Now that you’ve learned how to build a gnome home, don’t forget about getting your wee ones from one level to another. If you would like to add a set of stairs to your gnome home, you can find a tutorial for making them HERE, but for nimble gnomes a ladder works just as well. All …
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Working with the Woven Tweed Woah! You might be saying if you have been paying attention. Where is block sixteen? Well, I skipped it. Actually I shunned it after having to rip it out twice. The pattern doesn’t repeat itself in an easy to memorize/anticipate way, so you really have to count rows. I’m not really a …
Not every child seeks out cutesy dolls or adorable stuffed animals as their lovies. Many children love to take a walk on the “wild side”, and when they do, always nice to have a lovable monster to accompany them. Below are knit patterns for creating friends for your own favorite wee monster. Most of these …
Every once in a while I need to go through files on my computer and do a little housecleaning. I came upon this blog post I had written some time ago. Why hadn’t I published it? Probably because it does embarrass me. I actually thought about deleting it, but finally decided, no, I’m going to …
When you finish assembling your gnome home, you must give consideration to how the gnomes will get from one level to another. They aren’t fairies, after all, so they can’t fly! Whenever we build a gnome home, we always include at least 1 set of stairs. Here is our tutorial on how to make a …
Me: Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on his farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O. With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there… Them: NO, Gammy, No! (Giggles) Pigs don’t say moo!!! Me: What… that’s not right? Pigs don’t moo? I must be confused. What DO pigs say? Them: Oink, oink, oink. (More giggles.) …
Working with the Stepped Fret We are almost done working through all of the mosaic knitting patterns. My son, who loves ancient history, informed me that this pattern looks like something that would be on old Greek vases. I love how these mosaic patterns play with the eye; is it a dark scroll on a light …
Here is a lovely and easy to make Wool Roving Dragonfly for our updated Puddles and Ponds unit. All you need are twigs and roving and a little knowledge about dragonflies. Make sure to add just wisps of colored roving to give the wings an iridescent look. MATERIALS: wool roving small twigs Gather together an assortment …
By now you have designed your Gnome Home and have cut and sanded all parts. You are now ready to start putting it all together. Are you excited? You should be! Here we go! GNOME HOME TUTORIAL LINKS: Part 1: Getting Started can be found HERE. Part 2: Cutting Out Pieces can be found HERE. …
Last week I received this message from Helen Selfe-Maguire Roberts: “I was wondering, do you have any patterns for knitted and crocheted berets or hats? The ladies at Church need some patterns and they can’t seem to find any. Any help or suggestions, would be gratefully received.” Challenge accepted. I suspect it wasn’t that they couldn’t …
Working with the Chevron Pattern While working on this pattern I kept making mistakes until I took the time to really “see” the pattern. Rather than looking at the whole zig-zag pattern, you need to look at it as a series of stacked triangles. The light color builds triangles that stack up from the base. Then when …
