Although today the temperature is supposed to be in the 60s, there is a possibility of snow flurries tonight. In the Raleigh-Durham area, snow flurries result in at least one day off from school. Any snow that sticks is good for at least two. We had a crazy blizzard (18 inches overnight) the first year we moved here in 1999 and the kids were out of school for two weeks! The next few days promise frigid temperatures in the teens and twenties.
Most people here are not prepared for such weather. I mean, why buy all kinds of winter accessories when we really only experience a few days a year of what anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line would call winter. On those days, I wear a Columbia ski jacket that I think I got in 1997 when we were living in Florida and went on a ski trip. The worst part about being outside in the cold is having cold ears and if you wear a hat, having your hair look really stupid when you take the hat off.
So, I present my latest creation. Unfortunately, my model refused to wear this fancy ear warmer on his ears. Maybe he heard that others of his breed have their ears surgically cropped and was worried that having something cover his ears was step one.
This is, by far, the most complex knitting project I have attempted...and I've made sweaters and cable knits and everything. But it was fun and I'm proud of how beautiful it came out! My model looks utterly unimpressed!
Di
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