Welcome to the final week of the Ulysses KAL! This week, we will make Ulysses’ sweater, and I love making little sweaters. Love, love, love. For those who follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that I refurbish old teddy bears from time to time. One of my favorite ways to dress them up is… Continue reading Ulysses Knit Along; Week Three
Welcome to week two! This is the week we finish the body of Ulysses and start putting him together. ~Hi!~ When I was writing the pattern, I really wanted to focus on texture (that’s why some parts are purl side out, and others are not), and on skills that I felt were good things to… Continue reading Ulysses Knit Along; Week Two
When I was making multiple Ulysses for the admission’s counselors at Cornell College, I had a little bowl of head parts beside a bunch of faces staring at me on my desk. I made five at a time, so it was a funny site sometimes, if a bit macabre. Hopefully you’re ready to begin putting… Continue reading Ulysses Knit Along; Week One, Part Two
I have good news and bad news about week one. The bad news? You’re going to do the most difficult part of the pattern first. The good news? It’s smooth sailing from here on out. During week one, we will be making the head, horns, ears, and arms (this post)- and we will put together… Continue reading Ulysses Knit Along; Week One
A few months ago, I was helping my mom through one of my patterns. My mom is an artist and a very accomplished weaver, but she is still a beginning knitter and was struggling with the increases in the pattern in particular. She didn’t understand initially why I had chosen different increases for different parts… Continue reading Creating Shape; Leaning Increases and Decreases In the Ulysses the Ram Pattern
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been doing what a lot of folks are doing… trying to find something to do. I don’t think anyone expected our current situation to evolve like it has. Shelter in place, school closures, empty shops were not on my 2020 bingo card. And, Mount Vernon sure has been… Continue reading Knit Along With Me-
What a weird/bonkers/bananas spring its been. When the Coronavirus news began to appear from China in late November, early December, I remember having a little shiver of weird feeling about the whole thing, but shelter in place orders and everything being closed were NOT on my spring of 2020 bingo card. I had plans, man.… Continue reading Sock Yarn and Quarantine
“In a world where everyone seems to be larger and louder than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion” – Peter Gray I believe in Teddy Bears. Not just that they exist, that’s obvious, but in their ability to heal, to quiet, to comfort. In the last three years, I’ve returned… Continue reading Work in Progress
Our library trip this week led us to bagels and grandpas, which is ideal for someone like me who has been missing her grandparents lately. For me- This short novella by Fredrik Beckmann- a new favorite of mine. In the introduction, the author says, “This is a story about memories and about letting go. It’s… Continue reading Grandparents and Grandsons; Spending Time and Saying Goodbye
When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time watching television- as did many of my generation. I spent a lot of time alone, and lived in a neighborhood that was, at times, a bit sketchy. After school, there was nothing I liked better than making myself a snack- usually a yogurt… Continue reading Creativity and Trash- a Bear Story
Wren & Starling 