needles: size 7 double-pointed needles yarn: Aran / 10-ply yarn (gauge: 18 stitches, 24 rows/4 inches green (\~20 yards) yellow (\~10 yards) red (\~10 yards) white (\~10 yards) grey (\~5 yards) stitch marker yarn needle small amount of stuffing k2tog: knit 2 stitches together kf&b:knit front and back
Head (yellow yarn) cast on 3 stitches divide onto 3 needles join in the round and place marker Row 1: (kf&b) 6st Row 2: knit Row 3: (kf&b) 12st Row 4: knit Row 5: (kf&b k3) 15st Rows 6-11: knit Row 12: (k2tog k3) 12st Row13:knit Row 14: (k2tog) 6st Row 15: knit at this point, stop knitting and put stuffing into what you've knit so far Row 16: (k2tog) 3st gather and finish, pulling end of yarn through to the inside Body (green or yarn color of your choice) cast on 6 stitches divide onto 3 needles join and place marker Row 1: knit Row 2: (kf&b) 12st Row 3 knit Row 4: (kf&b) 24st Rows 5-15: knit Row 16: (k2tog) 12st Rows 17-18: knit at this point, stop knitting and put stuffing into what you've knit so far Row 19: (k2tog) 6st gather and finish, pulling end of yarn through to the inside Hat (red yarn) cast on 16 stitches divide onto 3 needles join in the round and place marker Rows 1-5: knit Row 6: (k6 k2tog) 14st Row 7: knit Row 8: (k5 k2tog) 12st Row 9: knit Row 10: (k4 k2tog) 10st Row 11: knit Row 12: (k3 k2tog) 8st Row 13: knit Row 14: (k2 k2tog) 6st Row 15: knit Row 16: (k1 k2tog) 4st Row 17: knit Row 18: (k2tog) 2st gather and finish, pulling end of yarn through to the inside Attach head to body using spare yarn and embroider eyes (grey yarn or yarn color of your choice)totaste Beard(whiteyarn) Cut 1 piece of yarn 12 inches long Cut \~20 pieces of yarn 6 inches long Tie short pieces onto long piece, taking up about 2.5" in the middle of the long piece of yarn Sew ends of long piece into head at the sides Mustache(whiteyarn) Repeat steps for beard, but smaller, using \~10 pieces to take up about 1" in the middle of the longpieceof yarn Trim mustache and beard to pleasing shape Put the hat on, and voila! Gnome!
