Brea Bag

I'm making my mom's birthday present -- a knitted purse. It looks really complicated but it really isn't the most complex parts of the pattern are SSK and cabling, which are both pretty easy once you do them. It's knitted flat, and goes really fast. Here is the purse front (or back, they are the same):


So far I have all the parts (but the color balance in this picture is way too yellow),



and the lining.


I love this pattern. Sometime I am planning to make one for myself ...


This is a picture I took at the Gardens, of a yellow butterfly on a pink flower. Just wanted to share.