A new gnome square! Just in time to celebrate! Are you surprised to see a gnome? We are doing a series of cat squares this year. Last year we did a new gnome square each month (see: A Year of Gnomes).
This square has been waiting about a year for me to get around to it. An American friend asked me to make this and she must have the most patience I’ve ever heard of to wait this long.
There are 3 flag options for this one square; and of course they each come with an option for using the interlocking crochet technique or the overlay mosaic crochet technique. That makes 6 squares for you to choose from.
There is an American Celebration Gnome, a Canadian Celebration Gnome, and a blank flag option. Technically, the Canadian Gnome has a heart flag… not a Canadian flag. So you might decide to use that one to represent whatever you love. I couldn’t make a maple leaf in such a small chart space.
Some samples of this new gnome square:
I have no intentions of creating every flag. The blank flag option is available for you to work some magic though! Sew on an applique, get some fabric paint, or just use special colors for your square to represent you!
This gnome can be used in place of another gnome in the Year of Gnomes series, or you can make a wall hanging or a pillow or something fun.
If you want to use the mosaic technique you will notice that the mosaic options have all been adjusted to remove the interlocking mesh dots and extra border lines. I will soon have an update for each square in the Year of Gnomes eBook so that the adjusted mosaic squares will match this gnome (no mesh dots or extra border lines).
I didn’t want to create three separate listings on Ravelry for this gnome. Even though there are 3 flag options it feels like basically the same square, so I’ve put all three flag options under the one listing. And I needed to publish it before Canada Day so I rushed my testers a bit, sorry! I was cutting it close, eh?
Thank you so much to my testers! I appreciate having a team I can rely on and I promise I will try harder at being more organized so you have more time to make pretty things!
As always, when you start a new project, make sure you read the pattern to know which color you want to use as the Main Color. My patterns always refer you to the chart (and the chart is found after the written portion).
Master List of Gnomes
- Gnomesflake (winter blanket)
- A Year of Gnomes (eBook of monthly squares and all-in-one blanket)
- January Gnome
- February Gnome
- March Gnome
- April Gnome
- May Gnome
- June Gnome
- July Gnome
- August Gnome
- September Gnome
- October Gnome
- November Gnome
- December Gnome
- Title Banner (FREE)
- Interlocking version: PDF in Facebook Group Files
- Mosaic version: PDF in Facebook Group Files
- Adjusted Mosaic version: view FREE ONLINE or download PDF in Facebook Group Files
- Celebration Gnomes (not included in eBook)
Get the Patterns
For the month of July you will get an automatic 20% discount on this new gnome.
If you’re quick, and grab this square in the first week, you can get 40% off (use code “40FLAG”, offer expires 11:59 pm CST July 7, 2022).
This new Celebration Gnome is NOT included in the eBook from last year, but you might be interested in those gnomes so I’ve linked them below.
Interlocking Crochet Details
- Chart is 81 x 81 (40-windows)
- Crochet hook: 4.5 mm (US7)
- Gauge: 16 stitches x 8 rows in one color = 4” square
- Finished size: 20″ x 20″ / 51cm x 51cm
- Worsted Weight Yarn (460-485 yards)
- Main Color (MC) – 230 yards plus 25 yards for optional SC border
- Accent Color (AC) – 230 yards
Mosaic Crochet
- Chart is 77 x 77
- Crochet hook: 5 mm (H-8)
- Gauge: 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4″ square
- Finished size: 20” x 22” / 52cm x 56cm
- Worsted Weight Yarn (600 – 955 yards)
- Main Color (MC) – 250-280 yards
- Coordinating Color (CC) – 350-375 yards
- Optional Envelope Border – 300 yards
