hebel. today · 9 November 202662 / 74
Beyond Familiar · Curious Crafts
Crocheting mood blankets as a visual diary
Lindsay Blair maintains a mood blanket by crocheting a series of Granny Squares in colors reflecting her daily emotional state. This project follows her earlier attempts at varied crafts, including a weaving kit and…
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Lindsay Blair maintains a mood blanket by crocheting a series of Granny Squares in colors reflecting her daily emotional state (The Home I Made with Lindsay Blair). This project follows her earlier attempts at varied crafts, including a weaving kit and a beach bag kit that she eventually donated after finding they lacked immediate emotional utility. She now sources her techniques from Bella Coco Crochet videos on YouTube, treating the repetitive motion as a way to regulate her focus when work deadlines and screen-bound tasks overspill.
The blanket functions as a tangible record of her personal history, growing in size and color as she picks up her hooks during moments of needed escape. While she abandons her bag of wool when her brain space is occupied elsewhere, the project remains a consistent practice for her. This approach contrasts with the more static, finished pieces seen at the Lake of the Ozarks Woodcarvers Show, where participants display completed carvings that represent hours of solitary, intent-driven labor (The Coffman Chronicle).
Try today · 30 min
Start a mood-based craft project using a single recurring shape.
Pick one color that represents your current state and make one unit today.
You need
- Yarn in one color
- Crochet hook or craft tool of choice
Steps
- Select a simple, repeatable shape like a square or a knot.
- Assign a mood or emotional state to your chosen color.
- Create one unit of the craft to represent today.
- Store the unit in a dedicated container to build your collection over time.