Crochet, my private meditation

I am always on the lookout for little things to add a touch of warmth to my home. I think you can have a beautiful house with all the very best furniture but if you leave it at that, there's no heart or soul. I think it may be this feeling that has led to me crochet

. I used to look at crochet table cloths in brochures and marvel at their simplicity and beauty. I never imagined that I would be able to do such work myself.

A friend of the family gave me a lesson and it just opened the floodgates. I picked it up very quickly. I guess I wanted to learn so much that it was something for which I only needed a little urging and I was on my way.Now I dabble in all kinds of patterns. Unexpectedly my new hobby came with unexpected benefits. I realized very quickly that when I crochet I forget all of my troubles and I'm completely immersed in the work. Crochet I learned is my private meditation. When I crochet I don't think of anything heavy, I just am and some time later I feel lighter. I would reccomend to anyone as a creative outlet but also as a form of meditation.