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Turn your Gnome into a simple Santa Claus
using Gnome & Mushroom pattern and a few simple suggestions! Both Santas below were knit using Nature Spun, Red Fox and Aran color yarns. The left one was knit using worsted weight
yarn with size 10-1/2 double point needles, and the right Santa, sport weight yarn with size 7 or 8 double point needles.
Hat Details. The Santa hat's shimmery brim (left)
is the result of carrying Trendsetters Aura white novelty yarn along with Nature Spun's
Aran as you knit the I-Cord bindoff to create the hat's brim.
The hat brim
on the sport weight gnome (right) was knit using cream yarn and then machine felted, according to pattern directions. After
felting, a piece of cream roving was twisted slightly creating a rope and then it was needle felted over the knitted brim.
This technique creates a fluffier-looking edge that matches the needle felted roving ball at its tip. To create tiny polka
dots, little seed beads were sewn to the hat.
Curly Mohair Beards. The curly, wild looking beard
on the left and above was created using 'washed mohair locks'. They are short pieces of silky soft mohair, the first clippings
of a kid. The short pieces are then needle felted to the Santa's face individually, until a full-beard is created.
This Santa was also knit using Nature Spun worsted, Red Fox and Aran. This was one of my first Santas, thus, no feet yet.
This photo shows the addition of polka dots on the hat using cream roving and needle felting. Buttons would work nicely
for polka dots, as well.
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