Of Stress and WIPs

This past week has been quite stressful and I have not had much time to relax and unwind (which for me means taking up my needles or hook!). Things are looking better now, inshaAllah.
I have been slowly making progress on the sweater for my mom. I have knit nine lace pattern repeats so far and it is almost down to the waist.

I had been thinking of making some socks for my husband for some time. The yarn I planned on using is variegated/selfstriping and I could not decide on the right pattern for it. I searched ravelry, cast on a couple of patterns and then frogged them because those did not look right for the yarn. Finally I have decided on a pattern of my own:

I am also warming up to the idea of knitting(or crochet?) a bag, as it has been a while since I made one, lol.

Simple Toe-up Socks

I had started these about ten days ago as my first toe-up pair. These are for my son.I used the Universal Toe-up Sock Formula. The yarn is Schoeller + Stahl Fortissima Colori Socka Color. I used 2.75 mm DPN's. I knit the two socks from opposite ends of the ball so as to equally divide the yarn and aprroximate the stripes.

I can't wait to have my son to return from school and try these on. He loves when I make something for him and I love his childish praises:) That is a little different from the lukewarm response from my husband when told that my next pair of socks was going to be for him.