Conscious Craft: Knitting - 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands: Conscious Crafts

Making is mindfulness made practical, and knitting is an iconic craft proven to have a therapeutic impact on wellbeing. In Conscious Crafts: Knitting, the co-founders of the Black Girl Knit Club Sicgmone Kludje and Vea Koranteng have curated 20 modern makes, ranging from plant pots covers and cup cosies to throws and snoods to introduce the basics of knitting. Covering fundamental stitches and techniques including casting on, knit, pearl and moss stitch, Sicgmone and Vea show how these can be adapted for different projects as well as repurposing used textiles into your own upcycled yarn, all whilst embracing the restorative benefits of craft.Clean photography, contemporary step-by step illustrations and mindful mantras are neatly knitted together to celebrate the art of knitting for a hand-made future.

The projects: tea cup coasters; desk and bathroom mats; cushion cover; mug holder; throw; wall hanging; plant pot cozy; festive reef; head band; mittens and scarves with tassels; snoods; clutch and purse bags; phone case holder.

The techniques: moss; sticking; rib; knit; purl and arm kitting. Upcycled yarn.

Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidance, Conscious Crafts: Knitting gives you the simple skills to get started with this fulfilling craft, and explores how the joy of creating your own unique makes can nurture your well-being.

The Conscious Crafts series places mindfulness and well-being at the heart of making. Picking out proven meditative crafts and bespoke authors, these practical, contemporary guides are an inviting introduction to reconnecting head, heart, and hands.

Also available in the series: Conscious Crafts: Pottery/Quilting/Whittling.