Crochet Therapy: 20 mindful, relaxing and energising projects
Product ID: 47921172
Knit yourself calm with simple projects that combine crochet with mindfulness. The art of crochet is the perfect antidote to modern life. Encompassing repeat patterns and an engagement with the materials in your hand – it encourages both focus and creativity . In Crochet Therapy , Betsan Corkhill (a world expert in therapeutic craft) presents 20 inspiring projects that will bring moments of calm into your everyday life. Patterns include beautiful crocheted mandalas with zen-like circular designs, as well as other simple motifs designed to help engage you in a series of meditative exercises . Alongside these patterns are further mindfulness activities , which complement the therapeutic effect of crocheting and boost your health and well-being . With the help of this book, crocheting can become an effective tool to manage stress , focus your mind and become effortlessly skilled at present ing your craft – whilst also allowing you to impress family and friends with your creations. Review: Very good - This book is brilliant. It’s something to keep going back to. The patterns are easy to follow. Love the little stress balls. Very therapeutic to make. Would recommend Review: I cannot recommend this book highly enough! - A beautiful book that sets out to help you set aside precious 'you' time and make something beautiful with yarn and a hook. I didn't want to write this straight away as I wanted to do the book justice. It really is the best crochet book that I have ever read. It's amazing how the craft of crochet can be used to relax you and make you feel good. Betsan takes the relaxing nature of crochet to another level. Not only will you create beautiful projects quite a few of them can be used to help you relax. Not only are you getting a book full of beautiful projects, there are exercises for you to try. I love the fact that everything has been put together to make crocheting more than just making something. It's about the whole self. The projects in the book are fantastic. I have already made the beautiful shawl (with slightly different colours from my stash) and have a number of the other projects on my list to make. The exercises are easy to follow and take up a small amount of time. The thought put into this book makes you want to do as much as possible to help yourself. The projects make a fantastic addition to everything else in the book. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! This is one book that I will be using lots! I received this book in return for my honest review.
| Best Sellers Rank | 96,783 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 76 in Medical Counselling & Therapy 278 in Knitting (Books) 409 in Art Relaxation & Therapy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 137 Reviews |
C**S
Very good
This book is brilliant. It’s something to keep going back to. The patterns are easy to follow. Love the little stress balls. Very therapeutic to make. Would recommend
D**D
I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
A beautiful book that sets out to help you set aside precious 'you' time and make something beautiful with yarn and a hook. I didn't want to write this straight away as I wanted to do the book justice. It really is the best crochet book that I have ever read. It's amazing how the craft of crochet can be used to relax you and make you feel good. Betsan takes the relaxing nature of crochet to another level. Not only will you create beautiful projects quite a few of them can be used to help you relax. Not only are you getting a book full of beautiful projects, there are exercises for you to try. I love the fact that everything has been put together to make crocheting more than just making something. It's about the whole self. The projects in the book are fantastic. I have already made the beautiful shawl (with slightly different colours from my stash) and have a number of the other projects on my list to make. The exercises are easy to follow and take up a small amount of time. The thought put into this book makes you want to do as much as possible to help yourself. The projects make a fantastic addition to everything else in the book. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! This is one book that I will be using lots! I received this book in return for my honest review.
M**T
I do love the philosophy of this book
I do love the philosophy of this book. It has mindful exercises, posture tips and positive thinking throughout which are nice additions. The patterns are beautiful and are almost all designed so that after a few repetitions you can more or less learn the repeats and continue without having to refer constantly to the book. That is absolutely genius as having to constantly count/balance the book on your knee can ruin the relaxing aspect of crochet for me anyway. The only thing I don’t like about this book is I think I’ll only use a small handful of the patterns - probably only the blankets. A lot of them are odd things like “stress relieving balls” or a wall-hanging made of crocheted hearts on a string. Would have been nice to have seen a few more garments or patterns using mostly thicker yarn for quicker results.
I**W
Therapy, I 'm not sure
Not convinced that I would use this as therapy but there are some nice patterns in it.
J**N
Recommend :)
This book is so much more than just crochet patterns. It contains a lot of mindfulness content and activities. How to enjoy crochet me time :)
B**W
Great
Some simple projects and some more challenging ones to keep my head focussed on the here and now.
G**A
Very relaxing
Bought for my mum for Christmas, she was made up and finds the book very relaxing and enjoyable. Arrived quickly in good condition
M**P
Great for relaxing
Bought for my daughter to relax after a shift as a key worker.
L**A
Five Stars
Excellent. I enjoyed it very much
A**S
Nice ideas
Lots of busy ideas
W**S
I CAN GET BETTER PROJECTS ONLINE
TERRILBE CONTENT, POOR PICS AND EXPLANATIONS. I CAN DO BETTER ONLINE. THIS BOOK WENT BACK
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