✔ This pattern is test knit
✔ This pattern is tech edited
Snow Matter What
A dark and dreary winter without snow? A horrible prospect indeed! A powerful wish for snow turned Mr. Gnightley into a Sgnome-man for a little while. When he turned back, there was still a touch of the snowman about him!
Many tutorial videos provided. Also, check out the Gnome Schooling tutorials for all sorts of important tips and help with your gnoming needs!
Materials
•Yarn
Fingering Weight
4 mini skeins Dream in Color Smooshy (85% merino, 15% nylon); 80 yd / 73 m per 20 g skein;
colours shown:
C1 Black Pearl
C2 Crying Dove
C3 Gold Experience
C4 As a Bird
•Needles
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger
•Notions
yarn needle, removable stitch markers, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets/aquarium gravel/dried beans
Skills Used
- working in the round
- k2tog
- ssk
- kfb
- M1L
- M1R
- picking up sts
- i-cord
- grafting
- embroidery (optional)
Appx. Yardage
(with a 15% buffer)
C1: 24 yd. / 22 m (6 g)
C2: 57 yd. / 52 m (14 g)
C3: 48 yd. / 44 m (12 g)
C4: 69 yd. / 63 m (17 g)
Size
Sgnome-man
Height: 5.5” / 14 cm
Mr. Gnightley
Height: 5” / 13 cm