Our Correspondent @carriejwebb went along to #yarnfest2016 and spoke to people about how knitting helps mental wellbeing. Here’s what they told her: Julie Nelson Rhodes @julietillyflop– Graphic Designer, Knitter and Crafter “I was about 8 or 9 when we started learning to knit in school: it was something the girls did when the boys went […]
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“When I was very ill, #knitting gave me a sense of accomplishment”
Our Correspondent @carriejwebb caught up with knitters at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival to ask them how knitting and mental wellbeing are connected. Here’s what they told her. Karie Westermann @KarieBookish – Knitter, Designer and Writer I cannot remember not being able to knit. I was taught by my great-grandmother when I was around four. I […]
Knitting stops me from unravelling: what I learned about why people knit
A post from @CarrieJWebb A couple weeks ago I attempted to visit my favourite cafe-bar for a cuppa (read: glass of wine) after a long day. Akva was rammed- at 5.30pm on a Thursday! It took about 60 seconds of me wandering about looking for a spare table before realising that 80% of the customers […]