Free knitting pattern for a garden gnome jacket

A little while back I told a garden gnome tale. 
The story ended by showing the jacket that I knitted for our garden gnome;  my own bit of garden yarn bombing.

I wrote up the pattern and listed it on Ravelry but thought I might as well put it on the blog too, so that it is there if anyone else feels inclined to cover their garden in knitting.  Here it is:

Materials:  A small ball of Double Knitting yarn, a pair of knitting needles size 3.75mm, and two buttons.

Measurements:  My gnome measures about 11 inches (28cm) tall and 12 inches (30cm) around the chest.  The jacket will of course also fit any small toy, teddy or doll of similar dimensions.

 

Abbreviations:  sts = stitches;  k = knit;  k2tog = knit 2 sts together;  tbl = through back of loops.

The jacket is made in one piece.  Make the pieces in the following order:

 

Left front:

Cast on 20 sts and knit 24 rows.  Break yarn and leave sts on needle.

Sleeve:

Cast 22 sts onto the needle holding the front and knit 24 rows.  Break yarn.

Back:  Cast 30 sts onto the needle holding the other pieces and knit 24 rows.  Break yarn.

Sleeve:

Cast 22 sts onto the needle holding the other pieces and knit 24 rows.  Break yarn.

Left front:

Cast 20 sts onto the needle holding the other pieces and knit 24 rows.  Do not break yarn.

Work the yoke across all the sts (114 sts).

Yoke:

Row 1:  k 17, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k16, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k24, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k16, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k13, cast off 2sts, k1 (104 sts)

Row 2:  k2, cast on 2 sts, k to end  (106 sts)

Row 3:  k 16, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k14, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k22, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k14, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k16 (98 sts)

Row 4:  k

Row 5:  k 15, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k12, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k20, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k12, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k15 (90 sts)

Row 6:  k

Row 7:  k 14, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k10, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k18, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k10, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k14 (82 sts)

Row 8:  k

Row 9:  k 13, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k8, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k16, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k8, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k13 (74 sts)

Row 10:  k

Row 11:  k 12, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k6, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k14, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k6, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k12 (66 sts)

Row 12:  k

Row 13:  k 11, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k4, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k12, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k4, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k7, cast off 2 sts, k1 (56 sts)

Row 14:  k2, cast on 2 sts, k to end (58 sts)

Row 15:  k 10, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k2, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k10, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k2, k2tog tbl, k2, k2tog, k10 (50 sts)

Row 16:  k

Cast off.

To make up:  Turn inside out join side and sleeve seams.  Turn right side out and attach buttons to right front to match button holes.

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