Top: Catalina by Jordana Paige
Brown Top: The Limited
Jeans: Express
Shoes: Steve Madden
Necklace: NY street vendor
Earrings: Ralph Lauren
It amazes me how much one’s clothes can effect mood and vice versa. I had planned to wear a super colorful outfit today, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I’m not bouncy and bright today, just calm, content and thankful it’s Friday. I put on the colorful outfit thinking the bright colors would change my mood, but that just didn’t work. Besides, content is a good place to be. So, I changed into this outfit, which reflects my mood much better.
I’m enjoying this challenge so much. I’ve been digging through my jewelry box finding all kinds of stuff I haven’t worn in such a long time and putting together different combinations of clothes that I normally wouldn’t try. I’m also really enjoying the comments from friends and people I meet. Wearing my own knitwear has been a great conversation starter and way to educate people about the craft. Here’s a conversation from earlier this week:
Lady: “I love your top.”
Me: “Thank you, I designed and knit it.”
Lady: “You did! I didn’t know there were knitting patterns that were so stylish. I’m knitting a scarf, look.”
Me: “Wow, that looks really great.”
Lady: “I have a bag of yarn that my grandmother gave me and I don’t know what to do with it all.”
Me: “Have you heard of Ravelry? It will change your life.”
Lady: “No, what’s that?”
I tell her, she whips out her Blackberry and looks up the site.
Lady: “Oh, that will change my life! I use to knit with chop sticks because I didn’t have knitting needles.”
My other favorite comment from this week has been, “so that sweater you’re wearing just use to be a ball of yarn?”
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Tags: catalina, conversations, fun, knitting, mood, ravelry, sweater challenge
