Crocheting For My Sanity

Several years ago I started learning how to crochet. I don't remember why, I just suddenly had the urge to make something out of yarn. I don't remember why I stopped either. I crocheted several scarves before I suddenly I lost interest and put all the yarns and needles away.

Then about a week ago I had an impulse to crochet again, and I pulled out one of my unfinished scarves and picked up where I left off. Why did I stop? Doing one stitch after another is calming, almost a kind of meditation. It hardly takes any brain power once you get the rhythm down, so sometimes I listen to a podcast or an online course while I work.

February was never my favorite month, but I'm hating it more than usual because there's not much I can safely do to relieve the monotony right now. Maybe that's why it felt like the right time to finish my red scarf. Finishing something pretty to wear before the season is over gives me something to look forward to.