SereKNITy: Peaceful Projects to Soothe and Inspire

by Nikki Van De Car

Overview

SereKNITy: Peaceful Projects to Soothe and Inspire weaves mindful crafting and peaceful reflection into this simple, yet beautiful, collection of knitting and crochet patterns.

The projects here are not the complicated sweater patterns found in traditional knitting guides, but simple, beautiful objects anyone can create. Practical crafts, like fingerless gloves and mug cozies, are featured alongside more meditative patterns, like granny squares and crocheted flowers. Each is paired with an inspirational, intention-setting prompt and falls under an overarching theme-Color, Texture, or Structure-that encourages knitters and crocheters of all skill levels to be fully present in the moment.

Author and crafter Nikki Van De Car gently guides readers to look inward as they work, releasing their anxiety as they create something beautiful. For experienced knitters and novices alike, this is meditative crafting of the very best kind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762461929
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	04/11/2017
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	63 MB
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About the Author

Nikki van de Car is the author of five books on crafting and magic, including The Junior Witch's Handbook, as well as a freelance book editor. She lives in Hawaii with her family.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Part 1 Color

Adho Mukha (crocheted scarf) 10

Leafly (crocheted necklace) 13

Mesmer (knitted vest) 16

Tips & Meditations: Costing On and Binding Off 20

Vishuddha (crocheted cowl) 22

Earth Laughs (crocheted flowers) 24

Yoga or Not (knitted socks) 27

Svadhisthana (knitted lap blanket) 31

Tips & Meditations: Working in the Round 34

Sahasrara (crocheted headband) 36

Manipura (knitted mug cozy) 38

Part 2 Texture

Reclaim (crocheted soap holder) 42

Tips & Meditations: Finishing 45

Perspective Shift (crocheted boot cuffs) 46

Simplicity (knitted hat) 48

Ease (knitted washcloths) 51

Rustica (knitted shawl) 54

Leisure (crocheted eye pillow) 57

Pisces (knitted hat) 60

Portland (knitted fingerless gloves) 63

Gleam (crocheted bracelet) 67

Tips & Meditations: Gauge 68

Part 3 Structure

Carry (crocheted shoulder bag) 72

Reach (knitted cardigan) 75

Faire (crocheted hat) 80

Sarvangasana (crocheted shrug) 83

Tips & Meditations: Yarn 87

Contain (crocheted basket) 88

Meditate (knitted cushion) 90

Affinity (knitted mittens) 93

Tips & Meditations: Improving 97

Sagacity (crocheted Granny Square blanket) 98

Infinite (knitted cowl) 102

Stitch dictionary 104

List of abbreviations 107

Diagrams 108

Resources 112

Index 113

Editorial Reviews

05/01/2017
Van De Car (What To Knit) encourages crafters to slow down and appreciate the process with a series of small- to medium-size projects that are straightforward enough to use for relaxation. Despite the insertion of the word knit into the title, the projects are evenly divided between knitting and crochet, and feature generic-yet-useful items such as fingerless gloves, hats, and small blankets. The "tips and meditations" interspersed throughout are directions for skills such as working in the round and casting on. Readers expecting guided meditation, as seen in other mindful-knitting volumes, may be disappointed. VERDICT Those looking for mindful crafting will find a superficial treatment of the topic here. Tara Jon Manning's Mindful Knitting is still the gold standard.

Library Journal