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Mindful Crochet Practices

Techniques and reflections to bring mindfulness to your crochet practice

A Mood Blanket Reflection: Free Flower Granny Square

Reflecting on My Mood Blanket So far, 2026 has felt like a whole game of catch-up to me.

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Crochet for Gratitude: Free Turkey Motif

The holiday season is a time filled with beautiful magic, but also unbelievable stress.

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Mindful Making: 5 Calming Crochet Projects

Crochet can be so much more than making something beautiful with yarn.

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Mindful Crochet and the Power of Intention

Crochet can be more than making something useful.

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5 Mindful Crochet Stitches for Stress Relief

Life can feel overwhelming, with thoughts and worries moving faster than we can keep up.

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Crochet for Mental Health: Mindfulness and Yarn

How to use mindfulness in your crochet routine to help calm your mind.

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Half Double Crochet: A Gentle Beginner Stitch

If you’re just starting out with crochet, the half double crochet (hdc) stitch is a gentle place to begin.

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My First Mood Blanket

Here’s how I turned my emotions into a crochet blanket, and how you can too.

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My Journey with Crochet and Mental Health

A personal story of how knitting and crochet became tools for healing, mindfulness, and peace.

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When your sister moves into a new place and asks f When your sister moves into a new place and asks for a squishy coaster with its tongue sticking out...you kind of have to make frog coasters, right? 

โ€‹I've been wanting to try this concave coaster idea for a while now, and honestly, I'm kind of obsessed with how much personality each one ended up having. 

โ€‹The pattern is finally live and completely free on yarnfulmind.com! It comes with a simple mindful smiling exercise to practice while you're working through the rounds. 

โ€‹Link is in my bio if you want to try making a set for yourself! ๐Ÿ’›

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It's October?! This year is flying by, but I'm s It's October?! 

This year is flying by, but I'm starting this season off strong, I just couldn't wait to make one of these hand puppets! 

The pattern is free on @hobbii_yarn and from the beautiful mind of @elisascrochet 

It was such a fun make, and the glow in the dark yarn is always my favorite at this time of the year. A total hit with my toddler I must add. 

Happy Spooky Seassonnn ๐Ÿ’€

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I'm so proud of myself for finding just the right I'm so proud of myself for finding just the right granny hobby to slow my mind down. Because sometimes crochet is the only way to calm the monkey I call my mind.

When I found this community I was so taken aback by how many people find their calm with just a hook and some yarn. There is something truly beautiful in creating.

Humans were meant to create๐Ÿ’›

#yarnfulmind #mindfulcrochet #crochettherapy #slowcrochet #crochetcommunity
Before and after again because I love it. Cut the Before and after again because I love it.

Cut the bell sleeve, crocheted a strip of granny squares, added some trim, and put it all back together. 

Almost autumn ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ

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