Christmas knitting
The third activity (after the fun of the baubles which was sheer play) was what I always need to do when going through a sad time - family upset through the weeks leading up to Christmas. The act of knitting, repetitive, fingers knowing what they are doing, lets the mind rove free to calmly think about what to do or not do, and what to say and not say - let solutions emerge in the quiet making. So this was a blanket of log cabin squares - using three colours as Dan suggested in an earlier project - using left over wool. I thought I was making a blanket of tears - but with the greens and blues of spring, it is my blanket of hope. All good.
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I love your blanket of hope Ann. Sorry to hear you have had a sad time. I relate to the healing quality of quiet, repetitive making. For me it is crochet. I have built a practice around using craft making as a tool for connection and healing. Your blanket of hope is beautiful.