Comments on: Yarndorphins http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/ News, Ideas and Information for Crafting with Yarn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:39:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Yeah, that’s it… it’s for my health. « Wildflower Academy http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-1664 Yeah, that’s it… it’s for my health. « Wildflower Academy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:47:55 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-1664 [...] http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comments [...] [...] http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comments [...]

]]> By: Joanne Keays http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-1337 Joanne Keays Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:30:49 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-1337 I love to knit and crochet. Somewhere along the line I heard that knitting or crocheting helps deal with stress. My husband has cancer. Along with that comes confusion, fear, panic, concerns, doctor visits, chemo and radiation treatments. On the same day we received this news, my mother was diagnosed and my dad started going down hill due to the stress. I had a friend who made prayer shawls for people in her church. Our daughter made one for her dad, so I decided to make one for my dad. It is so true that the action and planning, concentrating on the pattern, and praying as you give of yourself for another has such a calming effect. Once I started I couldn't stop. My son asked for an afghan just like Grandpa's only big enough to cover him from shoulder to around his feet. By the time I was done it was 7' long! I just finished one for my mom and am working on one for our church's prayer shawl group. I was having a very difficult time with depression and anxiety, and these projects pulled me out of my "self". Rather than dwelling on MY fears, I was focused on doing something for someone else. What a blessing that turned out to be! I love to knit and crochet. Somewhere along the line I heard that knitting or crocheting helps deal with stress. My husband has cancer. Along with that comes confusion, fear, panic, concerns, doctor visits, chemo and radiation treatments. On the same day we received this news, my mother was diagnosed and my dad started going down hill due to the stress. I had a friend who made prayer shawls for people in her church. Our daughter made one for her dad, so I decided to make one for my dad. It is so true that the action and planning, concentrating on the pattern, and praying as you give of yourself for another has such a calming effect. Once I started I couldn’t stop. My son asked for an afghan just like Grandpa’s only big enough to cover him from shoulder to around his feet. By the time I was done it was 7′ long! I just finished one for my mom and am working on one for our church’s prayer shawl group. I was having a very difficult time with depression and anxiety, and these projects pulled me out of my “self”. Rather than dwelling on MY fears, I was focused on doing something for someone else. What a blessing that turned out to be!

]]> By: Abby http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-944 Abby Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:21:28 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-944 Doing a complex pattern like the tree of life has helped me focus, which slows the worrisome thoughts that cause so much stress. Experts say doing crossword puzzles helps keep your mind sharp, and I find that recognizing patterns in the knitting instructions and keeping track of repeats is just a good as doing a crossword puzzle. Doing a complex pattern like the tree of life has helped me focus, which slows the worrisome thoughts that cause so much stress. Experts say doing crossword puzzles helps keep your mind sharp, and I find that recognizing patterns in the knitting instructions and keeping track of repeats is just a good as doing a crossword puzzle.

]]> By: Nadine http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-923 Nadine Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:58:47 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-923 For me, knitting is therapy. I went trough a bad depression 2 years ago (time where it was at its worse) and I wish knitting would have been part of my life back then. The illness was stress induced according to the doctors and since I found that I can take a minute and forget about the stress of life when yarn runs trough my fingers, it has been part of my therapy. When I knit or crochet, I get to "get away" for a minute, it stops my mind from running to places it shouldn't go and I get multiple satisfaction by completing something beautiful that I can be proud of, getting a compliment on it and offering a gift to a friend or somebody in need. It also brings me back to my happy childhood: as a little girl I did lots of crafts and at least half of it included yarn. How could I ask for a more rewarding hobby? :) For me, knitting is therapy. I went trough a bad depression 2 years ago (time where it was at its worse) and I wish knitting would have been part of my life back then. The illness was stress induced according to the doctors and since I found that I can take a minute and forget about the stress of life when yarn runs trough my fingers, it has been part of my therapy.

When I knit or crochet, I get to “get away” for a minute, it stops my mind from running to places it shouldn’t go and I get multiple satisfaction by completing something beautiful that I can be proud of, getting a compliment on it and offering a gift to a friend or somebody in need. It also brings me back to my happy childhood: as a little girl I did lots of crafts and at least half of it included yarn. How could I ask for a more rewarding hobby? :)

]]> By: knittingmama http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-877 knittingmama Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:42:37 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-877 I have five kids, including a 3 month old. I absolutely have to knit every day to save my sanity. It's how I start every morning with a cup of coffee and it's how I wind down every night before bed. When my son had heart surgery last fall, knitting was there. When another son broke his collarbone, I knitted in the ER. I think that if I didn't knit so much, I might smoke, and we all know is just gross. Knitting is peaceful and you get a useful product when you're done! I have five kids, including a 3 month old. I absolutely have to knit every day to save my sanity. It’s how I start every morning with a cup of coffee and it’s how I wind down every night before bed. When my son had heart surgery last fall, knitting was there. When another son broke his collarbone, I knitted in the ER. I think that if I didn’t knit so much, I might smoke, and we all know is just gross. Knitting is peaceful and you get a useful product when you’re done!

]]> By: Michelle martin http://blog.lionbrand.com/2008/06/06/yarn-the-best-medicine/#comment-869 Michelle martin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:19:16 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=174#comment-869 I love to crochet and I find that if I sit for 30 minutes crocheting I am very relaxed. I seem to let my brain veg out. It releases a nice calming affect over my whole body. It really is a great stress reliever, at least for me. I love to crochet and I find that if I sit for 30 minutes crocheting I am very relaxed. I seem to let my brain veg out. It releases a nice calming affect over my whole body. It really is a great stress reliever, at least for me.

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