anchorbird

WOW, I forgot how time flies when I am crocheting. I am so glad that I dug out my hooks and bought some new yarn. My mind and hands get lost in the movement and I love it!! Right now I am working on a throw blanket for a friend. Keeping busy and being useful!

Anyone other crocheters or knitters out there?

tazzle

I tie fishing flies, does that count? Actually I havent in several years, (moved and havent set my bench up yet) but getting the urge to start again. I imagine it is like crocheting, I get lost in the design and creation. Very relaxing.

EverySngleNight

I don't know how to crochet and my knitting attempts include scarves.... But I don't know how to tie them off or start a new ball of yarn.. so, UNFINISHED scarves. LOL Where is a good place to start with crocheting??

As you know, I've been manicuring my nails rather obsessively as a new habit. Crocheting seems like something I could get into!

soberclover

Crocheting for sure has helped me keep my hands and my mind busy. I also do counted cross stitch; I'm doing one now of the serenity prayer. I found that once I became sober I actually had enough of my wits about me again to do this type of thing

seahorse661

I knit A LOT. My daughter has banned me from yarn shopping when she is with me, I can't stop buying it!
Unfortunately I am very lazy about stitching the knitted parts together so I have dozens of projects completely knitted, but still in pieces.

EverySngleNight

I can TOTALLY RELATE.. Oh well.

It's not about the destination.... It's about the journey!! LOL

KitFreed

Yes! I'm on my 5th day of sober living and haven't busted out my needles. Now I know what I'll do to occupy my time on a Friday night

KitFreed

Are any of you on ravelry.com?

LolaR

Thank you for the reminder ! I can only make blanket throws or scarfs but it IS so fun and time flies. I'm going to get my stuff out today !

seahorse661

I use ravelry, but don't think I ever set up a profile or added projects

anchorbird

If you want to start crocheting I highly suggest checking out some videos on Youtube. They were a tremendous help to me when I needed a re-fresher.

LolaR

Thank you for that info, I will do that and let you know how I'm doing. I want to go get some new yarn today. Now I have a mission for the day, thanks to you ! Day 5 of not drinking and struggling, this helps so much.

Ruby2

I have crocheted in the past. I haven't picked up my hooks for a long time but should. My last project was finishing off someone else's project. I was at an estate sale and found a huge box of completed granny squares in a black plastic bag, in a dark corner of the basement - I dug for treasure and found it! I bought it for a dollar and started piecing together a throw.

IT is relaxing.

anyistoomuch

i knit a ton, a am just picking up crochet. its funny, when i first quit drinking it was one of the things i picked up again. i have a seed stitch scarf on needles in my bag now! i knit while i commute, watch tv. i find its very calming. I'm teaching myself crochet so i can use up all the odds and ends of warn left over from knitting projects.

Marcher13

Good for you anchorbird! I knit as you can see in my avatar, that was a blanket I knitted in the first few months of recovery for an Ethiopian charity, I called it my Recovery Blanket because I would knit at the times I used to drink. The craft has come right back to me now, I've made garments for newborns, scarves and I'm currently doing a thick cream blanket for a friend's 30th. I totally recommend the meditative and productive qualities of handwork in recovery!

Tiptree

Thanks for the post, it reminds me I need to find a constructive, creative way to keep busy during the evening witching hours. Something other than the iPad, but having tried knitting in the past think I have knitting dyslexia! Sem to go forward then backwards some how. Always pulling the yarn out and starting over lol. Maybe it was the alcohol hmmmmm.