In the garden

I've been knitting bunnies! I started making them back in July. I am using Barbara Prime's (free!) Fuzzy Lamb pattern, but I changed the ears and only knit them in one color. Her website is full of really cute toys, and I am thinking of buying one of her books online. http://fuzzymitten.com/
This guy was my first bunny. He is made from the leftover wool/acrylic yarn that I used for the Sierra Cardigan. I really love his face.


This is bunny #2, made from Lana Grossa Baby Alpaca - so he's super soft. I brought him to coffee with my friend Susan, and her adorable daughter liked him so much that I thought they belonged together - so he's with Berenike now.

He has a little white tail made from the leftover yarn from the Christmas Stocking.

This is my most recent bunny - made from GGH Cumba yarn. The yarn is very light and lofty, but I think the gauge is a bit too thin, as the stuffing shows through in places. I think he's adorable, though, and would make another black-and-white bunny with different yarn - or with two strands held together.

He also has a little tail :-)

If this isn't enough cuteness for you, I recommend you check out this website: http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/bunnies/index.html

It is aptly called "Cute Overload: Bunnies."

I can't stop knitting these bunnies. I already have another bunny on the needles - out of 100% angora!

A whole lotta yarn

Ever wondered what 1.2 kilos - 2.65 pounds - of yarn looks like?

I picked this big baby up at a Middle Ages Market for 19 Euros! I am going to use this for an aran sweater with cable patterns, and make it up with Elizabeth Zimmermann guiding me along. I don't know yet if I want to make a cardigan or a pullover. The lady who sold the yarn to me didn't have any baggies left, so I stuck it in my huge (and empty) bag - but there was so much yarn that I couldn't zip it up:

And here is a picture of my second security blanket bunny, who went to the truly adorable Berenike. She seemed to like her bunny alot, and carried her around for a while. :-) Surrounding the bunny are some gifts for her parents, Susan and Oliver: Turkish Coffee with Cardamon and a book of Israeli short stories.

And speaking of adorable - Kinder Eggs are currently featuring sheep! Below is my Oma Wolle:

She's knitting a fair-isle design with sheep - and with classic German-knitter precision. The dark pink-purple yarn she's using matches the cords on my Knitpicks Harmony needles perfectly. So Oma Wolle now lives in my knitting notions bag!