Adventure Knitting!

I've finally taken the plunge into colorwork! I found a cute mitten pattern on Ravelry called Herringbone Mittens with Poms and decided it was time to try. Other than misreading the chart and forgetting to increase for the thumb in the appropriate places, its going well so far. I'm using some grey and red alpaca from my stash so they'll be nice and warm when winter hits. The photo is w/o needles because I'm in the process of ripping back to fix my lack of increases.

Plymouth Yarn Indiecita Alpaca in Grey and Burgandy

Yes, some digital photography has been restored to me. Ignore the date on the photo. I haven't bothered with changing it on the camera yet.

And, yes, that is a very shiny ring on my left hand - my beloved Chris proposed last month and we're now engaged! In fact, the other project on my needles is a gift for him so I can't tell you about it because he sometimes stumbles onto this blog. Once he's got the gift, I'll make sure to take pictures! I'm hoping to catch up on some of my Ravelry project pictures... at least the projects I haven't given away already.

I've got an itch to start a sweater, but my sock yarn is also calling my name. I just placed an order with Knit Picks and should be recieving needles to start a shawl as well as more sock yarn. I also need to find yarn for a Christmas scarf for my future Grandmother-in-law. I just met her this weekend and she's a lovely woman. I can't wait to knit for her!

Boyfriend Blues Scarf

Luckily for y'all, my SO's camera still works. This is the scarf I made him for his birthday. Its simple garter stitch, but it should keep him warm up in the north. He wears it everywhere! We started dating a month before his birthday, so I didn't get too complicated for this project. Maybe he'll get socks for Christmas...

He's coming down to visit me next week and has agreed to learn how to knit! :-)
I'll let you know how that goes. ;-)