Hello, World!
Welcome to my blog!
This blog will document my journey in mathematical discovery throughout my experiences in EDCP 553 - Teaching and Learning Embodied Mathematics Outdoors and Via the Arts at the University of British Columbia with Dr. Susan Gerofsky.
I am very excited to begin my exploration!
To start, I thought I'd share a picture of some mittens I recently finished and gifted to my sister. The pattern is Baccalieu Mittens by Shirley A. Scott and are based on a traditional style of mittens of Newfoundland.
Here they are in the Okanagan snow (in minus 20 degree weather!) -
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| Baccalieu mittens in the snow |
I love the mitten patterns in my book Saltwater Mittens by Shirley A. Scott and her knitting partner, Christine LeGrow. Part of what draws me to them is the patterns - they stimulate my mathematical thinking and perception.
What patterns do you see in my mittens?
Beautiful knitting, Sandra!! The name Baccalieu sounds a lot like the Portuguese word for Newfoundland salt cod, baccalhão! And the pattern on the palm does remind me of fish scales.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan. The books by these author's call the pattern on the palm "salt and pepper" but I do see how they resemble fish scales, too.
DeleteOh - after I wrote that first paragraph, I got the book out and found this:
"Baccalieu Island...stands sentinel at the mouth of Conception Bay...The name, which comes from the Spanish/Basque/Portuguese word for codfish, has been in use for 500 years." (p. 55, Saltwater Mittens, LeGrow and Scott, 2018)
So there you go - what a great connection you made!
:) Nice!! (I like the salt and pepper image too...)
ReplyDeleteI don’t knit, but I do appreciate the beauty and toasty comfort of handmade mittens! Also, I visited Conception Bay on a spontaneous Maritimes adventure- during which our route was often decided by whatever place names attracted our attention Witless Bay, Twillingate, ...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a wonderful way to determine the path of your travels!
DeleteI have been to the Maritimes twice but not to Newfoundland - bucket list! I'd consider retiring on PEI!