Monday Musings…Gnomes a New Obsession

Ruh rho…I may have just unintentionally created a new gnomes obsession…

Totally, minding my own business the other day, preoccupied, for probably longer than I realized, on Pinterest…I stumbled over an adorable knitted gnome…that naturally, had me searching Ravelry (where more uncounted moments of my time disappeared) for more cute knitted gnome patterns…which then led me back down the rabbit trail to Pintrest and before I knew what was happening, I had created a secret Gnome board (a secret board…cause maybe a Gnomes obsession is weird?!?) with lots of little adorable gnome pins added. Next thing you know I have opened Amazon up in another browser window and lo and behold, 3 (count them…one, two & three!!) adorable gnomes jumped in my cart and started arriving at my house yesterday!! How does this happen?!?!

Well, when the coast was clear (ie…boyfriend was working and not able to witness the unveiling of the first 2 gnome arrivals)…I unpacked the ‘hammock slumbering gnome’ and the little fellow with his hands behind his back…and…I AM IN LOVE…they are ADORABLE!!!!

I had to do a little research about gnomes…wondering if they had some magical powers over unsuspecting people making them a little ‘gnome crazed’…

Here is what I found according to the New World Encyclopedia…thought, they might be a little more of a creditable source than Wikipedia on such important fact finding missions 🙂

“The depiction of gnomes has changed quite often over the years and remained different in different cultures. Originally many of them were conceived of as ugly, ground dwelling creatures that were less humanoid than the gnomes of today. In fact, they were more akin to small goblins and disfigured faeries, and acted more like animals than human beings. In contrast, modern sources often depict gnomes as diminutive, stout humanoids who wear tall, pointed conical caps and dress in solid colors such as blue, red, or green; in this depiction, the male gnome always has a long white beard. They have the intelligence of a human (are sometimes thought to be wiser), and have human-like personalities.

While their appearances may differ, the older and newer traditions do share a similar belief in gnomes’ capabilities: They are said to move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it, and the sun’s rays turn them into stone. They are incredibly strong and fast, and said to possess almost supernatural abilities in the manipulation of natural material (although they also are said to fiercely guard against any unnecessary damage to the earth and wildlife).”

I don’t know what happened…but I am not so patiently waiting for my 3rd little guy to show up at my door…and I may (or may not) have a wishlist and cart full of possible other gnomes that are begging to come live at my house. Not to mention, frantically stash diving for just the right yarn to start on my little knitted one as well 🙂