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1. Introduction: Hi, I'm Holly. In this class, I
will show you how to make a cute gnome for any and every occasion with the ancient power
of loom knitting. What is loom knitting? Loom knitting is the
artistry of using a loom instead of needles to make wonderfully needed
textile creations. Simply put, loom knitting is
knitting without needles. Some popular examples
of creations made with the loom include hats, scarves, toys, coasters,
decor, and more. Making a cute gnome
for any occasion is a fun and easy project
for advanced beginners. So a little knowledge about
loom knitting is recommended. If this is your very first
time picking up loom, you might first want
to make a hat or another simple project on the loom just to get
to know the basics first. I do have several beginner classes
here on Skillshare, so feel free to check those out. That being said, if you've never tried loom knitting before and are feeling a little bit
ambitious, just go for it! Learn in the moment! follow along with
me as I walk you through the process
step-by-step, what are you waiting for? Let's get started.
2. Supplies: Before I begin that we must
first gather our supplies. You will need the following
for this project. Yarn, one color for
the body and sleeves, one color for the hat and hands, one color for the beard, one color for the nose and head. I will be using red, gray, beige, and white
yarn for this gnome. But feel free to get
creative and use whatever colors you want or whatever colors
you have on hand. You will need a total
of approximately 62.5 yards of yarn
for this project. Unless you are doubling your yarn like I
am in this video, then you will need approximately a 125 yards of yarn total. If you want to get
into the specifics about how much yarn you
need for each section. I made this handy little
chart to help you with that. You also need a yarn hook, a small 24 peg loom, yarn needle, a pair of scissors. Something to keep track
of your rows like a pencil and some paper
or your phone works too. Measuring tape or a ruler. Some stuffing to form your gnome. If you'd like to add eyes to your gnome, grab some buttons. Also you can use a sewing needle and
thread to attach the eyes, but I will be using
yarn for this project. I will also be using these black craft eye buttons
that you see right here. And that's it. Go onto the next lesson
to finally get started.
3. Knitting the Body & Head: Now that you've got
your supplies all set, it's time to cast on. First, tie a slipknot to
the extra peg on the loom. If you don't have an extra peg, just hold the yarn in place
so that it doesn't unravel. Now, alternate weaving at the working yarn it
between each peg. Start with behind the first peg, then in front of the second peg, behind the third peg, in front of the fourth
peg, and so on. The arm will go behind it, the odd numbered pegs, and then in front of
the even numbered pegs. So the yarn will be
in front of Peg a 24. Then push down the arm. Row 1, e, wrap the first peg. Then you wrap the second peg. Then repeat for the entire row. This repeat, we'll end
with the UV unwrap. Next row two. We
will reverse that. So we will deal, you wrap
your app, repeating what? The entire rest of the row. And ending with the E wrap. Next, we will alternate rows 1 and 2 for a total of 22 rows. So all of the odd numbered
rows will be like row one. And all of the
even numbered rows will be just like row two. I am learning to do a total
of 22 rows for the body. Optionally, if you want to make your normal longer or shorter, you can add a few more rows or subtracting three rows
depending on what you want. And this is definitely where the measuring tape or
ruler can come in. After about eight rows, take at least starting
yarn off of the peg. Then once you have
completed row 22, it is time for the head. If you don't want the face
to show for your num, then you don't really need to switch colors for this part. To switch colors, tie the
new yarn to the old yarn. Cut off their access yarn, and tie a few more
knots to secure. Just a little tip. I'd
like to do an initial trim just so the access yarn
doesn't get in the way. And then I can touch it
up later if need be. We will continue this pattern
for the head, four rows. One that 29 of the head for wrote him, take
the yarn off a peg, one and move it to pick two. Then take the yarn off, pay 24, and move it to a peg 23. Then reverse the direction
of the yarn, drop peg 23, then you wrap one peg, Iraq, the next peg, and repeat the pattern for
the rest of the row. For row 11. Take the yarn off peg 23 and
move it to peg 22. And also off of peg two, and move it to peg three. Then drop peg 3 and Iraq, the first peg there. You wrap the next peg and repeat that for the
rest of the row. Then once that's done, cut
the yarn and cast off. Make sure that you have at
least enough yarn it to wrap around the loom so
that you have enough to thread it through each of
the loops on the peg to cast off cold the end of the yarn through each
loop, on each peg. As the yarn is pulled
through each loop, take them off of the
pegs as you go along. After the yarn is
off of all the pegs pull on the yearn to help
form the body and the head. And without your dominant
knitting the body and the head. Continue on to the next lesson.
