Ambition in Brunette

It’s nearly time that knitting is most favorable to make and to wear in Texas: Winter. Sometimes late or early autumn gets cold enough for a sweater to throw around you, but in central Texas it’s really winter that you want that something warm between you and the wind, if you’re like me. Erick’s made of simpler, tougher stuff. He hardly ever goes out of the house with a coat on, and “layers” mean sheets of cake or stacked waffles to him. Of course the animals are happy regardless. It’s because of my tendency towards being uncomfortable when transitioning from indoors to outdoors that I make sure I have something to throw around me in cases like winter weather or other uncomfortable conditions.

Autumn can be a challenging time for me too. But this year, summer and autumn at least are looking warm. Mores the pity. I love getting all bundled up in woolens and sweaters for a day out in the world.

In a climate as hot and dry as Texas in the summer, or transitioning from hot and dry to cold and dry in the autumn, Texas can be a challenge to dress for just because there’s only so much clothing you can take off and not get arrested or cited; but that’s probably pretty common in most States in the USA. I’m not that up to date on decency laws. I just try to dress appropriately and within the rules of fashion to the point of modern standards of modesty. I have had to learn that skill painstakingly over the course of my adult life, and try not to meddle with the guidelines too much. I don’t know what it is you summarize my style as. I’m not up to date on style lingo. But it’s one of my goals to learn more about it so I can either write, edit, publish knitting and crochet patterns—or all three.