July 24, 2021

When I was going through some of Mum’s cross stitch patterns and kits I came across a booklet that had a pattern Mum liked; she had made up a kit with the pattern, fabric and the floss. The pattern wasn’t something I was interested in so I took out the fabric and floss and added it into my own stash.

Before sending the magazine to the give-away bin I decided to see what else was in it. There, on the very next page, was this gnome pattern. I knew that Deloise had spent some time doing some online gnome knitting last winter; she ended up with some very cute ones in different sizes. I needed a “card” for Deloise and how could I not turn this pattern into a card.

When I was telling a friend about my timely find she said she would have made up a kit and sent the package rather than do it herself! So you’re lucky Deloise that I had already started stitching before I talked to her.

I hope this little project will find a spot on a shelf next to one of her gnomes.