Today I whipped up a little Scotty Dog for the big sister of the twins for whom I sewed the blankets with initials.
Each square was 4cm (1.6in) big including seam allowance, or about 3cm (1.2in) finished.
I included two fussy-cut squares of the fabric that I used for the blankets – see the pirate crab and the parrot?
I finished the second of two baby blanket today, for the twins of a friend that were born in December. M is the boy, L the girl. How did you guess? 
We’ve had a little bit of snow this week, but not much. Today, we’ve had some snowfall while the sun was shining, and a few minutes ago this was the view out of our living-room windows:
And now it’s five minutes later and has stopped snowing again…
Ah, the joys of living in the countryside: On September 19th 2015, we found this lovely visitor next to our front door:
It’s a European Mantis (europäische Gottesanbeterin), probably a female because of the size. They are quite rare in Germany and are only found in very warm regions like the one we live in.
This specimen is probably pining for the fjords by now, since only the eggs survive the winter.
Happy New Year! Frohes neues Jahr!
Sun dog near my home town village on December 25th, 2015.
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