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Mindfulness in Crochet
Meditations on Connection & Calm
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Anyone can pick up a crochet hook and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Crochet casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, showing how the practice truly exemplifies the art of intentional living. Crocheter, teacher, and Instagram personality Emma Friedlander-Collins,...
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Publishing in cozy time for crafting season, this gifty read gives a new hook to a timeless backlist series that encourages slow, intentional living with a focus on wellbeing, simplicity and holistic health - out in time for World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2026.
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Anyone can pick up a crochet hook and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Crochet casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, showing how the practice truly exemplifies the art of intentional living.
Crocheter, teacher, and Instagram personality Emma Friedlander-Collins, @steelandstitch, explores how crochet connects us to each other and to the world around us. Through personal anecdote and expert insight, she unravels the true value of what it means to craft, its therapeutic benefits to positive mental health, along with the joys of the handmade and mindful making.
This book is divided into seven chapters which will teach us to:
- Connect with the practice of mindfulness
- Weave this craft into the busy pace of modern living
- Explore the roots of the practice in ancestral civilisations
- Ground yourself by crafting in nature
- Build community and explore 'craftivism'
The text also includes two calming, practical crochet patterns (Granny Square and Amigurumi), along with more useful mindful exercises to help you pause and reflect.
This book is from the Mindfulness series, a range of titles dedicated to exploring intentional, mindful lifestyles, including Mindfulness in Gardening, Mindfulness in Drawing, Mindfulness in Baking, Mindfulness in Wild Swimming, Mindfulness in Knitting, Mindfulness in Birdwatching, Mindfulness in Reading, and Mindfulness in Surfing.
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Mindfulness in Gardening explores the activity of gardening as an exercise for both body and mind. Ark Redwood, head gardener at Chalice Well, one of Britain's most sacred gardens, guides you through the changing seasons, expanding your knowledge of how to be conscious of the living and providing expert insight on meditating in your natural environment. This book will be...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Ethical textile artist Rachael Matthews unpicks the threads of this popular pastime to explore how knitting connects us to each other and to the world around us. Through personal anecdote and expert insight, she unravels the true value of what it means to craft, its therapeutic benefits, and the joys of mindful making. Mindfulness in Knitting is divided into chapters...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Anyone can pick up a crochet hook and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Crochet casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, showing how the practice truly exemplifies the art of intentional living. Crocheter, teacher, and Instagram personality Emma Friedlander-Collins, @steelandstitch, explores how crochet connects us to each other and to the world around...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805705109
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Illustration: 1 illustration
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Melvyn Evans
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Emma Friedlander-Collins has crocheted for over 20 years and authored six craft and crochet books. She's written numerous papers including a recent one on wellness, crafting & hope, and has also featured in trade press.She is passionate about human-nature connection and continually works to discover ways to use craft and making to create communities and inspire others. She also wrangles this into her other work as a content creator and lecturer in visual promotion where she teaches students the fine art of creating connected, visual stories at the University of Brighton.Emma has been featured in Mollie Makes, Simply Crochet, Inside Crochet, Love Crochet and Crochet Now magazines, and has contributed to a number of other online and paper publications. She has also collaborated with the lovely people at Hobbycraft, Rowan Yarns, Hoooked, DMC and other scrummy yarn companies, and has had her yarn photography featured in a variety of publications from The Guardian to Lovecrochet.Melvyn Evans is a professional artist, printmaker and illustrator. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal College of Art and Somerset House.
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