Pumpkin Hat Fall Gnome Couple Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Two gnomes sitting right next to each other, touching at the hips, both with their legs forward and those little round gnome feet. The one on the left is clearly the female gnome, shes got a wide floppy mushroom-style hat in dark brown with scattered circular spots, and a big orange bow sitting just under the brim. The one on the right has a taller hat, striped horizontally in brown and burnt orange, and perched on top of it is a small orange pumpkin with a green stem. Both gnomes have the classic long white beard thats covering basically the entire lower half of the body, which is very on-brand for gnomes and honestly its what makes them so recognisable.

Im always suprised how much character comes through on gnome designs even when the faces are barely visible. These two have tiny noses peeking out and the body language of sitting close together does the rest. 11 colours and 10 colour changes. The beard texturing is done with tight directional stitches that go in alternating angles, so it reads as shaggy rather than flat. Stitch count is heavy: 35,689 on the smallest 3.4-inch size, 89,263 on the full 7.3-inch. Thats dense for the size so plan for longer stitch time on the bigger versions.

Best on warm-toned fabric, cream, oatmeal linen, off-white cotton. The browns and oranges disappear into dark ground so avoid navy or black. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser for the bigger sizes, the density needs it. Hoop firm, the stitch count on the beard sections puts real pull through the fabric if the topping isnt taut. A customer ordered this last october and came back to show me a photo of the finished piece on a cream throw pillow. She said it was the first thing people asked about when they came over, which honestly made my day.