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The Hustler sat down with Jen Ellis to discuss internet fame, imposter syndrome and using creative outlets to endure traumatic experiences.

Hopefully more women (and men!) will take up knitting. It’s simple – just two types of stitches.

Jen Ellis, who lives in Vermont, gained fame in 2021 when Bernie Sanders wore her mittens at the presidential inauguration. She'll speak about her book, 'Bernie's Mitten Maker,' on Wednesday at Longfellow Books in Portland.

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In January 2021, an image took the Internet by storm: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders sitting at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, bundled up in a coat and wearing a pair of

ESSEX JUNCTION — In 2021, President Joe Biden’s inauguration sent Jen Ellis spiraling into relative fame when a photo of Senator Bernie Sanders wearing mittens she made became a viral

“The world might have learned about me because of some mittens I made,” she said, “but theres a whole intricate backstory that people dont know, that is interesting. And that has a theme of empowerment and generosity and kindness, and it has a path in the end to joy.”

Jen Ellis, author of “Bernie’s Mitten Maker,” is coming to Shelburne’s Pierson Library on Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m.

Jen Ellis, author of “Bernie’s Mitten Maker,” is coming to Shelburne’s Pierson Library on Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m.