Day 1 Check-In for 50 Gnomes in July

July has begun and that means my ambitious advent gnome project has begun. If I make 2 advent sets for my kids, that's 50 gnomes in July. How did Day 1 go?

I had a really great first day, aided by the fact that it was Canada Day. With the day off, and a road trip to Winnipeg for helping paint our son's new place, I had 5 hours of knitting time in the car. It was clear there was only one option: use Day 1 to make great progress.

Day 1 status: 5 gnomes done (minus 3 beards)!

I'm knitting Gnaomi from Gno Fun Like Gnome Fun, but even in fingering weight, she's a bit big for the advent setup I ordered. I've got these two wooden holders which will have hooks for each day.  So I'm working up a slightly modified, smaller Gnaomi.