4. Knitting the Hat: Now it's time to knit
the hat for the neck, tie a slipknot, and attach it to the extra
peg on the limb. Then for row one, wrap all 24 pegs. Then for row two, pearl 24 pegs. To do a pearl stitch, take your working yarn weight below the row already there. Hook your limb, hook
through the row of urine on the peg coming in from above, pull the yarn up slightly, pushed the loose yarn under, and grab onto the loose
yarn with your hook, pull it up and through
to make a new loop. Pull the old loop
off the peg and secure the new loop to the peg. Repeat rows 12 for
a total of 20 rows. After about eight rows or so, take the starting
yarn off of the peg. Row 21, move the yarn from peg, one to peg to drop the first peg. And Iraq, the rest of the row. Row 20 to move the RNA
from peg 24 to pay 23. Drop the first peg
and Pearl the rest of the row. Row 23. Move the yarn from
peg to to pick three. Drop the first peg and
erupt the rest of the row. Row 24. Move the yarn
from peg 23 to peg 22. Drop the first peg, and parole the rest of the row. Bro 25. Move the R-naught from
peg three to four. Then also from peg 22 to peg 21. Drop the first peg and
erupt the rest of the row. Row 26. Move the
yarn from peg 21220. From pig four to five. Drop the first peg in Perl, the rest of the row, 27. Move the yarn from
peg five to six. From peg 2219. Drop the first peg
and erupt the rest of the row. Row 28. Move the yarn from peg in 1918. From pig six to seven. Drop the first peg and
Pearl the rest of the row. Row 29. Move the yarn from
peg seven to eight. From peg 1817. The first peg and
erupt the rest of the row, row 30. Move the yarn from
pig 17 at 216. From pig eight to nine. Dropped the first peg and
Pearl the rest of the row. 31. Move the yarn from
peg nine to ten. From paying 16 to 15. Drop the first peg and
erupt the rest of the row, row 30 to move the
yarn from pig 15214, from peg ten to 11. Drop the first peg
and Pearl the rest of the row. Row 33. Move the urine
from pig 11 to 12. Drop the first peg
and erupt a few pegs. Row 34. Move the yarn
from pig 14 to 13. Make sure you have
enough yarn about 1.5 times wrapped
around the loom. Then cast off. Next, take the yarn
off of the Loom, pulling gently on
the access yarn. Then take a yarn needle and so the top portion of
the hat together. Then make sure to put the working yarn on
the inside of the hat. Flip the hat inside-out, tie off the yarn on
the inside of the hat, and cut off the excess yarn. Then take the starting yarn, thread it through to
the inside of the hat. Tie it off gently so that the
hat doesn't get misshapen. Cut off the excess. Tuck the ends, the
hat to heighten them. With that. The gnome hat is complete. Continue on to the next lesson.
