Jänku

This weekend I visited my family for the first time after my nephew was born. Naturally, I had to knit him something.

I made him a bunny. It's a bit too "old" for him right now, but it'll be perfect to toss out of the pram in the spring/summer.

I used cashmere yarn for the knitting and pure sheep's wool for the stuffing. I left it soft so that when he rolls over it, it won't be hard or pokey.

ETA: Link to the pattern in Ulla 01/09 - Lutu-Pupu and to my project on Ravelry - Jänku. The pattern is in Finnish only, as far as I know.

Snow!

Finally! It snowed yesterday. It's all gone today, but it snowed. Whee!

Midwinter

Happy midwinter holidays!

Simon's Cat - Sticky Tape

Have you packed all your presents? If not, maybe it'll go faster with a little help from Simon's Cat.

No Winter

I wish I could say that the winter is here, that there is snow on the ground, and that it's cold enough for it to stay. I can not. It is not cold enough for snow, in fact it even has not snowed yet!

It is grey, and chilly, and dark. So very dark. I get up before the sun and this is what I see when I go home after work. Street lights, and more darkness.

I want snow! ...and winter.