According to my youngest son, it was about time I knitted a new gnome. He had clear instructions in mind! This time, the gnome had to be huge, with a longer fluffier beard and legs… Who am I to turn down such a cute request? And here’s the end result! I hope you like him as much as my little Taylan does.
(The fluffy yarn used for the beard has Taylan’s seal of approval!)

Yarn:
50g Wendy Merino DK Smoke (dark grey)
50g Wendy Merino DK Birge (beige)
10g Wendy Merino DK Oatmeal (peach)
10g Sirdar Snuggly Snowflake DK white
30g Sirdar Alpine Midnight (0406)

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles - These are used for all body parts of your gnome
7mm straight needles for the beard

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
Ziplock bag of dried lentils, chickpeas rice or any other dried goods. This is purely to keep the gnome from toppling over!

Size:
60 cm tall when sitting, measured from the top of his hat to his feet.

Abbreviations
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Psso: Pass slipped stitch over the last worked stitch