This striking, flowing vest is made using two different balls of self-striping yarn, and alternating them so that the colors from each ball play with those of the other in surprising ways. It’s extremely easy to knit, being nothing but a giant Stockinette rectangle with holes, but there’s nothing dull about it. Watching as one color blends into the next, and then jumps out in startling contrast, keeps the mind engaged, even mesmerized.

As your conscious thoughts, your to-do list, your worries drift away, watch what comes up instead--how does one random thought bleed into the next? What will you learn about yourself?