Crochet Therapy: The Soothing Art of Savoring Each Stitch

by Betsan Corkhill

Overview

Crochet Therapy will inspire you to pick up a hook and take some time out of your hectic day to dive into colorful whorls of yarn. Focus, relax, and become more mindful by making more than 20 simple and colorful projects comprised of crocheted mandalas, soothing circles, and other beautiful motifs. Each repetitive pattern helps you engage with your materials, increase your well-being, and unlock your creativity. Mindfulness exercises accompany the patterns and complement the therapeutic effect of crocheting for achieving calm, stress relief, and becoming “effortlessly present” in your craft. Clear instructions and a host of finishing techniques round out the pretty projects and crocheted bounty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419721113
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	09/06/2016
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	439,529
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Betsan Corkhill is an expert in the use of therapeutic fiber arts to improve health and wellness and manage illness. In 2005 she founded Stitchlinks, a nonprofit global support network for taking advantage of the stress-relieving benefits of crafts. Clinically trained in physiotherapy, Corkhill has conducted extensive research into the benefits of handcrafts and is a pioneer in improving well-being through therapeutic knitting and crochet.

Editorial Reviews

11/15/2016
Corkhill (Knit for Health & Wellness), an expert on the therapeutic benefits of crafting, urges crafters to take advantage of the benefits of crochet as both a way to make beautiful objects and to improve their quality of life. The projects are organized by intention (e.g., calm, focus, find joy), and each intention opens with a mindfulness exercise, followed by two projects. The projects include small accessories that can be used as part of a mindfulness practice, as well as larger decorative items such as afghans and rugs. VERDICT Corkhill's meditative projects, combined with the exercises throughout, will help crocheters reap the health and wellness benefits of mindful crafting.

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