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Two Therapies

When I started my abalone and pearl crocheted throw on September 27th I wanted to work through some physical issues with my hands. My fingers were very stiff, and I had an arthritis flare that nearly kept me from finishing my last quilt.

After a week of working on the throw I'd gotten a lot accomplished. My hands improved so much I had gotten rid of nearly all the pain. I also had no problem with dexterity, limited as mine is. It made me very happy.

This project also gave me plenty of time to reflect and clear my head, which was also something I needed to do after dealing with some recent incidents that had me feeling pretty low. I'm not going to get into details, but there were a bunch all clustered together that were really disheartening.

I finally worked it all out so that I could return to my happy place and take back my calm, thanks to being able to crochet.

Having something I can do that is physical and mental therapy is wonderful. In the process I also used up five skeins of thrifted yarn (and will use another two to finish the throw), which is so very satisfying. I'm so glad I rediscovered this art.

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