Crochet is the new therapy

Remember I started teaching a couple of friends how to crochet a few weeks ago? I got a lovely email from Snoozen the week after - she'd had a really bad day (that wasn't the lovely part, clearly), starting with things like toasted sandwich machine breaking, through to finding a dead (but thankfully harmless) spider in her daughter's nappy, dropping cereal on the floor, spilling sand over her just-showered legs, through to getting bad news about members of her family. And then when she thought she might cheer herself up with a little chocolate, the lady in the chocolate shop asked her when her next baby is due...you guessed it, she's not pregnant! The upshot of the story, and the lovely part of the email, was that a highlight of this bad day was grabbing a couple of minutes to practice her crochet.


Now she's buying yarn, making cushions, even crocheting while sitting at the computer or in the car (not when she's driving, clearly!!). I know I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but isn't it great how knitting, or crochet in this case, is a lovely relaxing experience (well, except for fair isle or steeking, but you get the drift I'm sure). And you don't need heaps of time, you can squeeze some knitting/crochet in at odd moments - who hasn't done it while uploading photos for their blog - and it is so satisfying - I guess it gives you a little sense of control over things when it seems all else is falling down around you.

And as we all know photos make posts more interesting, so here's a gratuitous shot of the custom-made tea cosy I made for Snoozen's teapot last year. Just simple double crochet in Cleckheaton 12ply (worsted) yarn.

Hope you all have a happy and safe Easter!