Spring or not

The weather has been changing from unusually warm to normal for this time of the year.

 

Just over a week ago we had some new snow and properly cold nights, but the snowdrops keep raising their heads to the sun.

 

Now the snow is all gone again , and I have seen little pale shoots of crocuses and daffodils in our garden.

 

When I took the Happy Scrappy Spring quilt to Villa Cooper, I took some pictures of the shop's spring look. Here is a potholder tree.

 

Easter colours on the old stove.

 

The exhibition closet is showing dolls handmade by one of the members..

 

I'm participating in a secret swap hosted by the Flying Mitten. I'm sure my secret friend is not reading my blog so I can tell about the swap here safely. I have sent her a holder for double ended knitting needles and a ball of baby yarn with a challenge to knit a pair of the Train Socks for the new babies in her town. Here are my newest versions, one more pair with the yarn I used for the to-be-baby-twins across the street (socks on the left), and one pair in a spring green yarn that was lighter so these socks will be for a very tiny baby:

 

 

 

 Yesterday I knitted some little dishcloths in bamboo yarn.

 

 

 

Spring or not - I think we can call it Spring as the first migrating birds have arrived. On Friday I saw the first robin, and since Saturday there have been finches in our garden too.