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Mindful Crochet Practices

Techniques and reflections to bring mindfulness to your crochet practice

Mindful Crochet: Taking a Moment for Spring

The seasons of our lives are constantly changing.

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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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Crocheting for Calm: A Beginnerโ€™s Guide

New hobbies are hard.

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Got some new Dishie yarn and rightfully so, my lif Got some new Dishie yarn and rightfully so, my life has been dish towels lately.

Sometimes it really is moments like this that keeps my head above water when my thoughts are spinning. 

Hope you found a way to calm that monkey mind. She's been jumping around on me lately ๐Ÿ’›

#yarnfulmind #mindfulcrochet #slowcrochet #crochettherapy #slowcrafting
Because I've learned that counting to 144 over and Because I've learned that counting to 144 over and over is almost impossible ๐Ÿ˜…

Here's how I stay sane on big projects.

For this Sunshine Sampler blanket, there are 144 stitches in each row. I add a stitch marker every 20 stitches, with the last group landing at 24.

How are you keeping track?

#yarnfulmind #mindfulcrochet #crochetcommunity #slowcrochet #crochetstitchmarker
Happy Wednesday, three of my current projects. I Happy Wednesday, three of my current projects.

I haven't done one of these in a while. Sometimes looking at all the incomplete pieces is a little overwhelming. I have so much I want to create, and writing the patterns is a whole other thing.

But 10 year old me would be shocked.
And that's a great feeling.

These things have a way of coming together even when the timing isn't ours. Just over here chipping away. Getting through.

And, look at you still going too. Despite all of it ๐Ÿ’›

#yarnfulmind #mindfulcrochet #wipwednesday #slowcrochet #crochetcommunity
A little throwback to some pretty lace trim from l A little throwback to some pretty lace trim from last summer.

This is a dress I added crochet trim to for my daughter, and honestly looking back at it was exactly what I needed this week. 

The waves of life have kept me a little further from my hook than I'd like lately. But it's just a passing moment.

Sometimes looking back at what your hands have made is enough to spark it all back up again.

Calm waters soon enough ๐Ÿ’›

#yarnfulmind #crochetlace #crochetlove #slowcrochet #mindfulcrochet

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