09-08-2022

Finalized (I think) my color choices for my mystery gnome. Purple and sparkly teal are the mains, with the dark blue (hand dyed indigo), light pinkish purple (food coloring), and white (natural) as my accent colors.

09-09-2022

I started the hat this morning, using the purple as the main color. Now I’m trying to decide on the color and order of my yarn for the Texture Bands.

09-09-2022

Finished the hat! . After using all 3 accent colors in the Texture Band, I went with the dark blue for the bind off. Beautiful colors!!

09-14-2022

I’ve started and finished my stripes for the body . I’m pausing before switching yarns back to the teal for the bottom section. I’ve forgotten to ease my stripes, so he has a jog along his backside - style points!

09-21-2022

I’ve finished his ‘bottom’ with the teal, after doing a stripey body

09-28-2022

Working to catch up in the KAL. I’ve gone Full Color with the beard, and picked the sphere gnose.

I did modify the nose to be a lot smaller. When I stuffed it, I used half a cotton ball. I first finished the pattern, then when it felt huge, I slowly and gently pulled the end and sts back quite a few rows. I then closed up the end as usual, by using a needle to sew the end through all the sts.

I still need to do up the arms, and I’m considering adding some braids

09-30-2022

I finished the body parts last night, buuuuut forgot to update the page. I’ll be sewing them on today so he’ll be ready for the parade

09-30-2022

He’s finished!

I * love * the mix of colors!! . He looks so magical! Would it show my age and favourite movie genre if I named him after the (not so evil) Goblin King, Jareth?

He’s now: Gareth, the Gnome King Full of magic and wonder