I have wanted to make this winter-season pixie for several years now and I am thrilled to finally do so here. My daughter had a friend from Amsterdam and at the inception of this project idea I asked him how to say elf in Dutch. He told me Elfje means little elf or pixie in Dutch, said like Elf-ya. I loved the name immediately. I also love this lanky elf. For some reason, every time you knit one it turns out to have a different personality (you’ll see what I mean). Be careful: knitting an Elfje is addicting, and you may have to make more than one.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
9½“ 24 cm from the tip of the toe to the top point of the hat

YARN
Woolens by Barrett Wool Co. (100% American wool; 50 g / 180 yd / 164 m)
– 1 skein each in Door County (C1) and Loam (C3)
– 1 skein in either Birdie, Toast, Snowbound, or Earthen (C2)
OR in sport weight yarn:
15 yds / 14 m in C1
10 yds / 9 m in each C2 and C3

NEEDLES
– One set dpns in size US 3 / 3.25 mm
Or size to obtain gauge