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
1M ago
My mother suggested I should say something to you. And moms are often right. “You can’t keep talking about your life and then suddenly stop. People will worry.” SO! here goes! I have been struggling with essential tremors. It started about a year ago, worked it’s wild shakes only on occasion, but recently it really ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
1M ago
What a classic afternoon, what a great way to spend the day! It was gruesome, ghoulish, dark and dismal, rainy. And I was sitting and knitting, frowning. My friend Kara came by for no other reason than to say hello. Don’t you love that? Old friends popping by to say, “Hi?” So, in she steps ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
2M ago
I have been wrecked in the head trying to write this new book. I knew the plot, I knew the story….or so I thought. I wanted to have a child clutching to a purple bear for safety. But, why purple? While clutching the teddy bear she could hide the bruises from abuse. I gave the ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
My friend Kara has been running around town with a giant Buddha head as her side kick. She drives a little mini cooper, only a two seater. So she and this enormous thing have become pals to some degree. She swirls around town with a big Buddha head in her passenger seat. (I have an ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
I won’t lie. There is a huge part of me that wants to make a mad dash past Christmas. I think a lot of people feel like that. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I don’t want Christmas to happen, I’m just waiting to move on from this year. I spent the first ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
The post office has put their foot down! Nothing I send will arrive before Christmas, not if shipped now. It’s alright. No need to panic. I got my orders out on time, today being the last day that anyone wanting a teddy bear would have him by Christmas. I didn’t pressure myself this year. I ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
So, Phillip and I decided to try something new this year. And when I say THIS year, I mean we started plotting on day one. January 1st. We’ve been blessed this year. Very blessed. Phillip got a massive promotion and people are buying my books and bears. We live beneath our means, so we have ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
3M ago
Well….I haven’t written in a while. There has been a part of me that just wanted to be quiet. The monk in me just wanted to trudge. But, you’re probably wanting to know what my life is like now. After all, that’s why you came here to read this. You want to know what my ..read more
Mad Man Knitting
4M 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
5M 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