Oh, Pippi.

I love Pippi. I grew up watching the movies (both Swedish and American versions) and reading the books. I even dressed up as her for Halloween one year (4th grade maybe?).

She's so spirited and quirky. And I just love her spunk.

I want to make something Pippi-esque for my niece for Christmas. I'm thinking I might attempt this fantastic doll that Larissa made over at Mmmcrafts. I love the wry smile she gave Pippi, it's absolutely perfect.

photo from Mmmcrafts

In my quest for finding Pippi inspiration I stumbled across these Etsy finds:

Pippi earings

And this Pippi kid's skirt/apron is pretty cute, I really like the fabric.

I wish I had some to make a little tote bag with.

I think I'll stick to the doll for now and see how that goes first.

If you haven't read the books yet, I highly recommend them. It's a classic Swedish children's book loved by all (or, at least, by most). Pippi was actually featured at the World Expo in Shanghai this year at the Sweden pavilion. The first two photos were taken at the Expo this year, a great experience!

"Now you'd better go home," said Pippi, "so that you can come back tomorrow. Because if you don't go home, then you won't be able to come back tomorrow."

Freddy Teddy

Remember this faceless teddy bear I knitted back in May?! It took me a while, but I finally finished his face! Yay! Turns out my face-embroidery skills are lacking so I decided to do a simple button-nose and ribbon mouth.

I used the pattern for the "flat ted" from Zoe Mellor's Knitted Toys book. Great book, but not many instructions on finishing the toys. For example, not much was mentioned about how to sew up the seams or embroider the face for this project.

It feels good to finish a project that has been laying around staring me in the face, literally (only his eyes were on until today).

This knit teddy bear is going to be a Christmas present for the newest addition to my family, my nephew! He probably won't be able to play with it until he's a little older because of the button nose (choking hazard). But hopefully one day he'll enjoy dragging him around and playing with him!

"Merry Christmas!"