5. Knitting the Arms: Now let's knit the
arms forward, the num. I just wanted to note
that you can skip this step if you don't want
your known to have arms, they look adorable either way. Just look at this little
guy. He's so cute. To start, tie a slipknot and attach it to the
extra pig on the limb. Make sure to have a good
amount of excess yarn because that will be used to attach
the arm to the body later on. This first part here
will be the sleep. Rowan. Wrap. Your app. Erupt Europe. Erupt Europe. For a total of six pegs. Row to drop the first peg. Then Europe, Europe,
europe, Europe, europe. Wrapping a total of five pegs. Then repeat row two for
five more additional rows. This will go until row
seven is complete. After row seven is complete, Starting yarn off of the PEC. Then switch colors for
the hand if desired. I will be matching this
hand to the color of the hat to mimic little gloves, but use whatever color
works best for your known. Row eight, reverse the
direction of the yarn. Then erupt peg six. You wrap, wrap. This will add two
more pegs to the row, loop over the yarn on peg six. Then drop the initial peg, then wrap nine pegs. That's IRAC. You are up. Iraq. Iraq. You wrap, wrap, wrap up. The first peg, Europe. Europe. Repeat. Wrap a total of nine pegs. Bro tab. Drop the first peg. You wrap, repeat, wrap
a total of nine pegs. Row 11, drop the first peg. Iraq, Europe. Repeat, wrap a
total of nine pegs. Row 12, move peg tend to nine. And pick one to two. Then drop the first peg. Europe. Repeat, wrap a total
of seven pegs. Then wrap the working yarn around the loom
and cut the yarn. Then cast off just like
we did for the head. Pull the yarn taught, and tuck in the extra yarn
where the two colors meet. Thread your yarn, needle with the XSOAR and from the hand, back and forth to form the
hand portion of the arm. Hi off the yarn on the
inside of the hand. Cut off the excess yarn, tucking it into the
inside of the hand. Thread, your yarn needle
with the excess yarn from the sleep back and forth
to finish the arm. Leave a small gap at
the end of the arm. We will use this excess yarn to attach the arm to the body. So be sure not to cut
off this access yarn. Then you repeat this process
again for the other arm. Once both arms are done, continue on to the next lesson.
6. Making the Beard: Next, let's make the beard. First grab your yarn. I am using 6.1 yards of yarn. But if you'd like a folder
or a shorter beard, feel free to use
more or less yarn depending on your knowns needs. Start by measuring out
about eight inches of yarn and then fold the yarn accordingly until you have about 60 inches or so left. Then fold the yarn in
half and find the middle. Tile, the yarn into a type knocked around the
middle to secure it. You really want to make
sure that this is tight so that none of the
yarns slips out. Then not fold the
yarn a few times over the middle not to make
the beard a bit fuller. You don't necessarily
have to do this, but this is why I decided
to do in this example. And then compare the beard to your NTLM to make sure
it fits accordingly. And set aside for later where we will attach and
trim the beard. Continue on to the next lesson.
7. Knitting the Nose: Next, let's knit the knowns for the no tie is slipknot and attach it to
the extra peg on the loom. Make sure to have
a fair amount of excess yarn because
it will be used. Attach the nose later on row 1, e, wrap your app. Iraq, Iran, Iraq, your app. And this is a total of six pegs. Row to drop the first peg. Then you wrap, wrap a
total of five pegs. Bro, three, drop the first peg. You wrap, ie wrap a
total of six pegs. This will add on
an additional peg. World for drop the first peg. Wrap your app a
total of seven pegs. This will add an additional
peg on the other side. Row five, dropped the first peg. Ie wrap, you wrap repeating
for a total of seven pegs. Row six, dropped the
first peg, Iraq. You wrap, which will wrap
a total of seven pet next. Row 7. Move peg one to two. Peg 8, 27. Cut off the excess yarn, making sure to leave
some access to again, attach the nose later on. Then cast off like
we did with the arm. Take the starting yarn off of the peg and pull
the yarn at typed. Once this is done, the nose is complete. Continue on to the next lesson.
8. Attaching the Beard, Nose, Eyes, & Arms: Now it's time to
attach the beard, nose, eyes and arms. First thread, the
yarn needle width, the nose yarn access and attach the nose to the beard
slash face area. You will need to hold
the nose in place until you get a few stitches and reposition it as you go along. So it doesn't end
up looking crooked unless that's the look
that you're going for. After you've attached
half of the nose, switch to the other access
yarn from the nose. If the first one is
getting a bit short. Once you've attached
to the nose, flip the gnome inside
out and tie off the ends of the yarn
and cut off the excess. I should note here
to make sure that both ends of the yarn
are inside of the nose. Before you do this. Next thread, the needle with
the beard, yarn access. Add some more beard strands to the middle of the
beard as desired. Be sure to flip the gnome
inside-out and make a knot on the inside for each one so
that they don't fall out. Once you're happy
with the beard, flip the gnome
inside-out and tie off the yarn and cut off the excess
on the inside of the nom. Next, The flip the
known back out again. Optionally you can add
some eyes to your Noam. I recommend using
buttons for the eyes. Black or a more neutral
colors tend to work best, but use whatever fits your nom. Make sure to tie off the ends of the eyes on the
inside of the node. Next, attached to the arms. Since the arms are
from the same pattern, it doesn't really matter
which one goes on which side. Just pick whatever looks best. Thread, the urine needle
with the excess arm yarn around the base of the arm using that gap that we
laughed as a guide. Adjust the arm as you go just to make sure that it looks
right for your known. Once the arm is attached, make sure to tie off the yarn
on the inside of the knob. Then do the same thing for the other arm on the
other side of the body. Once the system. Continue
on to the next lesson.
