fiber Arts 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon; 463yd/423m per 100g skein
C1 Dames At Sea
C2 Sand Castle
C3 Poison Apple

•Needles
1 set US 2/2.75mm needles for small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars, as you prefer, or size needed to get gauge

•Notions
darning needle, stitch marker

Skills Used

working in the round
stranded colourwork
chart reading
k2tog
M1L

Appx. Yardage

(with a 15% buffer)
C1 Dames At Sea; 21 (30, 39, 49) yd. / 19 (27, 36, 45) m
C2 Sand Castle; 100 (142, 186, 235) yd. / 91 (130, 170, 215) m
C3 Poison Apple; 29 (41, 53, 67) yd. / 26 (37, 48, 61) m

Sizes
Approx: Baby (Child/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
To fit: 15 (20, 22, 24)” / 38 (51, 56, 61) cm
Finished circumference: 13 (16.25, 19.5, 22.75)” / 33, (41, 49.5, 58) cm
Height: 6 (7.25, 8.25, 9.25)” / 15 (18.5, 21, 23.5) cm