Manos in mostly sage green, with a few hanks of black, one olive green, and a variegated with black, shades of green, and brown. Hopefully, if I can ever manage to find some bobbins, this will turn into a sweater. I've designed the pattern myself, but have never knitted off of bobbins before, so this should be interesting. As a matter of fact, the only real color work I've ever done is that felted handbag in the previous post.

I've also casted on and ripped back the Counterpane Carpet Bag about 3 times. I don't know why, but my stitch count is always off on row 8 and I can't figure out why. Maybe I should refrain from knitting this on the train. That way, I'll be forced to start another pair of socks or something. Oh, twist my arm. Anyway, hopefully I'll have it done in time for Mother's Day. If I can get a whole repeat done, I'll post pics. Probably not tomorrow, though. Tomorrow we'll be working on restoring my Grandpa's truck, which I inherited and my husband wants to restore to it's former glory.

In other news, The Husband and I went to our first Aikido class last night. It was great! I'm sore, but very excited to go back. It's great to learn something new together, and we took in so much information that I can't imagine learning this without someone to practice with in between classes. And he won't go easy on me either - he's the type of competitor that wants to bring out the best in his opponent. Only one more thing that I respect about him. He always inspires me to do my best.

A handbag for my mother-in-law.

The yarn is Ella Rae Classic in 5 different colors:
Ecru, Dark Brown, Camel Brown, Pastel Pink, and Rosey-Mauve (those may not be the actual color names on the label)

Knitted on a US 7 circ.

This knitted up very quickly and was pretty much my first time really changing colors so often on something that would be so noticeable.
I'm not crazy about how you can see where the seam is, but overall I'm very happy with it. I put in a cute fabric liner with a pocket, but I didn't like it when it was finished so I pulled it out.

Bubble Lace Scarf inspired by this book.
It's actually a pattern for a curtain, but I thought it would look great in some lightweight alpaca I had laying around. It's perfect for this time of year when it's still so cool in the mornings (I commute on public transportation so I do a lot of standing around outside before and after work.)

The yarn I bought at Alpacapalooza last year. The post can be found here. If I remember correctly, it was in a bundle of 3 smaller hanks from Sunbreak Alpacas in Auburn. I think it was knitted on US 5's or 6's. I can't remember.

The scarf itself is beautifully colored; hand-dyed purple with a little hint of coral pink here and there, and the variegation is incredible. The bubbles thin out toward the middle where the scarf lays around my neck so that the knit is more consistent for warmth, but then they pick up again at the other end. I love it.

Trekking socks, knitted on US 2 dpn's

Took forever, knitting at night and on the bus to and from work.
I thought I'd have a hard time finishing the pair, since after you finish the first one you realize you're only half way done. But it truly didn't bother me. I can't wait to cast on a pair for myself!

He loves them, but finds them hot and itchy. I'm trying to decide what fiber content to use for his next pair.