Conscious Crafts: Knitting
20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In Conscious Crafts: Knitting, co-founders of the Black Girl Knit Club unpick the meditative nature of the knitting process and its empowering skill set for creating, well-being and mindfulness.
Making is mindfulness made practical, and knitting is an iconic craft proven to have a therapeutic impact on well-being. The co-founders of the Black Girl Knit Club, Sicgmone Kludje and Vea Koranteng, have curated 20 modern makes, ranging from plant pot cosies to throws and snoods, to introduce the basics of knitting. Covering fundamental stitches and techniques including casting on, knit, pearl and moss stitch, Sicgmone and Vea show how these can be adapted for different projects as well as repurposing used textiles into your own upcycled yarn, all whilst embracing the restorative benefits of craft.
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. Clean photography, contemporary step-by step illustrations and mindful mantras are neatly knitted together to celebrate the art of knitting for a handmade future.
The projects: tea cup coasters; desk and bathroom mats; cushion cover; mug holder; throw; wall hanging; plant pot cosy; 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.
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. Also available from the Conscious Crafts series: Pottery, Quilting and Whittling.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kludje and Koranteng, co-founders of the Black Girl Knit Club, showcase projects to soothe the mind in this charming pattern book. They set out to "enhance and bring out various types of experiences as you create these 20 makes for different areas of your life that will spark joy and value your inner calm" and easily succeed with simple yet attractive projects for one's home and wardrobe. They cover the basics of necessary tools and intro stitches, then get into the projects: there's an earth-toned striped bath mat, a creative red and white pom-pom Christmas wreath, some colorful plant-pot cozies, as well as striped mittens, a rib-twist headband, and a unique fringed scarf. Each pattern comes with a positive affirmation—"I seek progress over perfection, and community over competition," for instance—and all are accompanied by photos. The authors do newbies the favor of outlining each step from cast-on to finishing techniques, and first-time knitters will feel confident in getting started. This is perfect for readers looking to use crafts as a break from the daily hustle and bustle.
