The deep joy of a new craft

l’ve started to learn several new crafts with wool this year, but none impacts me as much as nålebinding, a craft where you use a wooden or bone sewing needle to create woollen objects like mittens, headbands, hats or circle scarves. a nålebinding needle in a couple rows of stitches Above is my current on the go project, a cowl. I’m using a bone needle I’ve found on Etsy and I love it. Nothing makes me feel as centred as this craft does, even crafts I’ve done for many years. There’s just me, a needle and a length of wool, and a stitch that took me a while to learn. I love that it is natural to me now, and even if I have several crafts waiting for me to finish them, this is what keeps calling for me. And I let it.