tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post6766887087396424070..comments2023-10-17T16:57:14.934+02:00Comments on raincloud & sage: knitting through loneliness Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-34364082448077161792015-03-23T06:20:29.057+01:002015-03-23T06:20:29.057+01:00I'm glad Waldi is back and you feel better! Be...I'm glad Waldi is back and you feel better! Being lonely and feeling disconnected from everyone around you is terrible. Loved the knitting survey and it's so true. It's no wonder craft projects are used in therapy so often (I know several people who have done therapy and it's always doing things by hand - preparing food and cooking, taking up painting etc. - that really felt good for them!). I definitely know knitting is a psychological need for me and even though it sounds dramatic I couldn't imagine not knitting in my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-28062947457237075962015-03-20T12:15:40.713+01:002015-03-20T12:15:40.713+01:00it's true- there are many different types of l...it's true- there are many different types of loneliness and we all experience it differently, but I'm glad that you could relate and that you've found solace and comfort in this craft. I totally resonate with knitting being a language you can speak in a foreign place- somethings just knowing you're "fluent" in something while trying to sort out all the foreign sounds around you is the best kind of comfort there is. <br /><br />(oh, and Waldi was in the mountain region in the south of Ethiopia with his Uni. He's a geographer and they travelled down there to study flora and fauna, weather and climate patterns and to look at how humans have changed the landscape. Very interesting and a wonderful opportunity for him, but I'm sure glad to have him back!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-2354128985740257712015-03-20T12:12:03.521+01:002015-03-20T12:12:03.521+01:00knitting can be such a solace! I'm glad that i...knitting can be such a solace! I'm glad that it provided you with comfort and direction and of course, that it let you to blogging and podcasting- The Hungriest Knitter is such a lovely contribution to this fiber community! I wish you happy knitting while your boyfriend and roomie are away and hope that your needles and yarn will provide that extra comfort and company you need until they return.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-18056568943550455042015-03-20T12:09:28.187+01:002015-03-20T12:09:28.187+01:00yes, I think you're right- part of the comfort...yes, I think you're right- part of the comfort of spending that time knitting is knowing that there will be something to show for it at the end! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-21255454042137346062015-03-20T12:08:29.953+01:002015-03-20T12:08:29.953+01:00so true- familiarity is not to be overlooked! It&#...so true- familiarity is not to be overlooked! It's amazing how something so simple as knitting can comfort us is such huge ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-91912286730954457292015-03-20T12:07:51.369+01:002015-03-20T12:07:51.369+01:00oh, yes! you're so right- both giving and rece...oh, yes! you're so right- both giving and receiving hand knit items can be done with so much love. We're so blessed that we have this skill we can us to bless our loved ones! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-47586951349607315312015-03-19T18:04:42.257+01:002015-03-19T18:04:42.257+01:00Thank you for sharing this dear Ruth! Knitting has...Thank you for sharing this dear Ruth! Knitting has carried me through many different sorts of loneliness too - the isolation of chronic illness, the ache of separation from my dearest whilst I finished my studies and like you the bewilderement of finding myself living in a foreign country and a foreign language after the initial excitement had worn off. I suppose I've always turned back to knitting to see me through because it's the one thing that is "me" even when other parts of my life have been pulled away, it is the language I can "speak" fluently, even when I'm in a foreign place. <br /><br />And hooray that your dear husband is returned to you! I'm curious, may I ask what he was doing in the mountains for three weeks? franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754049630209547643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-52625807630823856972015-03-16T17:27:43.780+01:002015-03-16T17:27:43.780+01:00Lovely post and I'm sure it resonates with man...Lovely post and I'm sure it resonates with many of us who have turned to our knitting as a form of company and meditation. I imagine that teaching ourselves any type of craft helps us use those "lonely" hours in productive ways which, in the end, can't help but make us feel better. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741932078378446322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-12708572705520616882015-03-16T15:09:07.383+01:002015-03-16T15:09:07.383+01:00I so relate and empathize with this. Knitting carr...I so relate and empathize with this. Knitting carried me through a very rough year when I was dealing with the end of a relationship and floundering professionally. I poured my heart into making things, and it gave me direction and solace. It also led me to blogging and eventually starting The Hungriest Knitter. Even now, I'm feeling a bit anxious about having both my boyfriend and my roomie out of town for the next week, so thank goodness for the comfort of needles and yarn.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275924609682660863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-42578176478816076652015-03-16T14:01:21.322+01:002015-03-16T14:01:21.322+01:00I agree with you about knitting being helpful for ...I agree with you about knitting being helpful for all kinds of things-I've knit through stress, grief, joy, and plain old boredom, and it's always been comforting to have my yarn and needles nearby whenever I need something familiar. Kat Riddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789165295554082597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-13456244104461862752015-03-16T10:24:39.826+01:002015-03-16T10:24:39.826+01:00I'm totally with you on this - knitting has be...I'm totally with you on this - knitting has been a lifeline for me on many occasions...it has helped me meet friends, kept my fingers and mind busy at times of stress and grief and has allowed me to gift friends and family with a physical expression of my love. I am also lucky enough to have been the recipient of wonderful hand knit items which make me feel loved even on the lowest days...<br />I'm glad that knitting has seen you through this loneliness and hope the hat was gratefully received on Waldi's return! :)Mousy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901095587872540860noreply@blogger.com