Of course, after I rearranged my closet on Friday, our weather cooled off again! Luckily, I don't actually store my offseason clothes elsewhere, just move them to the margins, so it wasn't too difficult to pull them back out. And living in south Texas, I'm never going to complain about cooler temps in April! They let me wear my new favourite jumper one last time; I thrifted this robin's egg blue cashmere cabled pullover in February, the same day as the sparkly striped sweater from yesterday's post. Both were 50% off too: it was a good day! I have lots of cardigans but not many jumpers (comparatively speaking...recall I'm not a clothes minimalist), and none of them were cashmere, so I was thrilled to plug that 'hole,' especially in one of my favourite blue-green shades (note how well I match my room, hehe). The only drawback is a little moose on the chest; while I think moose are fascinating animals, I'm not big on brand advertisements on my clothing, so my little hedgehog brooch covered it up for me, which meant my silver rings also came out to play.

The day before had been the epic trouser try on day, which had made me feel a bit frumpy/blah, so I pulled out my wool shorts to counteract that. They're mid-thigh, and I usually wear them with a waist-surrendering top, but I really wanted to wear my cashmere too. This is pretty much the most bombshell you will ever see me! I love wearing tones of the same colour at once, and luckily I have teal tights. Over those I wore knee high grey alpaca socks for warmth and to 'bookend' the shorts.

I ended up running several errands and having lunch out with my mom, so for outerwear I decided to give my beloved cape a last outing (which also counteracted the bombshell-iness of the shorts). Of course, then my teal tights didn't have any other blue-green to play with, so on went my very first knitted pieces: the teal hat and mitts. Since it was chilly and rainy, I wore my knee high, wool-lined, weather-proof boots as well. I have to admit, I got some looks at Home Depot, but that might have been because I was knitting while walking around the store too (baby shower's coming up! I've managed to finish a blanket & little vest & am considering casting on a stuffed toy today). Turns out capes are perfectly suited to knitting on the go, and in fact I've decided a linen cape might be the perfect solution to my hot weather vs arms needing sun protection dilemma that sees me wearing long sleeves in 100+ (40+) heat.

This outfit is definitely more quaint/whimsical than yesterday's, so I'm not sure how y'all will feel about it, but it made me happy. After I'd gotten dressed, I just forgot about my clothes, as everything fit well and felt good, which is always a sign of a successful outfit for me.