9. Adding Flair & Trimming the Beard: Now it's time to add some
flair and to trim the beard. You can add some
designs genome to give it that personalized touch. Easy to do designs include
lines, x's and lettering. If you're having trouble
coming up with a design, I recommend using
some graph paper to plan out some
different designs. That way you can feel a bit more confident when adding
it to your nose. Here's an example of
some lines and x's. As you add your flare, it's important to just
gently tug and adjust the design as you add
on more elements, especially if you're
using a single-strand of yarn like I am
in this Example. Then make sure to
carefully tie off the ends of the yarn on
the inside of the hat. Here is an example of lettering. I decided to do an H for this little guy because
his name is Herman. Again, that makes sure to. Tie off the ends of the yarn
on the inside of the hat. Next it's time to
trim the beard. I wanted this known to
have a longer beard. So I cut all of the loops, trimmed it to fit the
shape of the body. Be careful as you trim that. You don't accidentally cut a beard strand to short when
it should be a bit longer. You can also add some
braids to the beard, which can be fun to hide
inside of the beard. You may notice that
for this Noam, I didn't cut all of
the loops of the arm. That's because I wanted
the beard to look a little bit more
curly and natural. Here's some other examples
of beards on different nums. Once this is done, continue
on to the next lesson.
10. Adding the Stuffing & Attaching the Hat: Now it's time to add the stuffing and
attached to the hat. 12 stuffing, first, pull the loose yarn on the bottom of the body to tighten the gap, the yarn needle and so back
and forth to close the gap, going in a crisscross motion. Once the gap is closed, flip the gnome inside out, making sure to thread the working yarn to the
inside of the gnome. Tie off the yarn and
detach the yarn needle. Stuff the excess yarn into the body and flip
the gnome back out. You can cut off the
excess if you want, but yarn can also be used
as a type of stuffing. Next, add the stuffing
carefully bit by bit. Be sure to not overstep it. You can also use yarn
scraps in addition to the stepping to cut down
on wasted materials. Then pull on the loose
yarn to help close the gap throughout the
urine needle once more. So back and forth to
close off the gap. You don't have to be too
concerned with hiding the tie off since the head
will be covered with the hat. Next, It's time to
attach the hat. For this Noma, I sewed back and forth with the yarn
for the entire head. Making sure to so
the hat higher up in the front so that the eyes can pick out on the
hat is lifted up. If you opted to not add eyes, you can just so
all the way around the head to secure the hat. Once the head is attached, your Nome is complete. Continue on to final thoughts.
11. Final Thoughts: Congratulations, you have
completed the course. Now be sure to post a picture or a few of your lovely
loom knit gnome in the project
section down below. Or feel free to take
me on Instagram. If you have any
questions or comments, please post them down below
in the discussion section or message me directly on
Instagram at Holly Jacob. If you'd like a written
PDF of this pattern, you can find one on
my Etsy shop link is in the about
section down below. I can't wait to see the gorgeous known that you've created. If you want to give
another project to try, you can check out my
other Skillshare classes. So far I have two classes
on how to loom knit, two different styles of hats, as well as a class
that teaches you how to illuminate acute coaster, The Ultimate Guide to
illuminating pumpkins. How to illuminate a mini scarf, and how to illuminate
a cute hedgehog. Thank you so much for
watching and happy looping.
Holly J Cat, Creative Craftsperson
