Kinds of Blue Features Knitting as a Lifeline

Have you seen the website Kinds of Blue? It’s an Australian project in which 14 young people chronicle their experiences with depression with the aim of exploring what is often unexpressed and letting others know they are not alone.

The comics are available as a printed book but they’re also online, and one of them features knitting in a lovely way.

“Knitting Therapy” by Karen Beilharz and illustrated by Kathleen Jennings illustrates how knitting can help people get through their days by giving them a constant that is under their control, even if it doesn’t always work out exactly as planned.

I think we all know that feeling of comfort derived from knitting after a hard day, and knitting and other crafts have been shown to help improve mental health and your outlook on life.

It’s a lovely little story; go check it out!

[Photo: Kathleen Jennings via Kinds of Blue.\

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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