Hi @Gwynn @utopia @BlueBay @Eve7 @Daisydreamer and all knitters here. Long time no posting for me- sorry!
@Gwynn I'm glad you've done the last square on your recovery blanket that you started in hospital. Well done! Are you going to sew it up? I'd love to see a photo of it if you'd like to post a picture of it. I hope you treasure this blanket and all that it means for you as I'd believe it to be something special. Mental health recovery in hospital isn't easy and I'm so proud that you took up knitting and have found the benefits of it. I hope you continue with this wonderful hobby. Did you get some yarn for Christmas? I know Spotlight and Lincraft have been having sales on yarn over the past month so it may be worth a look.
As for me, I've been experiencing a bit of a rough period with my mental health - I had to call my uni and speak to a counsellor- who advised me to do something each day for myself. That's when I decided to make myself a Wellness Blanket from a pattern off the Spotlight projects page called "Stallion 8ply patchwork blanket" on 4mm needles. It's 4 different patterns and you knit 20 squares and then sew them up with a border. I'm using a different yarn- Marvel 8ply from Spotlight instead of Stallion yarn which is also a Spotlight yarn- and I plan on making it bigger than the measurements of 65cm x 80cm. My initial goal is just to make the 20 squares and then see how I go from there. I've posted a picture of the 5 squares I've done since Friday night when I started this project. I hope you like it.
I'll post more as I do some more of the blanket.
Have fun and enjoy your knitting projects and adventures forum friends!
Judi9877☺️🧶💐
Hi @Daisydreamer @Gwynn @Former-Member @utopia @BlueBay @Shaz51 @outlander @Maggie and all knitters here.
Just popping into say I'm still knitting my Wellness Blanket- up to square 10 already!- and I'm really enjoying it. Things have been pretty rough lately and I'm finding that knitting is helping to give me some peace and sanity in amongst the chaos and challenges. It's like it's one of my best friends that I can rely on and I'm very grateful for that. Give me a pair of knitting needles and some yarn and I'm 1 happy camper, especially right now.
On a funny side, this little thing popped up in my Facebook feed that I thought I might share. I hope no one is offended and if so, I deeply apologise in advance. For me, this is 1 tablet I need to take daily😂🥰!
@Daisydreamer , I'm sorry but I don't know what the stitch is I was knitting in the earlier post. I do know that it is a Spotlight free pattern called Stallion 8ply patchwork blanket and the stitches are simple knit and purl on 4mm knitting needles. If you look at the Spotlight page under projects, knitting and crochet, you should find it. I'm doing it using marvel 8ply yarn as I'm not too happy with stallion yarn so I'm using it as a test blanket to see how it turns out. There's 20 squares of 4 different patterns in total plus a border to make it 65cm x 80cm rectangle. I'll post more as I go along. I'd like to make it bigger - a large blanket- but I'm just focussing on 5 squares of 1 pattern at a time. At least I have small achievements along the way and things aren't son overwhelming for me to get unmotivated or discouraged by. That's a big enough achievement for me right now.
Talk later as knitting is calling my name🧶👋
Judi9877🌈🍀🧶😎
Hi @Former-Member @Gwynn @Daisydreamer @utopia @BlueBay @Shaz51
@Former-Member Thanks for the wonderful comments! I've just completed square 11 out of 20 which is below of my Patchwork Well-being Blanket. It's coming along really well but slowly. I went to Spotlight on Thursday to stock up on more yarn for the rest of the blanket as the yarn was on sale and I had a coupon to use. Also, I've just found out that I will be going into PARCS in the next month- I've got to move out of my current rental and house sit my sisters house for a week before I can go there- so I've got plenty for that stay! I'm really looking forward to having time out and learning new coping and well-being strategies whilst I'm there and I know it's going to be beneficial for me.
I'm trying to fit knitting in with organising removalists - moving day from the rental property is on Thurrsday- and then another move the following week to our new property when we get the keys on the 15th. Basically, it's going to be hectic and I'm going to really use my knitting to help keep me calm and relaxed.
Enjoy your knitting forumites🧶😎
Judi9877☺️🧶🌈🌻
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SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.