Gnimble is a reporter for the local newspaper, “Gnome News Is Good News”. (And can’t we just agree that it is a marvellous fact that gnome news really is good news?) He enjoys talking to local sources (although gnomes call them friends), finding out the latest scoops (like “Little Gnipper eats triple-scoop pumpkin ice-cream cone!”), and writing articles.

Gnimble is a fun gnome designed to showcase bold yarns like self-striping and variegated colourways.

Key Dates
Thursday, April 18: Clue 1
Saturday, April 20: Clue 2
Tuesday, April 23: Clue 3
Friday, April 26: Clue 4
Monday, April 29: Clue 5
Sunday, June 16: last day to enter for prizes
Monday, June 17: prizes announced and final PDF released

Skills Used
•knit and purl
•working in the round
•short rows
•provisional cast-on
•picking up sts
•grafting
•k2tog, ssk
•kfb, kfb-M, M1L, M1R, pfb

Do any of those make you stop believing in your skills? You know I’ve got the video tutorials to make you feel confident again!

Gauge
28 stitches and 44 rows = 10 cm in stockinette in the round on smaller needles

Materials
•Yarn
If you’re shopping for minis, you’ll need three 20g minis of fingering weight yarn. You’ll want:
C1) 20g self-striping
C2) 20g solid or semi-solid yarn, possibly subtly speckled but keep this calm so your self-striping can strut its stuff
C3) 20g for hand/beard/nose-type uses.

More detailed information is in the preknitalong PDF available to download when you buy the pattern right now.

•Needles  
US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round, or size needed to get gauge.
Note: if you are using magic loop, you will need an extra needle for the grafting.

•Notions
yarn needle, removable stitch markers, scrap yarn, crochet hook, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets/aquarium gravel/dried beans

NOTE: the crochet hook is only for the provisional cast-on. There is no crochet in this gnome. Also, you can do any provisional cast-on if you have a method you are already comfortable with.

Participating Dyers

These dyers have seen the finished gnome and have put together sets of yarn for you. Knowing the secret details and having expert colour sense means you can rely on them to guide you to gnomish happiness. They’ve got great taste! Click their names to see their combos.

Canada
Area 51 Fibres - Self-striping
Sea Turtle Fiber Arts - Variegated

US
Emma’s Yarn - Both
Geektastic Fibers - Self-striping
Knitterly Things - Self-striping
Leading Men Fiber Arts -Variegated
Marianated Yarns - Variegated
Miss Babs Hand Dyed Yarns - Variegated
Woolens and Nosh - Self-striping

Europe
CloudberryYarns - Variegated
ScreamingColours - Both
Wintertagtraum - Variegated

Asia-Pacific
glenheavenknits - Both
Heathermaid - Both

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.