back to snow

we left sunny, warm california last week -- and the very next day we got home, it started to snow. and snow. and snow. when it finally stopped we had almost a foot of snow.

while baby girl still isn't a huge fan of her snow suit, she doesn't mind being in her snow suit in the snow. she even fell over in the snow and the wind blew snow in her face, and she didn't even mind. she's a snow bunny for sure. (baby girl will actually brave any weather just to get outside. she loves being outdoors.)


with our welcome back snow storm upon us, i was glad that i had just finished a new scarf. i have learned to knit -- but am not that great. can't crochet. but this pattern called for braiding. and that's one skill i do decently.

it actually was pretty easy once you get the hang of reading the instructions, and i did do a few practice rounds before i felt like a true braiding pro. the pattern is courtesy of ah-yi, which i found through grosgrain's 2009 big scarf tutorial. (there are some other wonderful scarf ideas -- so, take a look.)

i added four extra strands of yarn to my scarf. although the next time around, i'd add more than that to make a nice fat scarf. (i also had about half a skein of yarn left.) my finished product ended up being about 3 inches wide and just over 6 feet long.

if you live somewhere cold, i hope you have a scarf -- i think it makes a huge difference! (i got one for mr. pike this year, and with his morning and evening walks from the train station, he thinks so too now!)