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Me Made May Day 15

This is one of the first things I sewed back in 2018 a #clemenceskirt by @tillybuttons

I particularly love the sleeves on my #bindweedcardigan by @life_is_cozy which I finished in 2022

#memademay2025

If you’ve been thinking about buying our audio course now is the perfect time- the introductory offer comes to an end on Monday 17th May.

Find out more at the link in bio
#knittingforselfcare #knittingismytherapy #knittingformentalhealth

Me Made May Day 14
I am in my #emersonpants (the dog walking version) and #eventidecardi again

But this time with birdsong and sunshine ☀️

#memademay2025 #isewmyownclothes #handmadewarderobe #knittersofinstagram

I never used to wear yellow- but now I do! 💛

Cardigan: #amarelocardigan by @polkaknits made in 2020

T shirt: #sewingtabitha by @tillybuttons made in 2023

Trousers: #emersonpants cropped version in cotton- made in 2023. Sadly I ripped these while climbing over a fence to stroke a horse so they are relegated to dog walking trousers 🐴

#memademay2025 #imakemyownclothes #sewingismyhappyplace #sewistsofinstagram

Working from home today in another
#sewingtabitha t shirt - made in 2024 with leftovers from my jumpsuit and my #eventidecardi made in 2018
#memademay2025

Does anyone else admire the ‘wrong side’ of their colourwork?

Any guesses on what I am making?

#colourworkknitting #wrongsideofmyknitting #knittingappreciation

My second #sewinglotta dress by @tillybuttons made in 2022

See second picture for a better view of the dress as my bench-balanced dog walk selfie isn’t the best!

#memademay2025 #handmadewardrobe #imakemyownclothes

Sunny again ☀️
My Sirocco jumpsuit made in 2022
#memeademay2025 #ddsirocco

I didn’t spent billions of hours making my own sweaters to wear them only once a month so I make no apology for repeat appearances! I have however added a dog who is also quite woolly

#midcoastsweater #memademay2025

Me Made May Day 8!
My #stonecroppullover by @dreareneeknits which I finished in 2024
#memademay2025

My #midcoastsweater by @knit.love.wool made in 2020- I am trying to document when I made things as I think one of the amazing things about making my own clothes is that I am much more motivated to wear them for longer and to take good care of them!

#memeademay2025

Well #memademay2025 in London has definitely allowed me to wear clothes for every season. It’s freezing today and I wish I had warm a warmer jumper to work, but here we are!

Jumper: #elibelindesweater by @_woolwitch_ in @pompommag made in 2018

Shawl: #startingpointshawl by @jojilocat made 2018

My top and trousers are also me made!

Me Made May Day 5
Love my Spot Sweater- I bought no new yarn for this project, and some of the scraps are over 15 years old - and I absolutely love the colours.
#spotsweater by @anneventzel #memademay made in 2023

Me Made May Day 4 - the return of winter

I’m never sad to wear my Paragon Sweater designed by @withcherriesontoptoo for #pompommag made in 2023

#paragonsweater #memademay2025

Me Made May Day 3: My floaty Indigo Dress made in 2023

#sewingindigoaddon #sewingindigodress #ithaspockets #memademay

Me Made May Day 2- it’s hot in London! ☀️
#tabithatshirt by @tillybuttons made in 2023 and cropped #emersonpants by @truebias in 2024

I have made multiple versions of both of these patterns - in part because I don’t enjoy cutting out paper patterns, but they’re also both comfy and practical!

#memademay

It’s #MeMadeMay and I am curious about how many days a month I wear me-made clothes, and whether I can consistently take a picture of myself each day! We’ll find out!
Work clothes today:
#sewinglotta by @tillybuttons made in 2021 and my much loved #amarelocardigan by @polkaknits made in 2020

Today our first Book Club episode is available on the podcast feed! Paula and I are discussing two brilliant books on craft and mental wellbeing:

Craftfulness by Arzu Tahsin and Rosemary Davidson @craftfulness

Craft Psychology by Dr Anne Kirketerp @craftpsykologi

You can listen at the link in my bio or on your favourite podcast app.

Holiday knitting 🧶 ☀️
Picture by one kid while laughing at the other!

When you’ve made one Redware Shawl but need a mohair one too! #redwareshawl #pompomredwarekal

Thanks to Good Housekeeping Magazine USA for inviting me to contribute to this article about the mental health benefits of knitting - find the link in my bio and in stories.
#knittingformentalhealth

Our third Journal Club episode is now available on your favourite podcast app - @drpaularedmond and I discuss a research paper aiming to examine the views of knitters with experience of mental distress.

