Lauren Brennan is the Managing Director of Project Knitwell, a charity dedicated to using knitting as a wellness tool and bringing this to people in hospital and community settings. Lauren speaks about her own journey in using to knitting to benefit her wellbeing as well as her involvement in project knitwell, bringing the joy and comfort of knitting to people in need.
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Find out more about Project knitwell at their https://projectknitwell.org/ (website)
Follow them on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/projectknitwell/ ( @projectknitwell)
Find out more about Dr Mia Hobbs and the Why I Knit Podcast and read the blog on the https://www.therapeuticknitting.org/ (website)
Follow Dr Mia Hobbs on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/knittingistherapeutic/ ( @knittingistherapeutic)
Yarn, books and patterns discussion in this episode:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/191866/the-hand-by-frank-r-wilson/ (TheHand by Frank R. Wilson: 9780679740476 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books)
Woolly wormhead azula hat https://www.woollywormhead.com/azula (azula — Woolly Wormhead)
Dude sweater https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-knitters-dude (Ravelry: TheKnitter's Dude pattern by Andrea Rangel)
Starting Point wrap https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/starting-point (Ravelry:Starting Point pattern by Joji Locatelli)