“Passing” by Nella Larsen: An Analysis by Willow V. Hello! This is an assignment that I did for my Harlem Renaissance American Literature class. This essay is my own original work. In Nella Larsen’s “Passing” a Black woman named Irene Redfield, who is usually seen as “an Italian, a Spaniard, a Mexican, or a gipsy. Never, when she was alone, had they even remotely seemed to suspect that she was a Negro” (Larsen), finds out that her childhood friend, Clare Kendry, has been passing as White after seeing her in Chicago for the first time in 12 years. There are 3 sections of the novella; Encounter, Re-Encounter, and Finale. The first section, Encounter, includes the event in Chicago mentioned above, along with Irene being invited to visit Clare at her hotel in Chicago where Clare Kendry and her extremely racist husband, John Bellew. Mr. Bellew has absolutely no idea that Clare isn’t actually White, and calls her “Nig” because “When we wer...
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Here's how mine looks when you put it on. If you make it right, (as in not making my mistake and accidentally making it increase in size) it can also double as a headband!
Today I will share a pattern for a crochet ear band. Before we start, a few notes.
Notes: 1. Mine accidentally increased in size as I made it, so I highly suggest you count your stitches after every row to ensure that the size of your ear band doesn’t change. 2. If yours does end up increasing in size like mine, that’s ok! It just means that it can double as a visor, too!
Materials: since this pattern isn’t stitch-specific (meaning it doesn’t tell you to do a specific stitch number besides turning chains), you can use any yarn and hook you like. I used weight 3 yarn and a 3.0mm hook. You’ll also need something to weave your ends in, so either a tapestry needle, or you can just use your hook if you like, and some scissors
Row 1: make a chain long enough to fit snugly around your (or whoever the ear band is for) head.
Row 2: chain 3, double crochet into the fourth stitch from your hook and into every stitch after that. Slip-stitch the ends together. Note: instead of slip-stitching the ends together after every round, you can skip that and sew the ends together once you’re finished.
Row 3: change colors (if you want), ch3, double crochet into the back loop only of the fourth stitch from your hook and every stitch after. Slip stitch ends together.
Row 4: change colors, ch3, double crochet into the front loop only of the fourth stitch from your hook and every stitch after. Slip stitch ends together.
Row 5-9 (you can do more or fewer rows depending on how big you want your ear band): repeat row 3, for the row after, repeat row 4. For the odd number rows, you repeat row 3, for the even rows, repeat row 4. Make sure to alternate between the front loop only and the back loop only in every row.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Well, that's it for today. Come back soon for more words from Willow. <3
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