Wee Three Gnomes

Badges to earn, parties to organize, homework to finish, and the days until
Longest Gnight are racing past. Join Gnipper, Gnicely, and Gnudge as they
each work to earn their final badge for Forest Troop 17.

I love creating joy and anticipation during winter’s dark days. Preparing
secrets for you makes me so happy. The December gnome countdown
knitalong has become a treasured part of the year.

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The gnomes of the Grimblewoods celebrate Longest Gnight on the 21st, and we will take our cue from them. You’ll get 21 updates during December from Dec 1-21.

Some days, you’ll open the update to find a clue to knit. The other days will bring part of our charming story, special treats, or a recipe or two for traditional gnomish delights.

The Wee Three Gnomes are beginner-friendly gnomes. If you've never knit a gnome before, these are good ones to start with. Each one has a special little something that makes them stand out that might teach you something new, but I've focused on simple and fun.

There will be video tutorials for all the parts I think you might want help with. I want this to be all joy, no worries.

I'm using 3 wonderful colours from Little Squirrel Yarns and The Loopy Ewe. 

3 x 20 g of fingering weight
OR
3 x 50 g of DK weight

This is enough to make all 3 gnomes. Once you know the gnomes and how the colours are used you will be able to work up another gnome or two with the leftovers.

This December, you’ll pick between a few possibilties in design and yarn weight. First you’ll decide on a function - the gnomes can either stand on their own or dangle from your bag strap, tree, wreath, or wherever you’d like a gnome to hang out. You’ll see these referred to as “Standing” or “Hanging” gnomes.

You’ll also pick a yarn weight. The gnomes have been designed for both DK and fingering weight. The DK gnomes will be larger, of course. They’ll still be small, but perhaps not quite ‘ornament small’. I guess that’s a matter of taste (or tree size)! There will be no difference in how the gnomes are worked - the instructions are the same, just the finished size varies.