I adore gnomes, so I’m really excited about the ability to wrap one around my favourite latte or give someone I love a gift card wrapped in a bit of bearded whimsy. (Although, speaking frankly, now that I’ve knit it I don’t know if I love anyone enough to give away this one!)
A note about colour choice: with colourwork, it is often important to make sure that there is a big enough contrast between the different colours. In this pattern, Colour 2 (background) needs to be quite distinct from 1 and 3, while those two can be quite close to each other.
Skills Used
•knit and purl
•working in the round
•slipping sts purlwise
•stranded colourwork
•bobbles
•CDD: sl2, k1, p2sso
•3-needle bind-off
Sizes
Gift Card Holder
2.5” / 6.5 cm wide by 3.75” / 9.5 cm tall
Cup Sleeve
Circumference at top: 9” / 21 cm
Circumference at bottom: 7” / 18 cm
Height: 4” / 10 cm
Yarn
- Colour 1: 1 mini skein Show Stopper, Leading Men Fiber Arts (92 yd. / 85 m per 20 g skein);colour shown: Poison Apple
- Colour 2: 1 mini skein Show Stopper, Leading Men Fiber Arts (92 yd. / 85 m per 20 g skein); colour shown: Sandcastle
- Colour 3: 1 mini skein Show Stopper, Leading Men Fiber Arts (92 yd. / 85 m per 20 g skein); colour shown: Dames at Sea
Yardage for one cozy (including a buffer)
C1 and C2: 32 yd. / 29 m; approx. 7 g
C3: 23 yd. / 21 m; approx. 5 g
This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.