Whatever the Weather

My sister moved to Holland in 2017 and I missed her so much. In order to feel connected to her and what she was experiencing, I followed the weather in Amsterdam and compared the temperatures to what I was experiencing each day in Auckland, New Zealand.

In this way, the Whatever the Weather project was born. Two cowls that are knitted over the course of the year, with each yarn colour representing a band of temperature ranges. This is not a new idea, there are plenty of temperature scarf and blanket patterns out there, but I believe this one is different. In knitting the temperature of your own city and that of someone who is living away from you, you connect to them and their life even when you can’t be with them.