Christmas Reindeer Gnome Knitting Pattern PDF Gonk Chocolate Orange Cover DK

Turn a chocolate orange into a charming Christmas gift with this knitted reindeer gonk cover!

With his tall pointed hat, little antlers, bright red nose and textured white beard, this festive character makes a lovely finishing touch for Christmas treats. A patterned band around his rounded body and tiny contrasting hands complete the design.

Use your finished cover for stocking fillers, Christmas table gifts or a handmade surprise for someone special.

PATTERN DETAILS

• Designed to fit over a chocolate orange.
• Knitted flat on two straight needles, then sewn together.
• Uses DK / 8 ply / light worsted, category 3 yarn.
• Includes instructions for the body, arms, beard, nose, hat and antlers.
• Includes a colour chart for the decorative body band.
• Written in English.

The design combines stocking stitch, a garter stitch beard, simple shaping and a small section of colourwork. Suitable for knitters comfortable with knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, following a colour chart and sewing up.

YOU WILL NEED

• Approximately 10g each of white, brown and beige DK yarn.
• Oddments of red DK yarn for the nose.
• One pair of 3mm knitting needles — UK 11 / US 3.
• A sewing needle suitable for yarn.
• Yarn scraps for stuffing the nose.
• A small amount of toy filling if you choose to lightly stuff the antlers.

The pictured version uses a brown body and antlers, beige hat and hands, white beard and red nose. You can also choose your own festive colour combination.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

This listing is for a PDF knitting pattern. The finished cover, chocolate orange, yarn and other materials are not included.