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.
Congratulations on your 21st anniversary. We celebrate our 38th tomorrow. Your January sweater loos great. I’ve wanted to it the Painted Bricks sweater since it came out.