Christmas Gnomes

Something new I've made for this year's Christmas craft season is these Christmas gnomes. I know they're called gonks but that word just sounds weird to me.

These came about as I was looking for a way to use some cardboard cones that my Mum had given me. She got them from some wool that was given to her, which was wrapped around the cones. 

I asked her to crochet me some red and green hats for these gnomes and I put the rest of them together. The beards are made of some white fake fur, and the noses and arms are made of felt.

For some of the gnomes I put a pipe cleaner in the hats so they could be bent over, which I think looks very cute.

I really love this guy whose hat is decorated like a Christmas tree! I probably should have used a bigger pom pom on the top, but I didn't have one. Oh well, it adds character!

Take a look at how I made these guys in the video below, along with another idea for using the cones.