Small Sweet Things

Perfect Easter weather: blue sky, sunshine and just a little nip of cold in the air. Yesterday I wore this little "hug" around my neck. I was amazed how much warmth it added to my t-shirt and 3/4 length jeans outfit. It's a little sweetie I made out of leftovers from a dyeing exercise: handspun merino ranging from magenta through cyan. I'm more or less sticking to my low-calorie sweets plan for Easter. I've decided that hot-cross buns for breakfast are exempt.

Mobius with a Twist

I didn't get to the library yesterday. I was so engrossed in my knitting that I sat in front of my evaporative cooler throughout the afternoon until I had it finished. Here's what I made: It's a little neck warmer. It's hard to believe I'd ever want one of those with the temperature forecast to go up to at least 43 this afternoon. The basic design is a mobius--that's a cylinder twisted on itself. I used the samples from my dyeing, so the colours change from blue through to magenta The added twist is the turquoise coloured flap at the front. That wraps around the front of the little neck roll adding a splash of contrasting colour and texture. I'm playing with the idea of adding beads.

I was pleased with my progress yesterday. As well as knitting up the neck warmer, I sorted my notes for the wool classing session of the course. They're all nicely displayed now, along with the fibre samples. I just need to buy a binder today and then I can tick that off my list. My big table still looks like a disaster area, but it's organised chaos as far as I'm concerned. Now today, I am definitely going to seek out somewhere cooler than my house. 43 is too hot to be knitting.