Mad Man Knitting
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Gregory Patrick is an author and knitter who began his knitting career after becoming homeless in 2011, knitting teddy bears in order to raise money for food and eventually a place to live. He currently lives in Orlando, FL with his husband, Phillip.
Mad Man Knitting
3w ago
Phillip could have waited to gift me this on Christmas Day, but he and I spend this whole season gifting little treasures to each other at whim, not waiting for that final day when gifts are ripped open….then Christmas is gone by mid afternoon. Just in conversation, I told him how much I’ve always wanted ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
1M ago
I’m supposed to be sharing with you. I’m supposed to be keeping you up to date on my life, my journeys, my pains and my pleasures. I understand. Now, I’ll ask a bit of understanding from you, if I may. I’ve spent the last ten years willing to tell you enormous bits and pieces of ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
So, I’ve sat here rehearsing in my head what I would say at my first AA meeting…. I guess it’s time to confess that I’ve had a problem with alcohol. I’ve always been a sipper of whiskey, or a guzzler of beer. Of late, the problem has become substantial, a lot more entwined in the ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
4M ago
I have two weeks to learn how to sew. I’ve ordered a few yards of some of my own fabrics to see what they would look like as garments. I kept seeing some of my prints and thinking how awesome they would look as vintage wear, using a vintage pattern that a friend of mine ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
5M ago
I’m learning a lot about patience lately. In order to sell my designs on Spoonflower, I have to order a sample, wait 9 days for it to arrive, then approve. Then I can sell it. If I had hair, I’d be pulling it all out by now. So long! But, these are the rules, and ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
6M ago
So, I had an idea….Eureka in the bathtub! I have been having the best time playing around with prints and patterns on fabrics. I haven’t approved my first print yet with Spoonflower, so give me a little time to get everything up and going. If you’ve seen my social media you’ve seen that I’ve been ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
6M ago
There are beautiful things that happen in your life quickly, and other things that gradually take time to show themselves. Those slow moving moments are actually the better of the two, for you get a chance to reflect, you get the chance to breathe, take things in with ease….and enjoy the process. I was once ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
7M ago
I was doing my absolute best. My hands were clutching my rosary slung around my neck. From an observational point of view, I probably looked like someone choking themselves to death…. But, there I was…in a restaurant…for the first time in six years. We’re all aware of my agoraphobia. I no longer need to leave ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
8M ago
Somewhere around January the left side of my face drooped. I was feeling twitches and spasms on that side of my cheeks for weeks, then suddenly that side of my face dropped on me. My left cheek dropped below my jaw line, down towards my neck. I have a tendency to avoid mirrors. If I ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
9M ago
The structure of this piece is pretty simple…anxiety turning into calm. As frantic and explosive as it is, the process was soothing, filling, soulful and worthwhile. Let’s back up a little bit. I have been making great strides with the cleaning up and renovation of Honeychurch. Everyday this little house looks better and better. The ..read more