Another day another gnome

Here is a great shot of my lovely craft assistant who helped me assemble the 2nd gnome. He's in a heavier gauge of yarn, more worsted "checkheaton" and curly bearded. Using the same needles he's larger than the first. Yarn does make a difference.

My assistant slumbers in the tray I've been using to keep all of the body parts in. She looked at the tray, then me and I took all of the parts out just for her comfort. One eye kept track of the entire sewing of the gnome and she even stayed for the glam shot. She's a hard cat to get a good picture of. She's the best craft assistant though.

Dish cloth #2 is completed in record time. The third one of the set (in green) is already on the needles.

Gnome

Since I didn't have a chance to get to the craft store for some white chenille stems until today I had to keep on knitting. I was having trouble decided what royal robes the king and queen would wear. In my yarn stash tub two balls of red and white yarn floated up to the top. I had purchased these in September intending to make a holiday gnome or two. I found the 'alan dart' pattern and he knitted up really fast. Seated he is 10 inches tall, just perfect for a mantle or shelf. Extremly knittable in lots of colors he will not be one of a kind in this house. Tomorrow I'll make a decision on the royal family in the daylight. Yarn looks different at night even with an ott light.