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<p>No. Do not bind off. Leave the stitches on the needle.</p>
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<p>Tracy M.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2026-06-20 5:15 p.m., Tracy Carcione
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi
Tracy M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I\u2019ve
almost finished my hat! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I\u2019m
assuming I bind off before cutting my yarn, but the
instructions don\u2019t say so.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do I
bind off, or are we attaching the live stitches to the head
later?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tracy
Carcione<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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NFB-Blind-Crafters
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org"><nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org></a> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Tracy Mousseau via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 20, 2026 1:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tracy Mousseau
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tracy.mousseau@gmail.com"><tracy.mousseau@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] First part of
knit gnome pattern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Hello:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>today, we knitted the gnome's hat. This is the pattern on
what we did today.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>Tracy M.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<pre>NFB KNITTED GNOME<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Based on Sarah Schira'S patterns<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Copyright © Sarah Schira, 2019 (version 3, July 2022) <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><a href="mailto:sarah.schira@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">sarah.schira@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Modified by Tracy Mousseau, Moose-sew Knits, June 2026<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>What you need to know:<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Knit and Purl<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>I-cord<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Increase and decrease<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Work in the round.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Gnomes are a delight to knit and bring pleasure and happiness to the knitter and person receiving them. Make them to hang, stand unpuported or as a toy.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>MATERIALS<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>Worsted Weight yarn:<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Colour A, 10 grams / 1oz for Hat<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Colour B, 10 grams / 1oz for Body and Arms<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Colour C, 5 grams / 1/2oz for Beard and Nose<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Knitting needles:<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Three 3.75 mm 40cm (US 5, 16in) circular knitting needles<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>or Four 3.75 mm (US 5) double-pointed knitting needles<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Two 4 mm (US US 6) double-pointed knitting needle for beard and armd<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Tapestry needle<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Removable stitch marker<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Clean Polyester stuffing<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Metal washers or glass stones for weight at bottom of gnome to help stand unsupported<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>TENSION<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>A firm fabric so the stuffing does not show between the stitches.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>PATTERN NOTES <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Use two of the double- pointed knitting needles to work the I-cord at the top of the Hat and the Arms.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Use four double-pointed or three 40cm / 16 inch circular knitting needles to knit in the round.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>ABBREVIATIONS <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>dec - decrease<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>dpn - double-pointed needle<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>inc - increase<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>K - knit<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>K2tog - knit two sts together (1 st dec)<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Kfb - knit into front and back of stitch.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>MB - make bobble<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>ndl - needle<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>P - purl<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>sl1P - slip 1 stitch purlwise<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>psso - pass slip stitch over<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>rem - remin[ing]<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>rep - repeat<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>rnd - round<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>RS - right side<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>st[s] - stitch[es]<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>st-st - stocking stitch<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>WS - wrong side.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>ssK - slip slip knit: slip the next 2 stitches one by one knitwise, insert the tip of the left needle, from left to right, into the fronts of those two stitches and knit them together (1 stitch decrease)<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Or you can K2tog through the back loop.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>5-Stitch Bobble: Knit into the front, the back, the front, the back, the front. This turns 1 stitch into 5 stitches.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Working on these 5 stitches: Turn work and P5.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Turn, K5.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Turn, P5.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Next row: Sl1P, K1, K2tog, psso - 3 stitches.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Next row: Sl1P, K2tog, psso - back to 1 stitch.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>I-cord: Using two dpns, cast on 3 or 4 stitches. * holding needle in your left hand, slip stitches to righthand end of needle and knit the 4 stitches pulling the yarn snug. Repeat from * until I-cord is desired length. I-cord is worked with the right side facing you at all times. After a few rounds, work will begin to form a tube. Then cut yarn leaving a 4 inch tail. Thread tail onto tapestry needle and draw through the stitches from right to left.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>HAT<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Using Hat colour, cast on 3 stitches onto 3.75 mm (US 5) dpn.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Work 4 rounds of I-cord.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rnd 5: Kfb into every st - 6 sts.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Knit 1 round.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Divide stitches onto three double-pointed needles or three circular needles.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Place a removable stitch marker to mark beginning/end of rounds.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>The hat and body are worked in three sections. Repeat instructions three times.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rnd 7: Knit.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rnd 8: (Kfb into next stitch, K to end of section) thrice - 3 sts per section, 9 sts.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rnds 9&10: Knit.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rnd 11: (Kfb into next st, K to end of section) thrice - 4 sts per section 12 sts.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Rep rnds 9-11 6 more times - 30 sts.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Brim:<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>K 2 rounds.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Purl 3 rounds.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Break off Hat colour. leave a 3 inch tail.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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