If you have not visited this blog KnittingLadies - Knitting Crochet Program at Interim House, drop past and see what a difference some yarn and needles can make. (They also take yarn donations) Kathryn Duffy LCSW is the knitterly inspiration of this program. See her article: Knitting through Recovery: One Stitch at a time. I love the article written by Linda Cortright for Wild Fibers. These are her first three sentences: I am an addict. I exhibit compulsive behavior when engaged in those certain activities that frequently lead to a mood altering state. I am not alone. Does Knitting work as a tool in alcohol and drug recovery because it is a substitute behavior? As knitters we use terms that addicts use, and frequently admit to our addiction: For example stash, crack yarn, yarn porn (thanks Lime N Violet), yarn is my drug of choice, yarn fix. We admitted we were powerless over yarn, and of course we all need to be on a yarn diet sometimes. I'm sure we all
I have yarn and a spinning wheel. Ready to handle anything as long as I have my fiber along for the ride. Contact me at: knittingdragonflies at gmail dot com A blog about knitting and spinning. I also have a link list to tutorials for knitting spinning and a free knitting patterns link list.