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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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