Peg Dolls in their new knit sweaters
I purchased some ThreeSuns wooden peg gnomes but wasn’t sure what to do with them. Then I started seeing these pegs showing up on social media with all sorts of great decorations. I wanted to do something totally different. So I designed a sweater pattern for them.
While these are robust 3 inch tall gnomes, their sweaters still are teeny tiny! They are about 1 inch long.
Peg gnome sweaters
Want to knit your own? Here’s the pattern I designed. This is for individual use only. You may sell these at craft fairs but this pattern may not be used for commercial production.
PEG DOLL GNOME SWEATER PATTERN
Supply list
Fingerling weight yarn. Ask a friend who knits socks for left overs. You won’t need much to knit a sweater.
#1 US knitting needles (2.25mm)—Set of 5 inch long double point knitting needles (Be gentle if you are using wood or bamboo needles. They can snap in half like toothpicks)!
Scissors, yarn needle. (Maybe some reading glasses)!
Instructions
Cast on 24 stitches on one needle
Row 1: Knit 1, purl 1 stockinette. Divide the stitches as you knit. Put 6 stitches on each of 4 needles so that you are now knitting in the round.
Rows 2-3: Continue to knit K1 P1 stockinette for a total of 3 rows
Row 4-8: Begin knitting. Knit a total of 5 rows
Row 9: Knit two stitches together (TOG) on the first 2 stitches of each needle
Row 10: Knit. (There will be 5 stitches on each needle in this row)
Row 11: Knit 2 stitches together (TOG) on each of the 4 needles
Row 12: Begin stockinette. K1 P1. There will be 4 stitches on each needle now
Row 13: Cast off in stockinette, Continue to K1 P1 as you cast off. Knit this row loosely—don’t tug on your stitches as you cast off or you’ll have difficulty pulling the sweater over the gnome’s cap.
Secure and weave in the piece of yarn at the bottom edge of the sweater and at the neckline.
Well done! Go dress your gnome for winter!!
Gnome sweater in progress on the 4 needles. The 5th needle, used to knit isn’t visible in this photo.
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