When I began the ‘fun’ colour work part of my Painting Bricks sweater last week, I suddenly got ‘Coogi’ jumper vibes, and not in a good way. If you’re not familiar with Coogi take a look here.

Believe it or not, Coogi is still around but I don’t think they have any retail stores, at least not in Melbourne anyway. When I was young, I recall my mum taking me to Collins Place to kill some time before my orthodontist appointment in Spring St. There used to be a Coogi store in there, and I always wondered who would wear these crazily coloured and textured jumpers. My next experience of ‘Coogi’ was when I was at Uni. One of my friends was telling me how they had met someone who said they worked at ‘Gucci’, but as they began fawning over how great a job that would be; the person clarified they in fact worked at Coogi… quite amusing I thought.

The jokes on me though, because a) someone must still buying their clothes b) they still exist and command high prices c) I think the pink crop jumper and skirt (on their website) are quite cute!

We’ve been staying in Kyneton for a few days, and I was rather amazed by how my Painting Bricks sweater co-ordinated with the homewares of the house we were staying in (these rows were knit prior to our arrival), then I pulled out my Christmas socks, and they were also a perfect match; weird much?

We were celebrating our 21st Wedding Anniversary, and ate amazing food everyday of our holiday.

In between eating all of this fabulous food, I put a fair dent into my January Sweater, which now has just one sleeve to go.

Luckily it is now a short week, and it won’t be long before I get back to my knitting.