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Preventing Pain During Knitting and Crochet

Let’s face it: once you get the hang of knitting and/or crochet, they can be addicting. ‘One more row, one more row,..’ and all of a sudden it’s 3am and you’ve re-watched a complete season of your favorite show on Netflix. And, in many cases, your hands and wrists – the most important tools in knitting and crochet – might be in a lot of pain. While for some, knitting and crocheting might be a choice, a hobby. For others, it may be how you earn a living. Knitting or crochet all day may be necessary to fulfill orders or maintain inventory. And resulting hand and wrist pain could threaten […]

What & Why: Blocking Your Knitted or Crocheted Project

Recently, a friend who is new to knitting was excited to join some washcloths she knit. She wanted to create a baby blanket. I recommended that she block the wash cloths. Naturally, it was her first time hearing about blocking. After she did it, however, she was very pleased with the result. 8 neat, consistent knitted squares and rectangles that were ready to be stitched together to create a lovely blanket. Blocking is a process in knitting or crochet where a finished piece of work is manipulated into its final shape and size. The purpose of blocking is to improve the appearance of the finished piece, create a more even […]

The Heart Hat – A Valentine’s Day Pattern

Back in January, we asked our mindful-fam what kinds of patterns they’d like to see us share. There was a resounding plea for beanie/hat patterns! You ask, and you shall receive. Here is our first ever beanie pattern by mindfulknits. Bare with us 🙂 And if you end up making the hat, please do share your feedback! Naturally, with Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought it would be appropriate to make a heart-themed hat. After a few sketches, we came up with the design we wanted to bring to life. This pattern is for an adult size. If you would like modifications for a child size, let us know […]

The Mental Health Benefits of Knitting

Here at mindfulknits, we know that knitting helps us feel good, melt away our stress, and stay more present. But does knitting really have mental health benefits? Is there real research to back up this claim? You may not know this, but we have a thing for data. We decided to dig into the science and find out 7 ways that knitting can make you mentally healthier and happier. Knit your way to happiness. Results of a survey of 3,545 knitters published in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy showed a significant relationship between how often people knitted and how good they felt after knitting. Specifically, knitting more than 3 […]

禅オンブルベビーブランケット

Aka the PJ Blanket 2020 has been the year of the baby blankets. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law had a baby girl, and I wanted to make something special for the little one. Why do I call it PJ blanket? Because PJs mom loves potatoes, so we called her Potato Jr, or PJ for short! There are several ideas and goals I had for the blanket. I knew I wanted to: make a continuous, one-piece blanket, as opposed to the granny square style of the Blinky Blanket only use Zen colors to really feature the cohesiveness of the Zen bundle have an ombre vibe try out a unique border. Scallops is […]

ブリンキーブランケット

If you follow @mindfulknitsgram on Instagram, you may have seen my series of posts where I detail how I created the Blinky Blanket, which was a present for my newborn niece, Blinky. I’d like to share some more details on how I created the blanket here, so that you can create it with mindfulknits yarn, if you so desire! This is a great project if you are a beginner crocheter and if you have never made a blanket before. Some things I had to consider when I was on the hunt for inspiration for the Blinky Blanket: I am all about instant gratification. If a project takes too long, or […]

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