Monday - Hétfő

I'm on my new place for three weeks now and the chaos is starting to wanish. We still dont have a sofa, or curtains on the bedroom window for that matter, and the second wardrobe is still flatpacked, so we living in the lounge and in the kitchen, which is almost useless as the washing machine is broken and had to pull it out in the middle of the room to let the wall dry. Also have a few bills to sort out, and... thats it :) We have heating, and is so much coier here then at my old place where i was always cold!

No much money hough so my first package in Secret Pal 16 i'm sending ou today will be wool-less. I will hopefully make it up on the second package especially as my spoilee has her birthday at the end of february.

After the move for nearly two weeks i couldnt even look at yarn - my final tally was 7 bags by the way... P promised to throw out a few on the way here but he didn't dare :D I spent a couple evenings since then on the Central Park Hoodie and is coimng together very nicely, button-bands and sewing left only.
Here's P modeling it for me - hopefully it will be just a bit too small for him otherwise he will steal it from me :D

Still alive but barely kicking -

Bookshelves - Konyvespolcok

My old baby-bookshelf, overflowing with books:


The new tall bookshelf - assembled at half past nine in the evening, so no back piece as it needed nailing on and didn't wanted to start off badly with the neigbourhs - and for comparison, the old one behind it:

And the new one with backing on and with all the books on it - since then i packed the bottom shelf full with magazines and rearranged it a bit, and still have room on it.

Lord Byron

Apparently, hungarian schools do theach about him, unlike the english ones. Or, which is more plausible, my dear boyfriend is really not into literature :D

Finished painting - Befejezett festmény

Feature wall in the lounge is done. Took ages but finally finished :)

Happy New Year! - BÚÉK!

(Now back to the sponge factory...)

(Ideje visszamenni szivacsot pakolni...)

Secret Pal 16 Questionnaire

9th January - sorry was too busy in the last week, only completed this now. I'll be moving today and dont know when can i get internet again, hopefully in a couple of days :)

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely not like?

I like superwash merino - simple and effective ;) Couldn't warm up to bamboo or nylon content but dont mind acriliyc if its soft enough.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?

I have a needle case or two for my straigth ones, the circulars usually hang from a nail on the wall :D

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?

I learned to knit when i was 11 but took it up seriously only 2 years ago. I'm intermediate in lace a looser when it comes to get something to fit or get the exact size.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

Used to have, under the name zmihalik (but havent used in a long time)

5. What’s your favorite scent?

Light, subtle flowery scents like lily of the valley; cinnamon, cherrie

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?

I love cakes and icecream :) Not a fan of candies and cant stand liqourice .

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?

Embroidery, cross stitch, beadwork, learning to sew too :) No time for spinning, busy knitting :)

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)

I dont like club, mixes and rap but everything else i do. Old style rock, world music, even classics :)

9. What’s your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can’t stand?

All shades of blue especially azure, turquise, and darkblue; i like autumn colours too, dont like pink and neon-bright colours.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?

About to move in with my boyfriend (today!!) No pets yet, planning a kitten soon

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?

Yes please. I have plenty of shawls and scarves but lacking in mittens...

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?

Lace shawls. Beautiful, quick, can use a one-off expensive yarn, and no worries about the fit :D

13. What are you knitting right now?

A hoodie for myself.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

I'd like to very much!

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

Circulars, wooden or metal. Dont like bamboo, too sticky for me.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

Yes, both, but they arent the greatest :(

17. How old is your oldest UFO?

Ancient. Three years maybe?

18. What is your favorite holiday? What winter holiday do you observe?

Christmas, christmas :)

19. Is there anything that you collect?

Yarn, needles, books, yarn...

20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?

I'd really like a skein of Sock that rock yarn... I'd like one of EZ or B. walker's books, or Estonian lace, or Susan Lewis's book on lace or something from Yarnharlot... No money coz of mooving :(

I'm not a subscriber but i buy Simply Knitting every month (lightens up grocery shopping to get aknitting magazine too )

21. Are there any new techniques you’d like to learn?

Make garments that actually fit and arent way too big.

22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?

I was before the shawl-fever kicked in and want to go back :) Size 38 (eu) or 5,5 (uk) - medium usually fits :)

23. When is your birthday?

14th september

24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what’s your ID? Yes, i'm shadowbat there too :)