2016. szeptember 28., szerda

Heading into the autumn

This week the cold arrived. Inthe mornings we have 1 degree Celsius. In the weekend it was still summer,

and now Klári wears a hat and a scarf when we are walking to the kindergarten.
The sun is rising in a different place, and much later. 
The light is coming from a completely different direction.
And I started to drink tea. Black tea, without sugar - it is part of the autumn-winter for me.
This cup belonged to my grandmother. It was part of my childhood. It is a luck that we have all 6 of them. I really enjoy motherhood with this boy. He is much calmer than his sister was. We have difficult periods, like now, when his teeth are errupting, but generally he is the kid I never thought I will have.

He is 8 months today. He is a big boy. Mommy's big boy...
With him I can knit quite a lot. I have the first pair of socks for this cold season.
I love how easy to knit these are. I love the simple lace-panel.
And I love that I do not need a chart for it.
The yarn is Vendita Sockenwolle, knitted 2-at-a-time, toe-up, on 2.5 mm needles,

with Fish Lips Kiss heels.
Now I am knitting a hat for Poppyseed, his head grew so much that it is impossible to put on the hat I made for him in February. I have an idea, which keeps coming into my mind and I must test it. 

2016. szeptember 16., péntek

Cardigan for the pony-buttons

I did not finish the cardigan for the first day of kindergarten, but it was finished in time for the cold mornings.

Working with thick yarn on thick needles is hard for the wrists, but in this size is a quick knit anyhow.
I did not have too much knitting-time, as I started this project in the last days of the summer-holiday, I had days when I could not touch my knitting, but there were some extra knitting-times while the girl was swimming,

or Poppyseed was in the garden, under the walnut-tree.
We had the buttons first.
Then she had chosen the yarn, Schachenmayr Trachtenwolle.
The cast-on had some complications, I made swatches on 4 and 5 mm knitting needles, and started to knit on 4 mm, but after a while I realized that the fabric was too stiff. The 5 mm-swatch was too loose. So I reknitted the upper part on 4.5 mm needles, with no swatching before, but it seems that it is OK.
Atfer the ripping I made a provisional CO, to avoid the thick line on the yoke.
I still do not like to sew, so it is a top-down raglan. From the middle I made quite a few increases.
I had no pattern to use.

She opted for a non-hooded version.
Now we can wait for the morning colds.
The darkness is already here...

2016. szeptember 12., hétfő

First day of kindergarten

We had it today.
After a beautiful and long summer holiday today I took Klári to the kindergarten. She was waiting for it - and if I want to be sincere, I was waiting for it, too. It is hard to be at home with the two because they have a completely different rhythm - and all different of mine. Of course, one can adapt to them both, but that means that lots of things will have to be put aside. And it is even harder since Poppyseed started to explore the apartment.
I will start with a much needed cleaning now.
Anyhow, we had a great summer.
Yesterday, as an end chapter of the summer we went to Sovata,
but we ended up in Praid,
Bucin
and Gheorgheni basin too.
There it is real autumn.
We had a beautiful travel home, a quick rain washed away the dust.
It was good to be outdoors,
to get into the Mures probably the last time this year.
Anyhow, we plan some outdoors programs for a warm October weekend in the Mures defile.
But now, the end of summer is proved by the blooming of autumn crocuses...

2016. szeptember 5., hétfő

In progress

The pony-mania is continuing. I started to knit a cardigan (a few times actually, but more about it in a future post).

Klári has chose the yarn. I would have opt for Karisma, but she wanted the lighter and chunkier Trachtenwolle. I am not sure if the buttons will be good, we will see.
I will try to knit a modern fit and a hood.
I also made two tiny swatches.

The blue cables will be a jumper for husband - if the other family member will allow me to knit it, the colorful one should be a hat for Poppyseed-baby, but the 3 mm needles are too big for the yarn, so I will have to try on 2.5 mm-s too.
Meanwhile, the autumn-feeling is deeper each passing day, and I yearn for an autumn like the one we had a few years ago: 

2016. szeptember 3., szombat

End of summer

This year I very clearly feel how the summer lost its power. You can see it in the colors and lights.
We spend quite a lot of time at the countryside, the last time we were there we sat outside until past midnight. It was cold and dark and as there was no moonlight we could admire the night sky. Husband showed me the Andromeda galaxy, it was then when it hit me how very small we are and yet how good is it to be on this world and to be happy.
The last time I was cold when I went outside in the morning.
The dew is whiter and the sun-rays come from a different direction.
It is so autumnal how the foxtail millet is lighted.
I just wait for the colorful, warm autumn.