heavenly, fundy

two

"let's get thrifty"

          "So, you're telling me that you have two days to find the perfect outfit to woo and instead choose to watch videos of people recreating some cardigan?" Nora muses from the doorway.

Heather hums in response, taking a quick note of the type of stitch the creator was using. She pauses the video and swivels to look at her sister.

"It's not my fault I've got a commission to crochet a Harry Styles inspired cardigan. Besides, if you take a look," she switches tabs to show Nora what the full cardigan is supposed to look like, "you can tell this is gonna be a difficult challenge. And I love challenges."

Nora grins at her, knowing that Heather was trying to wait until the last minute to choose an outfit. Talking about projects was what Nora thought was Heather trying to stall on something she should be doing, and Nora loved it.

"Also, it's really colorful and I'm so excited to start on it! I've found a couple people who explain how they made it. One of them was some monotone older sounding woman. She sounded like she didn't want to even be doing that project. But, but! I found this one person, Anna Kallajian, who made one and it's more -"

"Heather, you're avoiding the subject of an outfit for an online dating show. You know, something you'll be doing in front of hundreds of thousands of people." Nora cuts her off, bringing them back onto the conversation of an outfit.

Heather huffs in annoyance. She swivels back to the computer, pressing play on the video so she could take more notes. She also goes back to the photo of Harry in the cardigan, taking notes on the length of the item.

"So, they said they wanted the colors to be Matisse inspired, and he mainly works in the fauvism category. They also wanted the piece to be a full cardigan, which is making my heart jump with joy. So now I need to look at a few Matisse pieces and note the most prominent colors. Ooh, this is gonna be so much fun."

She knew exactly which painting she wanted to reference the colors from, which happened to be The Joy of Life. Or, as her former professor liked to call it: very saturated nudes.

She brings up a photo of the painting, noting down the more prominent colors. She loved the idea that the cardigan was gonna be bright, but noticed that some of the colors were a close match to the original.

"Nora, can I get some creative input from you?" Heather yet again turns around to look at the younger girl.

"Only if you get dressed and thrift an outfit for Friday."

Heather stares at the girl, who is now laid across her bed and scrolling on her phone.

"Fine. Come over here and take a look at this painting and tell me if you think these colors match the original Harry cardigan." Heather sighs.

She puts a photo of the painting next to the cardigan. Once Nora is hovering over her shoulder, she looks up at her.

"See what I mean?" Heather bats at a piece of Nora's pink hair, smiling when Nora tries to suppress a chuckle.

The room is silent for a few minutes while Nora studies the two images.

"The painting is more saturated than the colors. I'm sure you have some yarn that could match the colors. Which ones are you thinking of using?" Nora looks down at the redhead.

"Well, tell me what colors are most prominent."

Heather's testing Nora now, as she is aware of the one art class she's taking. And she knew for a fact that Professor Anderson had a knack for having her students study the painting then jot down the colors and explain why they help to make up the art movement.