Yarn crafts and depression

red rose

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 5:18:35 PM8/31/04

to

Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?

Katherine

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 7:49:53 PM8/31/04

to

red rose wrote:
> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the
> dumps and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?

Yes to both. Knitting keeps me sane more times than some people would
imagine.

Katherine

Craftkitten (Darlene)

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 8:16:09 PM8/31/04

to

I can admit that I knit and crochet when I'm feeling down becaue it
helps me forget how I am feeling. Also seeing something accomplished
really helps.

Darlene

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:18:35 -0400, "red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote:

>Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
>and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?
>

Darlene in Toronto
http://members.rogers.com/craftkitten

MinnieNeedles

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 9:04:21 PM8/31/04

to

I crochet and sew and do some other crafts also and they all help me
keep my sanity, and help get me out of bed on several days. I'm
disable and no longer get to drive and live in a very small town with
no public transparation, so I sit home a lot and do my crafts..
Marsha

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:18:35 -0400, "red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote:

mejane

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 9:11:25 PM8/31/04

to

Knitting when I am depressed helps a lot or when I am angry. I find if
I knit, I count stitches and it keeps me from thinking too much. It
certainly helped me through many, many a bad year. I don't know if it
lifted my spirits but it enabled me to get through the bad times.
I often wonder about people who say knitting is relaxing. I don't find
it relaxing but I am incapable of sitting and doing nothing.

Jane in Toronto

NoraBalcer

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 10:15:59 PM8/31/04

to

Hi Red Rose,

Oh yes, I find knitting and crocheting the best therapy in the world. Case in
point, when my Mom was in the hospital for 110 days my knitting mittens saved
my sanity.

Nora

Beinchat

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 11:35:45 PM8/31/04

to

I knit and crochet and they both help me keep my sanity! I have had some
very horrible things to deal with, keeping busy and having my friends here have
been very beneficial for me. I also enjoy being able to make things for other
people, especially things for Project Linus. Helps keep my mind off my woes and
gives me something positive to think about.
Marie and the cats

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

unread,

Aug 31, 2004, 11:52:31 PM8/31/04

to

When i am sad i like to cut up new clothes for me , or any cloth at
all , [ i also go clean the toilets ,, they get the best shine when i
am sad angry at something !!}
i can sew embroider ,,, knitting not so much , if the pattern needs
attention ,,,, better not ,,,
mirjam

Spikey

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 8:34:24 AM9/1/04

to

--
we are all here because we are not all there
"red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:HW5Zc.10003$7i2.5...@news20.bellglobal.com...

> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the
dumps
> and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?
>
>

My daughter doesn't usually ask me to make anything for her little girls
preferring to get stuff from Gap and Next ,but she recently asked me to
crochet 2 pink ponchos.It made for a great weekend going off to the
woolshop to buy the wool and settling down in front of the telly watching
the Olympic while crocheting away. So yes I guess it does lift my spirit and
makes me happy to create something .

Dawn Alguard

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 9:44:08 AM9/1/04

to

mejane wrote:

> I often wonder about people who say knitting is relaxing. I don't find
> it relaxing but I am incapable of sitting and doing nothing.

When it's going well, I find crocheting relaxing, but sometimes it makes
me very angry.

Dawn

Red Rose

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 10:11:57 AM9/1/04

to

Thank you for the replies. I am glad to see I am not the only one.

MinnieNeedles

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 12:46:14 PM9/1/04

to

I know what you mean, if I get to a point something just want work out
I put it down go do something else, and ususlly when I get back to it,
it works out just fine..
Marsha

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:44:08 -0400, Dawn Alguard <m...@privacy.net>
wrote:

Michelle

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 1:27:11 PM9/1/04

to

red rose <no...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:HW5Zc.10003$7i2.5...@news20.bellglobal.com...

> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the
dumps
> and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?
>

Yes to both...BTDT and still doing it! But watch out if a project doesn't
go as it should; I get ticked off! But starting something else, even some
squares for no good reason, will get past that. It's very calming and
concentrating on stitches or patterns can really take your mind off other
things....just don't block out the whole world all the time....it's still
there when you wake up!

