What We Know
Name: Gnock
Features: Self-striping yarn
Gnock wants to be a professional hammock tester when she grows up. In summer, she likes to read biographies while swinging gently in her hammock. She finds the contrast between their exploits and her state of relaxation heightens the experience.
Dates:
- Tuesday, Sept 3: Clue 1
- Friday, Sept 6: Clue 2
- Wednesday, Sept 11: Clue 3
- Monday, Sept 16: Clue 4
- Friday, Sept 20: Clue 5
- Sunday, Oct 13: last day to enter for prizes
- Monday, Oct 14: prizes announced and final PDF released
Skills Used
- knit and purl
- working in the round
- 3-needle bind-off
- kfb, kfb-M, M1R, M1L, M1P
- k2tog, ssk, ssk-M, CDD, p2tog
- slipping sts
The pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
Participating Dyers
These dyers have seen the finished gnome and have put together sets of yarn for you. Knowing the secret details and having expert colour sense means you can rely on them to guide you to gnomish happiness. They’ve got great taste! Click their names to see their combos.
Canada
Area 51 Fibres
Timber Yarns
US
Must Stash Yarn
Geektastic Fibers
Knitterly Things
Woolens and Nosh
Europe
Wintertagtraum
UK
Henny Penny Makes
Hooking Marvellous Yarns
Asia-Pacific
glenheavenknits
FAQs
What Yarn Will I Need?
Someone To Write Gnome About is written for fingering weight yarn.
Yarn 1: 50g self-striping
Yarn 2: 50g solid or semi-solid yarn, possibly subtly speckled but keep this calm so your self-striping/variegated can strut its stuff
Yarn 3: 20g for hand/beard/nose-type uses
- Colour tips and tips for using other weights are in the PreKnitalong PDF available now.
Gnock seems like she’ll be big with all that yarn. Gnock is big, right? How big?
She’s big and beautiful and so perfectly herself. Honestly, I struggle with how to answer the “how big?” question because this feature is part of the secret that makes this a mystery. It’s not just her size, it’s her whole design. It’s her special sauce.
I can say that Gnock is a good fit for the other gnomes I’ve designed and isn’t shockingly tall or someone who is out of place with the others. She looks good with the other tall gnomes I’ve knit, but still seems like her size is noteworthy. (Tall gnomes in the past have been mostly 9-12” / 23-30cm.)
If you like my gnome designs, I’m asking you to trust me on this one. She’s so fabulous.
My Gnock was knit with Must Stash Yarn “Someone To Write Gnome About Kit” Perfect Sock (75% merino, 25% nylon); 230 yd / 209 m per 50 g skein
colours shown:
- C1 Komorebi
- C2 Oakmoss
- C3 Natural
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