I am crazy about gnomes! All these tiny details are so absorbing! I thought they would drive me crazy, but after watching a bunch of the designer’s “gnomeschooling” videos, I’m having very little difficulty.

The backpack has the cleverest decreases to make it into a rectangle, and that teeny tiny Latvian braid is a delight.

I tried steam blocking with my iron on this one (again, as suggested by the designer), and it worked really well, with almost no drying time. Awesome!