Maybe just a little bit gnomish

Do you know what a gnome is? I think most people have a concept thanks to children's stories, cartoons and movies...And who hasn't stolen a garden gnome or two in their time? I haven't of course, that would be the wrong thing to do...😇

I googled "gnome" and this is what came up:

• A legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.
• A small garden ornament in the form of a bearded man with a pointed hat.
• A small ugly person.

It all sounds legit however out of the three options above guarding the earth's treasures sounds the best right? Who wants to be judged as a small ugly person?

Above you can see a photo of your typical garden-variety gnome me wearing my new beanie which my mother in-law made for me. I'm off to a shooting event this long weekend and it's expected to be quite cold at night, close to zero degrees, so she decided to make me this beanie to keep my noggin warm. Normally my noggin self-heats due to all the thinking I do, like a CPU, however on the weekend I'm putting it in park, shutting down the engines and letting the old noggin take a break...So it might get cold.

I'm pretty happy with my noggin warmer as it's not itchy on my noggin and isn't too hot having a sort of semi-open weave to it. I also like the colours as it will help me blend into the environment. OD green (khaki) is one of my go-to colours along with just about any sort of cammo when I'm out shooting so it works. She must know what I'm like...After 31 years of having the pleasure of being my mother in-law you'd expect that though. She made it using the device in the image here. She would have knitted it by hand however the feeling has not come back to her hands after her cancer treatment [chemotherapy] so this method is easier for her. I'd give you a technical explanation of how it works but I have no clue about it so you'll have to make it up for yourself. OK, you twisted my arm, I'll give it a go...

You get the wool, twiddle it around those little yellow pegs working your way in a circular motion, weaving and twiddling, twiddling and weaving and then...You're done. Nothing to it! Anyway, it doesn't matter how it works, I have my beanie and whilst I now resemble a gnome it'll keep my noggin toasty negating the need to fire it up and use it to generate noggin-warmth over the weekend.

So, if you ever feel inclined to go underground and steal the earth's treasure's you may just find me right there guarding it. Make sure you come prepared ok? On the other hand, the next time you steal a garden gnome from some poor unsuspecting neighbour it could very well be me you're picking up...Or...Maybe I'm just a small ugly person and finally found my gnome-hat to complete the look. Either way at least my noggin will be cosy and warm this weekend. Thanks mother in law. Good work.

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