Knit love in the dark

November 12, 2016 12:42 PM

Anna Hrachovec shows us a tiny knitted gnome's response to this past week.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl (8 comments total)

So beautiful! Thank you
posted by Harpocrates at 12:49 PM on November 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

So sweet : )
posted by thebrokedown at 1:02 PM on November 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

I love this. All knitting reminds of my Gram, she'd love this. As a knitter, I love this because of what gram said when my attention would wonder thus stitches missed.

"Stick to your knitting"

And that's a powerfully beautiful thing.
posted by clavdivs at 1:57 PM on November 12, 2016 [3 favorites]

Anna? I wonder if her friends sometimes call her Ann: Gnome Ann.

And Language Log on Gnome Ann.
posted by Joe in Australia at 3:30 PM on November 12, 2016 [2 favorites]

Thank you. We need all the cheer we can get now.
posted by mermayd at 3:34 PM on November 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

Awwwww. A++ will watch moar.
posted by Glinn at 3:46 PM on November 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

I posted this to my knitting blog's Facebook page with the comment, "After a week of terrible news, I'm sending you all some love in a medium we all know and understand -- knitting." It was well-received, garnering 370 shares, 399 likes, and a number of enthusiastic comments. But one person commented, "What terrible news?" I replied, "This, for one thing," and linked to a news item about the wave of hate crimes following the election. I hope the fact that the commenter didn't respond to my reply was a positive sign.
posted by orange swan at 4:35 PM on November 12, 2016 [9 favorites]

::sniffle:: Wonderful, really needed this, thanks.
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 4:40 PM on November 12, 2016 [1 favorite]