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Last Wednesday in an ENGN 090 lecture, students reported that junior Milly Whittier crocheted throughout the entire class like she was a homely prairie girl gearing up for winter.
“She pulled a bail of yarn out of her straw bag like she had freshly spun it herself after the autumn sheep shearing,” said neighboring classmate Duncan Thompson, noticing Whittier’s wide-brimmed bonnet tied under her chin. “She kept muttering ‘Winter is afoot! Winter is afoot!’ and she crocheted even faster than I thought possible.”
“Since the start of lecture she crocheted three scarves, four pairs of socks, two pairs of mittens, and a thick pair of wool pantaloons that I can only assume are for her Papa when he must go defend the family cow from the coyotes during the cold winter nights,” continued Thompson, slowly being consumed by the yarn overspill from Whittier hunched over her work. “The sheer quantity of clothing she produced made me think Mama was down with the Consumption, and it was up to her to clothe all seven of her siblings before the cold months ahead.”
At the end of lecture, Whittier loaded her crocheted goods onto her wagon and rode off to make it home before sundown.
