Totoro etc.

I am still in Finland and as everybody else is working or at school I sometimes feel a bit bored, so what could be better than do some knitting and other crafts.

I never knit any toys before, so I gave a try. Totoro, a Japanese cartoon character, is just so cute. It looks a bit like a rabbit, but I am not sure, what it actually is. My Totoro looks definitely more like a rabbit. (and doesn't look very well made) I used some old yarn from my mam's stash. I think the white and grey are Seitsemän Veljestä and black one is something else.

Totoro


Pattern: my own.
Yarn: Seitsemän Veljestä etc. old leftover yarn.

I think next I am going to make a post of my old works. I found my first wool socks I made about 19 years ago and some old jumpers.

In Finland

It's been some weeks since my last post. I am in Finland now, have been actually over 2 weeks now. It's been nice to see everybody and weather hasn't been too bad.

At the moment still feeling horrified because of the shooting in Kauhajoki. My sister actually knows somehow the partner of one of the victims. So sad. They should really make it very very difficult to get any guns. I never actually understood someone's interest in guns. Guns are evil. My family has never been interested in guns. We don't have any guns at home. I know some people who go hunting, but nobody who is doing shooting just for fun.

Maybe the biggest problem is the Finnish society. That guy like the previous shooter had been bullied a lot. I think a lot of Finnish men seem not to speak very much of their emotions and troubles, just keeping everything inside. But not every bullied man shows their long hidden anger that way. Some people get other mental problems. I think schools should take bullying more seriously and also the mental health services should be more extense, easily available for anyone. It is not only the problem of schools but also work places and other areas of society. We should make the life bearable for everybody. I wish this would change something and this kind of things could be prevented.