Take one end of the yarn and begin wrapping it loosely around the palm of your hand, approximately 50 times.
Cut a 5” long strand and secure that around the wrapped yarn, removing your hand.
Tie the strand into a tight knot around the wrapped yarn.
Cut the yarn loops to form pom-pom.
Paint the surface of the wood circles in gold paint.
Print out the gnome hat pattern. Place the pattern on top of the felt sheet and cut along the solid line.
Wrap the felt into a cone-shaped gnome hat using a wooden dowel (or pencil) to help wrap the felt around leaving a small opening at the cone tip.
Glue the overlapping edges of the felt cone-shaped hat to hold in place.
Cut a piece of twine 20” long and fold in half.
Tie the cut ends of the twine around the pom-pom.
Thread the looped end of the twine through the hole at the top of the hat.
Pull on the twine loop to force the hat on top of the pom-pom.
Glue one wood ball to the bottom edge of the hat. Glue two painted wood circles onto the front of the hat.
Trim any really long and uneven yarn ends.