I probably should have gone to therapy…
At least, that’s what it felt like the night I was sitting in front of my computer screen with a couple of BBQ skewers and a ball of cheap yarn…But I started knitting instead. Knitting is My Therapy is not an expert site on how to knit. It’s also not a site full of custom designed patterns (I wish I could create those!) Instead, it’s a place for those who turned to knitting as a mode of coping, a way to relax, or something to occupy their mind during sleepless nights and stressful days. Part blog, part review site, part ranting and raving; whether you’re an advanced knitter doing cables in your sleep or barely getting by with garter stitch, I hope you enjoy the humor, the zen, and the enjoyment that is knitting.
The latest from the blog
Knitting Cables was a disaster at first (But it’s actually not that hard)
For some reason I've been terrified of knitting cables. Maybe it was the extra needle in the mix, or perhaps it was just the fear of the unknown. Whatever it was, for the longest time I resisted learning to knit with cables. But I could resist no longer. I decided to...
How Knitting Became My Therapy
I probably should have gone to therapy. I say that in all honesty. Things in my life felt unsteady. My husband was training for what was seeming to be a very scary deployment. I was dealing with anxiety from a car accident. Life had taken a few turns that had left me...
Leg over the needle
There's a downside to learning to knit from videos - you won’t always know if you’re making mistakes. That’s where attending a class or a knitting circle can be super valuable. I attended a knitting circle about 2 weeks into my knitting adventure. To begin my...
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