TROI GNOME

Troi Gnome is 2023’s knitted gnome joining the growing holiday gnome family alongside Gnomad, Roosi Gnome and Knit Gnome .

It’s a cute knit holiday gnome wearing a sweater inspired by the traditional Estonian Kihnu Troi fisherman’s sweater. If you are a fan of Aleks Byrd’s Troi sweater, you’ll love making a mini me gnome version with Troi Gnome! Troi Gnome brings the same techniques used in a traditional Troi sweater of stranded colourwork knitting with Kihnu vits knitted braids.

Create a gnome in different sizes by changing the yarn weight and needle size.

  • FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

    A. Height: 13”/ 33 cm

    B. Widest circumference: 20” / 57 cm

    This is the size of the sample. Gauge will affect the finished gnome size.

  • Magpie Fibers Quartet Bulky (100% superfine Superwash Merino, 106 yds / 97 m – 100g)

    MC: 1 skein of colour Midnight Train to Georgia (blue)

    CC1: 1 skein of Spicy Beaver (copper)

    CC2: 1 skein of Fior di Latte (white)

    Or bulky weight in the following amounts:

    MC: 40 yds / 37 m

    CC1: 66 yds / 60 m

    CC2: 32 yds / 30 m

    Note: Changing the weight of yarn or holding yarn double will change the finished size of your gnome. Heavier weight yarn and larger needles will produce a larger gnome, while finer yarn with smaller needles will produce a smaller gnome because of gauge. See gauge notes.

  • The gnome is knit from the base of the body to the top of the hat. Stitches are cast-on using a crochet provisional cast-on with waste yarn to allow the gnome to be stuffed.

    The hat features a series of Kihnu vits or Kihnu braids.

    The nose is created from a bobble.

    Once the body and hat of the gnome are finished, the waste yarn provisional cast-on is taken out and those stitches place back onto needles to finish the base. Before completing the base, the gnome is stuffed. The base is finished by decreasing in a similar fashion to crown shaping on a hat.

    Optional arms are created by picking up stitches along each side of the body and knit down decreasing into a pointed hand.

    A beard is created by sewing two lines of fringe below the bobble nose.

    Links to tutorial videos for working Kihnu vits braids, sewn fringe and working optional gnome arms and hands are included in the pattern.

  • Provisional crochet cast-on

    Knitting in the round

    Stranded colourwork

    Kihnu vits knitted braid

    Bobble stitch

    Basic decreases

    Sewn Fringe

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