--
Michelle in St. John's
NL, Canada

Jake Wildstrom

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 3:27:33 PM9/1/04

to

The Prophet red rose known to the wise as no...@noone.com, opened the Book of Words, and read unto the people:

>Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
>and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?

I don't crochet when I'm depressed, but I get depressed if I don't
crochet. So it's a preventative measure rather than a treatment for
me.

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| D. Jacob Wildstrom -- Math monkey and freelance thinker |
| Graduate Student, University of California at San Diego |
| "A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into |
| theorems." -Alfred Renyi |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+

The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the
University of California or math department thereof.

Seaspray

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 4:39:48 PM9/1/04

to

I crochet and do cross stitch. I have dabbled into many types of crafting
over the years. I guess that I just love to be creative. I am the kind of
person that does not like to sit and do nothing. I bring my projects with
me everywhere I go. You just never know, right? I find it helps to pass
the time when you are waiting somewhere, or while watching DH's programs.
Sometimes, when I am at the kids activities and do not have anyone to talk
to, it helps me feel better. (I am a little shy) And actually, you can make
friends that way because people will come over and ask you what you are
doing, etc.

Diane

"red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:HW5Zc.10003$7i2.5...@news20.bellglobal.com...

Irishis

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 5:26:51 PM9/1/04

to

My husband has been battling lung cancer for over a year, without crochet to
do there would have been a lot of waiting rooms with worn out carpeting.
Crochet keeps me calm and cool and not pacing the floors.
Erin

"red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:HW5Zc.10003$7i2.5...@news20.bellglobal.com...

unread,

Sep 1, 2004, 11:07:43 PM9/1/04

to

LOL Poor you, Karen. I can identify.

Katherine

Hope Burke

unread,

Sep 3, 2004, 2:47:24 PM9/3/04

to

I crochet all the time, anyway, so doesn't make much difference. Your mind
doesn't always have to be on your project unless you have to count stitches
or rows. And I have found, through a long lifetime, that what works for one
doesn't always work for another. God Bless and have a GREAT day!!
Hope in WA

"red rose" <no...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:HW5Zc.10003$7i2.5...@news20.bellglobal.com...

J. Koster

unread,

Sep 6, 2004, 11:39:08 AM9/6/04

to

On 8/31/04 2:18 PM red rose is reported to have said the following:

> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
> and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?
>
>

Oh, yes-yes-yes! As others have said, it helps keep your sanity. I
*was* going to say that it probably was best to do something that is
easy and you can do well at these times, not a Pattern-from-Hell, but on
further reflection, I take that back. Sometimes working on a PFH can
kick your adrenaline into high gear and pull you right up.

Joan

--
Gone fibernatin'.

cas...@gmail.com

unread,

Jan 15, 2013, 1:44:01 AM1/15/13

to

Yes,it's very helpful to boost your skills especially when bored or wanting to show your unique talent. Cross stitching and sewing beanbags is very handy and useful in making beanbag characters or cross stitching gardens and cute things. Cross stitches can be in single stitches or in-a-row stitches. This helps with sewing clothes,as a beginner

mirjam

unread,

Jan 23, 2013, 12:40:41 AM1/23/13

to

On Wednesday, September 1, 2004 12:18:35 AM UTC+3, red rose wrote:
> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
> and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?

I knit, crochet, sew weave Both fiberart and useful items,,, all the time, it is a part of my life,,, It is always good for my feeling[s].
mirjam

mysteryknitter

unread,

May 12, 2015, 9:07:12 AM5/12/15

to

keskiviikko 1. syyskuuta 2004 0.18.35 UTC+3 red rose kirjoitti:
> Does anyone here knit, crochet, etc when they are feeling down in the dumps
> and if so do you find it helps to lift your spirits?

Hi!
At least I do.
Best: Esmeralda