
Soon this tree’s branches will be snow-laden.
I’m not sure if winter have arrived in other temperate countries in the northern region, but it have arrived here in Mongolia. It seems like when I was gushing about the brilliant colours of autumn, I read about knitters talk about the end of summer on their blogs. When I was feeling my nose get frozen whenever I go out of my house, I read about knitters talk about autumn.
In anycase, I’m beginning to think fingerless mitts are indeed pointless. Once I finish the pair of mittens I’m knitting for the bf, I’m going to add fingers to my endpaper mitts.
A couple of days ago, we went for a wee bit of hiking. We didn’t hike long because of the weather. Right now (afternoon) its 2C. On the day we were hiking, it was -20C (-4F) because it just snowed the previous day, and it was outside the city.

Lichen coated rocks and a sprinkle of snow crystals, with the sun setting behind a mountain range while throwing its last few warm rays over the land.
That was the only decent picture I took because my camera is kinda broken. One of the battery’s latch broke again. This is the 3rd time in 1+ years. Not like I abuse my camera.. My other cameras did not have the same problem. There isn’t any canon service center in Mongolia so I’ll just have to live with it for the next 8+ months.
There is some knitting to showcase, though. Here is the hat that I knitted for the bf this summer.

Stranded hat with the scarf I knitted for him last christmas. Will blog properly about the hat and give specifications next time. Now I’m making a pair of mittens (at his request) to match the stranded hat.

Another picture taken from the top of the hill, looking towards the direction of the city (which is not visible from this picture).

Me wearing the first hat I tried knitting for the bf in the summer of 2008. The width was too small for him so I inherited the hat instead.. Until I clear a few gift WIPs so I can cast on for a hat for myself. WIPs include:
Matching stranded mitts
Entrelac vest (just got past the armholes currently!)
Endpaper gloves/mitts.
Pinky fluffy shawl/scarf
I need to knit faster.
Yesterday we did groceries and bought this:

The bf told me its Russian cheese. Its kinda dried and braided. Tastes a little smokey, quite salty and chewy. I like it quite alot… Its already one third gone in this picture.
Back to knitting!






















































































Flying back home.


















