Conscious Crafts Knitting: 20 Mindful Makes to Reconnect Head Heart & Hands

Making is mindfulness made practical and knitting is an iconic craft proven to have therapeutic benefits to wellbeing. Drawing on the traditions of handwork the co-founders of the Back Girl Knit Club Sicgmone Kludje and Vea Koranteng have curated 20 modern makes ranging from plant pot and cup cozies to throws and snoods. They share the fundamental stitches to cast on and shows how these can be adapted for different projects and even how to create your own upcycled yarn as well as reconnecting us to the art of craft and ourselves. Clean photography contemporary step-by step illustration and heart-affirming text are neatly knitted together to celebrate crafting and the art of knitting for a hand made future. The projects: tea cup coasters; desk and bathroom mats; cushion cover; mug holder; throw; wall hanging; plant pot cozy; festive reef; head band; mittens and scarves with tassels; snoods; clutch and purse bags; phone case holder. The techniques: moss; sticking; rib; knit; purl and arm kitting. Upcycled yarn. Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidance Conscious Crafts: Knitting gives you the simple skills to get started with this fulfilling craft and explores how the joy of creating your own unique makes can nurture your well-being. The Conscious Crafts series places mindfulness and well-being at the heart of making. Picking out proven meditative crafts and bespoke authors these practical contemporary guides are an inviting introduction to reconnecting head heart and hands