It's Sunday! And you know what that means - it's time for rest, relaxation, recuperation, and renewal. Relaxation doesn't happen by reading about it, thinking about it, or hoping for it. It only happens by doing it! And what better way to relax than to do some hand stitching?!?I really need some stitching time today since all my free time lately has been spent in the world of car shopping, which has been stressful. So today I plan to relax with needle in hand and will try not to think about the car situation until Monday.
A show that I found on youtube that helped me with distraction this week is called "Game of Wool". Have you heard of it? I searched around on Youtube and was able to find all of the episodes. You may be able to watch the first couple of hours here. It was very inspiring and made me think that maybe I could knit a sweater or a hat?!? It inspired me to start a knitting project so I bought this yarn from Galt House of Yarn. I have never knit a hat before, but today I fancy myself to be a knitter extraordinare!! ð€£ð€£ð€£
And in cross stitch world, I made some progress this week on the Festive Mandala from Vani at Thread the Needle Designs. It is very relaxing and I can get lost in the stitching, so it is a perfect choice for today.
I like this photo I took when I was stitching on my mandala while watching Vani's flosstube video. You can see the photo of her finished project in the background. She always reminds me that contentment and relaxation is found in the process of stitching, not the end result. She stitches enormous projects with thousands of stitches and although she likes to set goals to achieve, it's just about moving forward and stitching what makes you happy!I hope you are doing that today - stitching whatever brings you joy and helps you to relax. Pick up your needle and threads/yarn and put in some stitches. And then link up your blog post to share what you are relaxing with today.
7 comments:
Game of Wool. Is that with Tom Daley? I didn't watch it so will be interested to see what you think. I love the colours in your Mandala. I hope you have a nice relaxing stitchy day!
I’ve made several hats. They are relatively easy to make and a small enough project that you will be able to finish in a reasonable amount of time. I have not tackled a sweater or socks or mittens yet. Maybe some day. Enjoy your stitching today. Good luck with the car shopping.
I agree, with slow stitching projects, it is the process that is relaxing and enjoyable. Lovely mandala!
Happy slow stitching today. You've got a beautiful project to work on. I've not been slow stitching but sitting at the sewing machine and watching past episodes of British Baking has done a lot for my mental health. Good luck with the car shopping.
Kathy, that mandala looks amazing! I do get a lot of contentment and relaxation from the process of stitching - I'm so glad I discovered that. Have a wonderful Sunday!
I have to look into Game of Wool. It sounds interesting. I found an easy knitted hat pattern in a pamphlet that I had. I have made several hats from it now. I like the wool you bought. Your mandala is very pretty.
Oh! I love your mandala!
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