This is the latest of Imagined Landscapes‘ MKAL gnomes, Gnicki of the Nice to Gnome You MKAL. I used three minis from Countess Ablaze’s Yarn Cartel and some scraps of white yarn. The beard was supposed to be white, but I ran out of yarn. I’m happy that it worked out that way because I love the colour of the yarn I used for the beard. It’s this saturated slimy gold colour that immediately grabbed my attention. The marling was fun and totally unexpected, but I’m glad I got to let slimy gold shine on its own for the beard.
FOs: Since I haven’t posted in a year, I’m going to be doing some catch up in this section. I finished Xanthe forever ago and Castiel is my most recent FO.
Needles: 3.5 mm and 3.75 mm Dyak Darn Pretty 3.5” interchangeables
Mods: I would have like to make it larger, but I ran out of yarn. Ideally it would have had 2 or 3 more pattern repeats, but lace is stretchy so I can wear it if my hair is down.
I have recently being learning how to spin. This is my third spin and my first on a supported spindle.
Planning:
3 in 1 Experiment
I’m working on a full size sweater swatch. The colours are a little crazy, especially for a garment. It’s not just a gauge swatch that’s required, but a colour swatch too. Might as well begin the sweater fully prepared to have to frog it all. The pattern is 3 in 1 by Atelier Alfa, the blue yarns are Madelinetosh Merino Light and the speckled colours are Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles.
