While crochet is certainly a fun craft did you know that you can make crochet part of your daily routine and watch your stress melt away? Crochet has been found to be a great way to relieve the stress and strains that come attached with daily life. Whether job, family or social stress you can now use your favorite craft to help you deal with the hassles of life. Whether you are just starting out with crochet or are a seasoned professional, crocheting can be an excellent stress reducer.
This stress relief from crochet comes from the very nature of it. You can solve your personal problems and come up with new ideas for just about any situation while you are doing crochet. If you are anxious, upset, or just want to pass some time, you can always count on crocheting to help unwind while tapping into your inner creativity. The best part of this is the fact that you are also making a useful item in the process. But like anything else there are certain steps that will bring on stress relief. Here is what you need to know about how crochet can help reduce your stress-
- Choose a Simple Pattern-In order to really get the full benefits of reducing stress through crocheting you should choose a project you do not have to think too deeply about. For stress relief you will want to stay away from complicated patterns, instead choosing something simple such as an afghan or a beach bag. These kind or projects have repeating stitches and do not require that you pay too much attention to what you are doing. After awhile you will get into a smooth rhythm with your stitches and you may feel your mind start to wander. Just let it go! The worst thing that could happen is you will goof up a stitch or two that you can easily take out and most likely though nobody will even notice.
- Use the Right Type of Yarn and Hook-You will want to choose a yarn that is easy to work with. Any yarn that is too fine or too bulky tends to slow you down and will not allow you to get into that thoughtless groove you need to be in to properly unwind. In addition be sure to choose a hook that is not too big and not too small, though you will want to use whatever hook that is necessary according to the pattern directions.
- Make Your Crocheting a Daily Habit-You should set aside time each day for your “crochet meditation.” This is vitally important since everyone needs some down time after working, cleaning, running errands, and chasing after kids. By making this time for yourself each and every day you will find your stress level decreasing and you will actually look forward to it. You may soon wonder how you ever got along without your daily crochet time. Best of all in the process you will be creating useful gifts that may even become family heirlooms. You can also take your crocheting with your almost any place you have to go during the day. Instead of spending frustrating minutes in line or in the doctor’s office with nothing to do you can simply pull out your latest project and begin crocheting. It can be helpful to plan ahead for times that you know that you may have to wait or have down time and make sure that you have your latest crochet project with you. Crocheting should not be something you just do only when holidays or birthdays approach. You can make it part of your daily routine and watch stress melt away.