Knitting Gnome with Yarn Balls Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the knitting gnome and ya hes basically every yarn-shop owner I know. Tall floppy burgundy hat tips slightly to one side and covers most of his face. The big bulbous beige nose pokes out under the brim and below it the fluffy cream beard fans out in soft layers. Two mustard yellow knitting needles cross at chest level and a half-knit fabric piece dangles between them.

At his feet sit three round yarn balls. Burgundy on the left, dusty mint in the middle, soft pink on the right. Ten colours total but the density was kept low at 428 because the design was always meant for delicate craft items, not heavy-duty merch.

Stitch counts run from about 8k on the smallest 3.5 inch size up to 21k on the largest 7.5 inch. Last november I been digitising more knitter and crocheter gifts because the orders were stacking up before the holidays. People have been buying it for project bag fronts, knitting club tee shirts and yarn-store tote bags. One customer wrote me about putting it on a cosy throw cushion for her grandmas 80th and her gran cried, the good kind.

Stitch on woven cotton, linen, canvas or quilted craft fabric. Pop it on cream, soft oatmeal, sage green or dusty mauve. Skip stretchy or ribbed knit fabric, itll distort the fine satin columns. The little knitting needles wont read clean on jersey and youll see the gnome end up holding wonky chopsticks instead.

Use a tear-away stabiliser on flat woven cottons and a medium cutaway on heavier canvas tote bags. Hoop tight, dont float the project. Run a 70/10 needle for the slim needle column detail. Hit me at the support form if the file format mismatches your software.