Crocheting For My Sanity

[tippetariuswrites]

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.

Comments

[unavee]

I picked up crochet again for a short period last year, too. It is meditative! The way you're doing it, with a podcast or online course on, sounds nice. I hope you enjoy your red scarf :)

I like February just because it's my birthday month, but it does usually feel oddly stressful. Not as many days as the other months! Awareness that the first month of the new year is already over! And, now, so much time passing in this pandemic.

[tippetariuswrites]

Thank you! I'm starting to think of it as a Valentine's Day scarf, especially since there's a chance I might finish it tomorrow.

I'd probably feel differently about February if it were my birthday month too. And it's not February's fault that I'm tired of winter already, it really boils down to pandemic fatigue. We get through it as best we can, but sometimes it's hard not to whine about it ;)