Gneil of Grimblewood

Now available individually and as part of the Grimblewoods Collection!

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Gneil attended a public lecture on oak tree mythology last year, and ever since then, he has been writing up a storm. He thinks he’s found a way to unify all of the main myths. The key, he says, is to make the main character an ent.

Skills Used 

•knit and purl in the round 

•k2tog, ssk, CDD 

•kfb, M1L, M1R 

•picking up sts 

•making a bobble

Check out the Gnome Schooling tutorial videos for help with all your gnoming!

Size 

Height: 5” / 13 cm 

Bottom Circumference: 9.5” / 24 cm

Materials 

•Fingering Weight Yarn (with a 15% buffer) 

Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light 

(100% Superwash Merino Wool) 

Madonna: 35 yd. / 32 m (9 g) 

Gnome Party: 20 yd. / 18 m (5 g) 

Undergrowth: 28 yd. / 26 m (7 g) 

Gnome Stone: 15 yd. / 14 m (4 g) 

Antler: 13 yd. / 12 m (3 g)

•Needles  

US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 2 / 2.75 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.5 mm larger

•Notions 

yarn needle, stitch markers, roving/ polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing like poly pellets/aquarium gravel/dried beans, 0.5” / 12 mm button, thread, sewing needle

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.