Pinecone Gnomes

After adding more pinecones to my collection I thought I'd better use some of them.

So with Christmas approaching I thought I'd make some Gnome decorations.

I cut a pipe cleaner in half for arms and legs. Glued them in place to make the arms and legs.

Decorated a 3/4 inch wooden bead with rosy cheeks and eyes before gluing it to the top of the pinecone.

Cut out mittens and shoes from felt, and uses whip stitch to sew them together.

Cut out cone shapes for hats

And a long rectangle for a scarf. And a gnome was born! But he is a bit a a sun lover and keeps escaping to stand soaking up the sun!

Autumn is...

Autumn is sneaking into my garden bringing with it the promise of long evenings knitting in front of the telly.