It's tidy up time in my garden. The last of our potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and squash are gathered in for another year with just the parsnips left to be pulled after Christmas, as apparently they grow sweeter after a couple of frosts. I'm left with a bowl of green tomatoes which will probably get turned into chutney.
Around the rest of the garden greens are turning to reds – I do love autumn leaves.
There's even a spot of green and red knitting going on inside. I'm really enjoying playing around with new ideas for a batch of nordic animals which will be ready to find new homes in time for Christmas.
Next week it's forecast to be turning colder and I'm looking forward to getting our fire stoked up and curling up with my wool. Hope you have a snuggly weekend!
little cotton rabbits 
Hi Julie,
Those tomatoes look so colourful. And the knitted parts are so cute.
Love Carole from Rossendale xxxx
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Julie – Olivia and I were able to see your post almost realtime! We just took a 4 am walk around the hospital floor and came back to these so darling Christmas outfits! They are all perfect! Enjoy your bounty in the garden!
Leslie and Olivia
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Ooo – I think we might light our fire too this weekend and it might prompt me to finishing my new toy! Our little red acer is standing out like a firecracker in our front garden at the moment – I just love the intense colours in the leaves at this time of year. Very festive arrangement of your knitted parts – I can almost smell the pine needles and vin chaude!
Pen x
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Hello Julie,
I am sooo looking forward to see the finished toys. Their clothes look great already. I wonder where you get the inspiration from to knit so many different jumpers! Do you have a big book with scandinavian patterns or do you make them up?
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Julie:
Those nordic patterns are so CUTE! Why don’t you share some designs with us or tell us where to go get it? I would like to incorporate that on my stocking if you would please… Pretty please!
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Your leaf picture is gorgeous and your nordic designs are perfect. Someone is going to get a really cute Christmas gift!
Janet
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The new outfits and designs are adorable! I mean really, really adorable! I so enjoy seeing your work and get inspired with your blog. Many thanks.
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Hi Julie, Have you ever considered pickling the green tomatoes? They are so good.I am getting ready to pick the rest of my green tomatoes too.
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The bunnywear is adorable. Your disembodied bunny legs with maryjanes made me smile. Have a wonderful weekend. ~Eileen
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I love the picture of your leaves and chutney sounds yummy for those tomatoes. Great bunny outfits too
Hugs Jackie x
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Wishing you a snuggly weekend too…. love those Christmas colours
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I so enjoy seeing your knitted goodies. I am in love with the white dress with the red bow. So darling!
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The leaf picture is gorgeous. But so is your festive nordic knitting! Love with the stripey tights and mary janes!
K x
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Beautiful leaf photo Julie!
I’ve just put a match to my fire and it’s beginning to crackle. So curling up with my knitting sounds good and I’m always inspired to knit when I see your gorgeous knitting!! Such lovely, lovely designs!
Have a good weekend. 🙂
Vivienne x
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Hi Julie
I am loving those Nordic designs and will be doing my best to try and bag one of those when they go on sale (a girls gotta try) I love little Lotta & Lars and have been taking a glance at the calendar throughout the year to see their smiling faces – it won’t be long now until they are on show completely and then that will be another year gone by!
I am with you on the snuggly knitting it is my favourite time of year.
Thanks for asking after hubby he is on the mend – slowly and needs something to do to keep him busy as boredom has well and truly set in – if only he could knit I could keep him busy with my flower brooches as I have lots of fairs coming up.
Bye for now
Davina x
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I’m racing to get my wristwarmers finished before it gets cold, and we’re stoking up the fire here too!
Lovely autumn post, Julie.
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The Nordic knitting is gorgeous. Can’t wait to see what animals will be wearing which outfits.
I love the colour changes in autumn.
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Hi Julie…love your beautiful Christmas designs….and the little legs are supercute! We’re downsizing,ready to move, so I wasn’t going to light the fire ever again…but I think I’ve just changed my mind! Enjoy your snuggly weekend!
Jenni xx
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The outfits are so lovely. You do wonderful work.
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Hi Julie,
Yes, make chutney with your green tomatoes and squash! I made some with Victoria plums and green tomatoes and it is now ready to eat. I love chutney at Christmas on cold turkey, yum!
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Love the nordic knitting- please please can we have the patterns I would love to be able to incorporate them into my knitting for my niece.
Have a nice weekend!!
Thanks
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Gorgeous photo of the leaves. Autumn is so brilliant for colour! Fantastic knitting – I’m in awe!
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Parsnips most definitely taste better after a frost – my Dad’s do anyway!
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I love those little legs sitting there all by themselves:)
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My tomato plants will be cleared away today and the remaining green tomatoes will be left on the windowsill to hopefully ripen. I’m savouring the last few homegrown tomatoes.
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I always love your nordic outfits – it wouldn’t be Christmas without them ..
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ooooOOOOooooo, get you with your christmas patterns!! I LOVE ’em! Can’t wait to see the finished products! ;o)
Have a fab Sunday…..
hugs
hello gorgeous xxx
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Oh Julie! Those new bunny clothes (and legs!!) are just adorable! Lucy x
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Hi Julie – As we have come to expect, gorgeous photos and wonderful knitting. An October wish would be that you sell us some of your very creative patterns – how great would that be!!! Hope the chutney making goes well and you will then be able to enjoy with your Christmas cold meats – yum can just imagine the taste!! Take care, JennyH.
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You know we love your nordic patterns and designs! How about updating your free Christmas stocking with some new design patterns?
That would be great for me!
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No more fresh greens for the chickies ;-(
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Oh those little Nordic outfits are gorgeous! I love the little rheindeer running round the skirt :o)
xxx
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Honestly, I’ve looked at a lot of sewing/knitting/crafting blogs, and I’ve seen a lot of fun things, but your animals and knits are over the top great. Thanks for posting their pictures online, so that we around the world can see your darling work. I’d love to purchase one, but am happy just to be able to see them. I keep coming back to peek!
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I am looking forward to cooler weather. I know that the garden is out until spring but the cold weather offers great things, too. I love to grow winter crops. This keep fresh vegetables coming in all the time.
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