tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241896252474858543.post2886251957289832279..comments2024-01-11T11:29:38.644-08:00Comments on Illuminate Crochet: Hard Times and Lack of CrojoSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936943387787778369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241896252474858543.post-2829069202442758052016-05-13T23:00:06.448-07:002016-05-13T23:00:06.448-07:00Thanks for sharing your story. It always helps to ...Thanks for sharing your story. It always helps to know that others have been there and understand. <3Illuminate Crochethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750043590498446248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241896252474858543.post-66621096145990648832016-04-25T05:28:40.335-07:002016-04-25T05:28:40.335-07:00I went through an extended period last year where ...I went through an extended period last year where I was too exhausted to pick up my crochet projects - like you, I often like to design for myself but all of my projects got to the stage where they needed some design decisions or documentation before moving on, or they were too complex for my tired brain to easily pick up at any time. I made a conscious decision to put the hook aside and spent time just looking through magazines, the web etc. without pressure to create anything for myself. I involved myself with all the other activities in my life until the energy and motivation returned. There is a comfort with following a pattern verbatim and I have reached for patterns that I had used before, easing into familiar, smaller projects. Healing takes time and I think it is very refreshing and rejuvenating to have a break and find the excitement of learning something new. New learning gives one a sense of achievement or progress when our other creative outlets feel like they are stagnating. Your experience looks totally normal to me! "The heart knows reason that the mind knows nothing of". Follow your heart at times like these. Hugs xxJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241896252474858543.post-58116357208577004692016-04-23T15:12:00.717-07:002016-04-23T15:12:00.717-07:00That sounds like a really productive and compassio...That sounds like a really productive and compassionate thing to do.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936943387787778369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241896252474858543.post-85119539486762410732016-04-23T15:08:59.521-07:002016-04-23T15:08:59.521-07:00When I lose my crojo I just make caps! I end up gi...When I lose my crojo I just make caps! I end up giving them to shelters and hospitals. It makes me feel successful and makes me happy to do a good deed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com