A Gnome's Day

A little gnome was sent forth by his Mama. As he stepped out of the hollow tree, he blinked his eyes a few times. His burrow was dark and cozy, but outside it was a beautiful sunshiny autumn day.

He looked to his right.

He looked to his left.

He sallied forth.

The little gnome strode through the forest with a confident step.

First he stopped to check his moss garden.

Then he stopped to explore a rotting birch log.

He pretended it was a wild forest horse, and rode it for a little while.



Then he crawled up the log, to see how high he could go.

He stood up tentatively, holding onto a small tree.

Even though gnomes live underground in cozy burrows, they love to climb, too.

Then off he went again.

Gnomes in a hurry are a blur of movement.

But mostly, they like to take their time and look at everything.


This little gnome likes sticks. He loves using his stick to whack at everything,

to poke at things on the forest floor,

to wave as he walks,

to steady himself as he climbs rocks,

to explore little holes in the ground,

to knock leaves off trees,

and to use as a walking stick.

When he discovered one of my cameras in the woods,

the little gnome hurried home.

He popped back down into his burrow, and in a flash, he was gone.


Old trees of the forest, what magic secrets you conceal.






Copyright 2009, Beth Curtin.

New Gnome Hat

I made this felted sweater gnome hat for a little baby friend. It is decorated with felt from Magic Cabin, a black glass bead for the bird's eye, and some ribbon. It is lined with soft cotton flannel.




He loves his gnome hat. He visited me for lunch for about an hour and a half the other day, and kept his hat and coat on the whole time. I don't think he wanted to leave. He was just plain comfortable.


For my tutorial on how to make a gnome hat, scroll down the right side of the blog to see the link. Have fun making your little children into gnomes and keeping them super warm and cozy this winter! There is also a link for a story called A Gnome's Day under Beth's Stories.

A Gnome's Day

A little gnome was sent forth by his Mama. As he stepped out of the hollow tree, he blinked his eyes a few times. His burrow was dark and cozy, but outside it was a beautiful sunshiny autumn day.

He looked to his right.

He looked to his left.

He sallied forth.

The little gnome strode through the forest with a confident step.

First he stopped to check his moss garden.

Then he stopped to explore a rotting birch log.

He pretended it was a wild forest horse, and rode it for a little while.



Then he crawled up the log, to see how high he could go.

He stood up tentatively, holding onto a small tree.

Even though gnomes live underground in cozy burrows, they love to climb, too.

Then off he went again.

Gnomes in a hurry are a blur of movement.

But mostly, they like to take their time and look at everything.


This little gnome likes sticks. He loves using his stick to whack at everything,

to poke at things on the forest floor,

to wave as he walks,

to steady himself as he climbs rocks,

to explore little holes in the ground,

to knock leaves off trees,

and to use as a walking stick.

When he discovered one of my cameras in the woods,

the little gnome hurried home.

He popped back down into his burrow, and in a flash, he was gone.


Old trees of the forest, what magic secrets you conceal.






Copyright 2009, Beth Curtin.