So we had two outstanding mysteries.  First, the Emily Bergan and her delightful suitcase.  Second, Aloysius and his intriguing body art.  And now, thanks to the powers of the internet and its amazing ability to collect knowledge from all over the place and put me in touch with awesome people who know things, we have answers. The first comes from my dad.  He looked up our friend Emily and found the following: Emily Bergan (ticket number P.C. 22573 aboard the "Queen Mary" - Cunard White Star Ltd, which matches the tag on the suitcase) had a cabin (e.g., not steerage) on [...]

I have a big head.  I'll pause for a moment for you to insert the obligatory joke here. This big head thing makes it a bit challenging to block my hats.  Esmeralda helps, but she has some...protuberances that my head doesn't currently have.  Luckily, the Chez Violence Home for Wayward Knitting Props is an accommodating place, and we've always got room for a new resident.  May I present Aloysius? His head is pretty much exactly the same size as mine.  And, like most of the characters pressed into service as knitting props, he seems to have had an interesting life.  [...]