Hello, welcome to my knitting page
Please read why knitting matters to me
Knitting is a versatile hobby; it helps me concentrate and relax. It brings me calm and lets me make thoughtful things for people I care about. I’ve managed to make some lovely presents for my family and friends, including this blanket below. I’m still very much in the scarf solar system, and my family have now banned me from gifting them scarves and have requested hats instead. I managed to knit a hat that fit my teddy perfectly.
It’s not surprising that knitting has been recognised to have
mental‑health benefits — something I can gratefully attest to.
As shown in this Guardian article, the calming focus of knitting has
been linked to improved wellbeing.
Read the article
If you’re interested in learning to knit, you can click this button to get started.
This is the Tin Can Knits guide I learned from as a complete beginner, and it’s how I knitted the scarf and hat in the picture above.