![Confession Time with Katie:
Playing Mario Kart has made me a worse driver. As I drove to lunch with a friend, I wished for a flashing star so I could be invincible and drive through everything.
Also, we're eating bagels for lunch because throwing rules out windows is my new favorite hobby.
Speaking of hobbies, I started a Constellate Hat in the colorway, African Violets by LolaBean Yarn. The first Constellate took me nineteen months so surely i can beat that!
LOL. @marz1pan thought I was knitting a sock for someone with HUGE calves!
In writing news, I plan to send a short story before mid-December so join my Inner Circle Email List if you need a dopamine hit right about now.
I hope you have the Monday you need, Crew! I love you!!!!
[ID: Veggie rosemary bagel and tuna salad sesame seed bagel with a purple hat in progress.]
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Nov 14
2012
Let me start this off by saying that I get unreasonably excited when people bring me things from far away. So, when I saw a Handmade Ornament Swap hostessed by a lovely blogger down under, I jumped in with both feet. I didn’t dive, mind you. That’s a good way to hit your head.
Our swap hostess is Christina Lowry and here is what I was inspired to knit.
pattern by Anna Hrachovec
I met Anna at Vogue Knitting last January and fell completely under the spell of her mini gnomes. This is technically my second gnome. The first one had a pretty serious mishap with his pants where his legs were joined together so, he was frogged in a hurry. And this one doesn’t look nearly as good as Anna’s on the cover of the book, but as Bones said to me, “um, that’s probably her 900th gnome”.
After making the second gnome, I asked Lisa for feedback and she said: “WHAT is he stuffed with?”
me: “um, white yarn. It’s what I had.”
her: “well, that’s my first bit of feedback.”
I bought some polyfill on my way home.
Gnome the Third does look a bit more tidy.
moral of the story: What’s on the inside is important, just as Mom always said.
Ps. Here’s a link if you’d like to see what other folks are making.
Tags: Anna Hrachovec, Christina Lowry, gnome, mini gnome, ornament
Ooh, this little gnome is so cute! How can you knit something so tiny? I guess, I would get knots in my fingers. :)
Have a wonderful day!!!
each one gets easier…and they are sooo cute! :)
oh WOW hes super dooper CUTE ! i love that they are different super cool
hugs xo
thank you! I’m in love. :)
Very pretty!
thanks! :)
Heehee, yup, they are pretty darn cute. I love how jaunty their arms are!
I’m thinking about trying to put skinny wires in their arms so they are “action figures” – we’ll see how that turns out.
Your gnomes are very cute. I’m sure who ever receives these will enjoy hanging them up this Christmas.
Thank you! I’m smitten, that’s for sure.