I have been enjoying crocheting Gnomes. I've a good collection started of snow gnomes, and I'm not done with them yet, but I wanted to try one of the other patterns I picked up. This time, It's all about the tree hat gnome.
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| Snowy tree hatted gnome |
This guy was relatively easy to crochet and construct. He stands up well, even. I think the less stretchy cotton yarn does the trick for these stuffies. This one took a skein plus some more because most of it, as you can tell, is done in the green yarn. I got the hat, the body (including the arms) done, but then ran out making the "tree" part that gets sewn to the hat. If there is a particular challenge to this gnome, it is getting the "tree" sewn onto the hat with the spacing to cover the hat well, and not let the hat show through.
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| Quick trip for yarn refill required |
He's taller and bigger than the snow gnomes, so he takes a little longer to make than they do, but I thought he came together well. I do want to experiment with color schemes, though. Is it too much green? Should I try a darker green? Maybe matching tree and body is too much? I have questions! Of course, I do.
So, here is the next tree hat gnome in progress:
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| A little bit of an autumn vibe |
The body is going to be orange, the nose and arms a little lighter brown, and the tree wrap will be the variegated green/gold with white for that early season snow. That will work, right? It isn't particularly Christmas-y, but I still want to see it put together.
I think the next gnome on my agenda is one of the nutcracker gnomes. They should be a hoot!
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