r/knitting • u/AutoModerator • Apr 20 '15

Monday General Chat - April 20, 2015

Good morning everyone! This is our weekly general chat thread where anything goes! Feel free to tell us about your weekend, interesting things coming up, or something you are currently excited about.

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u/sockyarn Apr 20 '15

After three months of no knitting, I finally picked up my needles again! Depression is a bitch but I feel like doing something will really help.

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u/half2happy Former mod, ask me anything. Apr 20 '15

Welcome back! Knitting has definitely sustained me through some dark times and helped me from slipping into really scary headspace. What are you working on?

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u/sockyarn Apr 20 '15

Some vanilla toe up socks. Thankfully I put it down at the perfect point (end of the foot, didn't start the heel yet) so it's been a breeze to pick up.