by Dr Mia Hobbs | Apr 10, 2025 | Knitting, Podcast, Wellbeing
Join Paula and I as we answer your questions about the field of knitting and mental health in this bonus Q&A episode of the Why I Knit podcast. Apologies that the audio quality isn’t as good as usual for this episode, we tried out a new method of recording and had...
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Mar 27, 2025 | Knitting, Podcast, Research, Wellbeing
This month Dr Paula Redmond and I discuss another research paper into knitting and mental health. The paper we discuss is: Joanna Nordstrand, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson & Greta HäggblomKronlöf (2024) Promoting health through yarncraft: Experiences of an online...
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Mar 25, 2025 | Knitting, Wellbeing
I recently recorded an episode of ‘The Adversity Psychologist Podcast’ with Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo. Our conversation turned to the concept of mental health microgains, and it dawned on me that knitting is a perfect example and illustration of the power of microgains....
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Feb 24, 2025 | Knitting, Patterns, Wellbeing
Knitting can be a wonderful way to connect with your values. I recently finished knitting the Bit by Bit Sweater (although I made mine into a dress) – by Danish designer Lӕrke Bagger, and was reflecting on why I love this project so much. I have made many beautiful...
by Dr Mia Hobbs | Jan 27, 2025 | Knitting, Wellbeing
I have often thought that one of the reasons that knitting is popular with health professionals is that we (as I am one of them!) aren’t always good at resting, or ‘doing nothing’. Knitting offers us a way of ‘doing something purposeful’ while also experiencing...
