Hi it’s been awhile. My head’s felt like a FEMA trailer lately and I haven’t been inspired. Since this is a craft blog and not a Chloe blog, thankfully I don’t feel obligated to talk about it further.

When Cirilia posted pictures of her new scarf on her flickr I knew I wanted to knit it. So I was extra excited to discover that she had designed it.
This pattern was ideal for me because I didn’t want anything too challenging for my emergence out of my black hole. I got to use up some stash yarn that I had otherwise no plans for, and I happened to have four large buttons on hand. I like pink and gray.

I think this scarf looks awesome because of the interest that the shell lining adds, and the cool button functionality. Since it’s a fast garter stitch scarf, it’s ideal for gifts too.

Breakfast with Al Pacino is a short film I did for a class. It’s about a woman and her special relationship with Al Pacino. It’s my first short.

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Bears on Swings is a celebration of the springtime depicted through nature’s most notorious hibernators: bears. The work is comprised of approximately thirty hand-knit stuffed bears suspended by swings from the trees which line the academic mall.

“Bears on Swings” is a public art installation I did as part of UNBOUND, for our school’s art festival, UNBOUND, which I co-curated with my best friend James Pearson, enables students to take their works out of the gallery and studio and place them in a public setting. I built the website and narrated our podcast which James composed. It’s good! I participated last year with my piece, “Call Your Mom” and co-curating with James was great.

I simplified Vanessa Carter’s Bubby pattern and used size 8 needles and a lot of the acrylic yarn I had from when I was learning how to knit. Into each swing, which I built in our woodshop, I nailed a large nail in order for the bears to have something to sit on and hold them upright. Another successful adorable work!