When spring suddenly seems a distant dream, thanks to the arrival of bitterly cold winds and drifting snow, the best option is to snuggle and I'm doing just that. Knitting in more of these pretty spring colours helps too and I'm slowly working my way towards a little batch of spring dressed bunnies and lambs.
It has been really beautiful outside though. Unusually the snow has come in very localised showers and at times we've had bright sun light shining through the flurrying snow as it whispers it's way to the ground. Thanks to the sub-zero temperatures it's been that dry fluffy kind of snow rather than the slushy wet stuff that is more usual here and that's created the perfect canvas for stories to be written across – stories written by the fox that trotted up the driveway in the night on silent and slender paws, circling around the car and searching for some supper, and stories from the birds who are up at dawn to begin the busy task of breakfasting, leaving a delicate trace of their dartings here and there. Finding these tracks in the morning when I go out to let the chickens out of the coop is one of my favourite things about freshly fallen snow.
Well, hope you're keeping warm where you are and enjoying what the seasons are bringing your way. I'm off to do some more knitting and snuggling 🙂
little cotton rabbits 
Me encanta!!! Que tengas un buen doa!!!
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Just adorable….a row of perfectly formed little legs! And those delicate tracks are just lovely x
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Just finished one leg with trainer for great nephew’s shelf bunny…today we have gentle snow so a great chance to birdwatch and knit the second. Love your beautiful photos…..especially the row of nearly dancing feet! Stay warm…Love Jenni
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Such pretty things to brighten up my day. I live in the red warning area and am home today instead of working – we have over a foot of snow lying and more falling as I write this.
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Knitting and snuggling is the best we can do on this first of March…….I do long for spring though, I really don’t ‘do’ snow!
Just love those cute little legs Julie. 🙂
V x
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The perfection and loveliness of your bunny photos is today equaled by the perfection and loveliness of your prose. You continue to inspire. Fondly, Christie
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Julie — how cute — can’t stand it.
Love all those cute legs/shoes lined up.
I made one of your little bears — I must admit, your pattern writing was amazing. Everything worked so well and the little bear came out so cute.
You are the best. Can’t wait to make my next little friend.
Thanks,
Deb M
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Yeah, but I’m rather bored of being cold now! I need bunny legs to slot on my fingers to keep them warm.xxx
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That queue of legs and shoes make me happy and those bird tracks! Stay warm. Winter was late in coming this year to my part of the world but it’s here it’s a vengeance now. Knitting baby seaters now.
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Such pretty bunny colours! The weather has made me start a new pair of socks!
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Blue and Pink – Colors of Easter which means spring which means warmer weather and beautiful flowers and baby animals! Can’t wait.
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Oh Julie all these delightful legs and shoes, love them.
Like you we have been having real heavy snow up here in Largs, Scotland in fact we have been stuck indoors for two days now and also gave high winds and lots of drifting, schools etc all closed again tomorrow for third day and trains, buses and airports all at standstill, so lots of time for catching up knitting and blog reading.
Beenout walking and taken some lovely pics for paint class! Just love your bird tracks makses me smile.
Love all your soft spring colours for the wee critters can’t wait to see them complete.
Hope Toby and rest of family all well keep cozy and safe
Ellie xxx
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Over here in Maine we’re having that wonderful fifth season…MUD. Things are always dreary and dirty (the windows are covered in salt spray) in mud season except, of course, your beautiful pictures and of course your bunny legs/shoes. Such happy colors. You are always a bright spot 💖
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Julie all those little legs are just perfect and so pretty.
Here in Australia we are still getting a sprinkling of 30C + day temperatures but some of our mornings have a briskness to them…a sign of the coming Autumn.
I notice the pink note book with your name printed on it.. would you mind sharing where you got it from?
Look forward to seeing your Spring creations.
Best wishes Keryl
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I love the way you knit your bunnies Julie, just seeing all the little parts waiting to be magically transformed into beautiful bunnies makes me smile. I have made several myself over the last 3 years and the latest, a little boy bunny in an aran jumper with an extra sailor outfit, is waiting for our new grandson to arrive any day now. Your patterns are classics Julie, thank you for giving me the opportunity to knit such lovely little bunnies that I know my family Will treasure.
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It’s bitterly cold at the moment so I’ve been knitting Boy Mouse in a Cabled Sweater for my daughter for Easter. She and her grandad tell tales of Monroe the Mouse and his wife Marilyn (!!!) so I’m making the characters for her. They are such a delight to make. Slowly seeing the little character emerge from a pile of tiny knitted parts. Enchanting.
Keep warm!
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Where I live in the suburbs, we are not allowed to have chickens but I would love to have a few so I could have fresh eggs! I just spotted my snowdrops popping up their lovely heads yesterday! Overnight we got fifteen inches of snow to cover them all up again! I will see them again, they are so hardy! I live in Rochester, NY near Buffalo!
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De la neige, de la neige !! chez moi aussi, en Basse-Normandie,nous avons eu de la neige mais l’épisode semble terminé! ouf ! J’espère que le printemps va vite arriver.
Bonne journée
Jauneyris
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How beautiful and spring-y! Even the snow looks like spring! (and we know spring snow over here in Michigan! This week we had a couple of days of sunny 17* and then 17 cm of snow!) Probably the tiny footprints 🙂
I always love seeing the color/pattern combinations you use for your darling creatures!
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All those adorable little legs and shoes….a quick question Julie,which yarn are you using for them?
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