Needlepoint Stitch Guide For Gnome
This super-cute 4" x 4" design has a charming stitch guide with some uncommon stitches. Enjoy!
Purchase a printed copy of this stitch guide.
You can stitch this design in any order, but we recommend stitching the background last.
Use the threads as a single strand, just as they come.
Beard: This is a unique stitch of parallel repeating columns of Tent stitches and French knots. Stitch the Tent stitch columns and then fill in with the French knot columns. The French knots come up in one hole and down in the hole diagonally up and to the right (like a Tent stitch). The French knot diagram is below.
Pompom: These are French knots wrapped twice. Finish each knot in an adjacent hole (or the same hole if you prefer smaller, tighter knots).
Background: This is a Snow stitch variation with French knots between the "snowflakes". Each French knot was finished in the same hole.
Black Line on Hat: We used a Wrapped Backstitch as surface embroidery over the underlying stitches.
If you have the self-finishing hanger, click here for finishing instructions.
You can buy this fun Gnome needlepoint kit (and the self-finishing hanger separately) here.
