I am working on a present for my sister... I am pretty sure she doesn't know about the blog yet, so I'll post tasty Work In Progress pictures... Here is the yarn... it's really more of... well, something between a dark salmon, and rust... kind of a pretty muted brick color... if that makes any sense.

This yarn is sooooo soft and cozy. I literally cuddled it while I waited for my turn at the LYS. I don't go in there often, they may have thought I was crazy... Mmmm... alpaca.

And here is a picture of the scarf so far.

The color is not accurate in that picture. I Love this pattern. It is my first attempt at using a chart, I never thought I would be able to 1. use a chart, or 2. Stop using a lace chart because I memorized it, but I did both! It'll look a little different once I block it when it is finished. It's the Column of Leaves Scarf pattern from Brooke Nelson.

On a non-knitting note, I recieved some new henna from someone who knows where to get fresh pre-made cones. I was skeptical, as I've been making my own paste for a long time, but it turned out rather well!

I started at the bottom and worked toward my fingers, you can tell I had not done mehndi in a while, as it's simple and a little akward at the bottom, compared to the top :P
It darkened further than this. I got a nice dark chocolate brown on the thickly henna'd areas on my palm and a nice smooth chestnut on my wrist.
First time with Prepackaged henna in years, but it was purchased for me by someone who knew where to get it fresh.

So there it is... that is what I've been doing this week.