Un Noël en tricot, JvH (500 pcs)

The cabin is decked out from top to bottom, but nothing is going as planned in this 500-piece puzzle signed by Jan van Haasteren. In the middle of the room, a whole family in knitted Christmas sweaters ends up tangled in giant balls of wool, right along with a cat and a dog caught in the same stitches. On a ladder, a woman hangs a fir wreath near the lit fireplace, while a man puts up decorations around a frosted window. On the left, a woman in a yellow dress sits on the floor knitting with a giant needle, surrounded by stockings and garlands. On the right, another character is finishing off a huge tree covered in ornaments and tinsel, while a scene glimpsed through a window shows a sleigh and reindeer caught up in the very same winter chaos. Every corner of the image hides another funny detail to spot, true to the tradition of Jan van Haasteren puzzles.

This puzzle belongs to the popular Comic Puzzle collection by Jan van Haasteren, known for scenes packed with visual gags and recurring winks that fans of the cartoonist love spotting from one box to the next. A poster of the completed puzzle is included in the box to help you find your way while assembling it: quite handy for this kind of busy winter scene.

Jan van Haasteren, the famous Dutch cartoonist, has been drawing his comical scenes for decades for the collection that bears his name, with equally funny titles such as his puzzles starring police officers or chaotic market scenes. His signature: characters with hilarious expressions, caught up in situations that cheerfully spiral out of control, like this Christmas eve where knitting has clearly taken over the living room.

DIMENSIONS: 49 cm x 35 cm (assembled puzzle)