Knitting depression away

My small collection of projects that help me recover my mental health

[night-dark-woods]

when i go to craft stores all i do is touch all the yarn

[fangirlinginleatherboots]

me using knitting as a coping tool:

[lionbrandyarn-blog]

[kelseykreates3]

[brightbirdart]

2. Mindless

[veronicawazboyski]

this is the funniest thing ive seen in a LONG time

[lionbrandyarn-blog]

Always need more knitting 

[fibrespace]

People often look at the tags on my handmade goods and declare that my prices are outrageous. I did the math and THIS is what that handmade beanie you want for $10 ACTUALLY cost to make.

So if you see that $30 on the label, be courteous. Know that I am paying myself far, far less than minimum wage in labor ($2.22 per hour, to be exact) to even come to such a supposedly ghastly price. I can't take that $10 for a hat because no one can live on $0.37 an hour, much less sustain a business.

Handmade goods aren't overpriced, people just undervalue the hard work and years of skill artists put into them.

[kelseykreates3]

🖤🖤🖤🖤

[fibrespace]

[lowrescryptid]

me: *spots a mistake in my knitting that would take upwards of five hours to fix*

me: that was intentional and an artistic choice.

[moundfreek]

Look! I found my portrait!  

[chilliesandknitting-deactivated]

A tip from Futuregirl

“The trick is, if you’re knitting stripes and ribbing at the same time, to knit every stitch the first row, then go back to the ribbing on subsequent rows. Ta da!  No dashes mucking up your stripey stripes.” 

[ddc4814]

Margaret + Knitting

[48squeakylizards]

OMG YES IT IS I

[unexpectedyarns]

Evolutionary knitting

[benevolentvulture]

Knitting pattern made by someone with more knowledge and experience than me: knitting a gauge swatch is very important you will fail without it!!!!!

my lazy ass: danger is my middle name

[typeanomaly-blog]

When you pick up your knitting and accidentally yank the needle out of ALL THE STITCHES.

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Crafting Help Resources

I sometimes get messages from people asking me how to do different knitting or crochet things. And I love to help if I can! Don’t get me wrong. But I have a tendency to ignore my Tumblr messages (or Tumblr altogether) for longish stretches of time, so I’m not the best resource if you need an answer right away.

So I’ve compiled a list of places you can look things up. I’ll update as I find more. 

Feel free to comment with suggestions!

Knitting:

Knitty (use the search bar to find how-tos): http://knitty.com/

Knitting Help: https://www.knittinghelp.com/

New Stitch A Day: https://newstitchaday.com/

All Free Knitting: https://www.allfreeknitting.com/

Craft Yarn Council: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/

Dummies: https://www.dummies.com/crafts/knitting/

Crochet:

Crochet Basics: https://www.crochet-basics.com/

Craft Yarn Council: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/

New Stitch A Day: https://newstitchaday.com/

Dummies: https://www.dummies.com/crafts/crocheting/

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Techknitter: http://techknitting.blogspot.com/