Book Review – Mindful Knitting

March 14, 2023 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Knitting is a relaxing and calming activity that can help reduce stress and soothe the mind. The repetitive motions of knitting and the focus it requires can help to absorb attention and distract from unwanted thoughts. The book “Mindful Knitting: 35 creative and calming patterns to reduce stress and soothe the mind” offers 35 meditative knitting patterns that use color, repetition, and texture to enhance the calming effect of knitting.

These patterns are specially designed to incorporate calming repetition and different textures, as well as mood-boosting bright colors and soothing pastel shades. These projects are suitable for beginners through to experienced knitters. As you knit, you can focus on the present moment, letting the click of the needles and the rhythm of the stitches help you to be in the moment, bringing you calmness and a sense of wellbeing.

Many of the projects in the book make ideal gifts, bringing you satisfaction and positivity as you knit them for other people. There are also homewares included such as a mandala pillow and a meditation garland that you can create to inspire your environment, as well as cozy accessories and garments to allow you to focus on yourself. All the techniques and stitches you will need are explained with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step artworks.

In summary, knitting is a meditative activity that can bring calmness and a sense of wellbeing by requiring focus, incorporating calming repetition and different textures, as well as mood-boosting colors. The book “Mindful Knitting: 35 creative and calming patterns to reduce stress and soothe the mind” offers 35 such patterns that you can use to destress and unwind.

Get it here: Mindful Knitting: 35 creative and calming patterns to reduce stress and soothe the mind

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Use Your Sock Yarn Scraps to Knit a Colorful Scarf

Using your yarn stash is important to me throughout the year, but as I start to feel the end of the year coming on I get more excited about using things I already have in the house. Maybe that’s because I don’t want to go to a store in the thick of holiday shopping times, or I like the idea of having a little space in my stash when the new year rolls around.

It’s super satisfying to use up all the little odd balls you’ve made over the year (or years), and I have several stash busting blankets I work on when it’s cold and will maybe finish someday.

If you’d like to start a stash busting project that’s perfect for using up odd balls, check out the Soukish pattern from Neisha Abdulla. This pattern is made for fingering weight/sock yarn, and it’s worked in a tube with allover color work.

This is great for a couple of reasons. You don’t really have to weave in your ends when you can hide them in a tube (this is one time you might even get by just tying a knot when you change colors!) and you can change colors whenever you run out of yarn and it will look good.

Of course the pattern is made with blocks where the designer changed colors, but you can change yours more or less often as you need to make it work for your stash. You can use blank charts to design your own color combinations, or even your own stitch patterns if you like. You can also adjust the length of the scarf as needed or turn it into a cowl based on the amount of yarn you have.

This project looks like a lot of fun and would be a great thing to have on hand to stitch up and then to wear during the cold, gloomy months.

You can get a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Neisha Abdulla]

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