You can listen at the link in bio.
#knittingresearch #knittingpodcast #knittingformentalhealth

All knitters know that meaningful change and be created in tiny increments! Read my blog on why knitting is the ultimate activity for mental health microgains at the link in bio.

Recently I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Adversity Psychologist Podcast (episode coming soon!) where the host @drtaraquinncirillo and I had a discussion about why knitting is a the perfect activity for mental health microgains.

Tara has co-authored a brilliant book on mental health microgains and in my blog post I illustrate how knitting is particularly well suited to this achievable approach to nurturing our mental health.

Read the blog at the link in stories and my bio
#mentalhealthmicrogains #knittingformentalhealth #redwareshawl #pompommag

I am looking forward to our next Ealing Knit Night - it is a small and friendly group of mixed knitting abilities - let me know if you'd like to join us, our next knit night is Thursday 3rd April.
#knitnight

When you’ve reached the milestone of your knitting project being big enough for the dog to sleep on while you knit a sleeve #knittinggoals #knittingwithpets #colourworkknitting

My Redware Shawl is finished. This has been a small project I could bring everywhere with me and I don’t like to be without portable knitting so I have cast on another version straight away!
#redwareshawl #pompomredwarekal

My Arctic Light Sweater by @kutovakika is finished- it was fun and interesting to knit and I am LOVING wearing it. I was probably one of the few people in London who were actually pleased that the temperature dropped again this week so I could wear my new creation! ❄️🩵❄️

#arcticlightsweater #cableknitsweater #handknitlife #memadewardrobe #knittingismyhappyplace

Delighted with how my Arctic Light sweater is coming along, hopefully I have enough yarn to make it a good length! ❄️#arcticlightsweater #cableknit

Sewing in ends while offering homework support #idonthavetimetoknit #mentalhealthmicrogains #weavinginends

My next primary school knitting group is on World Book Day so thought I would experiment with a little book mark they can hopefully finish making in one session.
They won’t even have to weave in any ends #worldbookday

Outside without a coat on!! Love the few days each year in London when you can wear knitwear and not a coat ☀️#handknitsinthewild

I’d love to know about your special knitting projects and whether this felt true for you too?
#knittingyourvalues #knittingblog

My knitting corner is looking inviting in the sunshine ☀️ 🧶 #knittingcorner

Our second Journal Club episode is out now - for anyone who wants to know more about the research into knitting and mental health.

You can listen at the link in bio and all the usual podcast apps.

#knittingpodcast #knittingandmentalhealth #knittingresearch

Knit night in Ealing!

Since our knitting workshops in Ealing in December I have been hoping to start a monthly knit night - so that those people who learned can have somewhere to come for support and inspiration on their knitting journey!

If you're local to Ealing I'd love it if you'd join us.

Bring your own project or I can help you get started if you're new to knitting!

#knitnight #ealingbroadway #ealingproject

We were so pleased to have such a positive response to the Journal Club bonus episode we released in January! The second of these episodes will be released next week. Along with many lovely comments we also received some great questions which we thought we could answer on a Q&A episode. So if you have a question you’d like to add to the conversation then do let me know and we’ll do our best to answer them or give you our thoughts! Thanks! #knittingpodcast #knittingresearch #knittingformentalhealth

Inspired by @meghanaf (and recently always wearing my one small shawl around my neck to stay warm) I have cast on a small #RedwareShawl from some leftover yarns.

It is also my small portable project at the moment - it has already been to a jazz concert and at the weekend it will go to the seaside

#pompommag #ppq47

Does knitting help you to access rest?

Read the full blog at the link in my bio #knittingblog #knittingtorelax #restisimportant

When it’s the yarn I am actually knitting with it does feel like it’s a personal attack 🙄🧶🐩😈
#dogswhoknit #knittingwithpets #poodle

A day in the life of a psychologist and knitter #arcticlightsweater #redwareshawl

The first of our Journal Club bonus episodes was released today! Each month @drpaularedmond and I will be recording a bonus episode of the podcast where we discuss a research paper about knitting and mental health. You can listen to the episode and find a link to the article at the link in bio
#knittingandmentalhealth #healingstitches #journalclub

@drpaularedmond is hosting a monthly knit night starting next week! If you’re in the Warlingham, Surrey area #knitnight #learntoknit #surreyknitters

Finding time to get my sewing machine out has been a real challenge over the past year or so, but I managed to make a #kielowrapdress over the last few weeks 🥳🎉 and I’m super happy to be able to wear it with my warm and cosy #bindweedcardigan
#sewing #handmadewardrobe

A relaxing start to my Friday! #knittinglove #knittingbreak #strikkehygge

What I am working on at the moment- I think 3 projects is my happy place- one must be complicated and one must be easy and portable, and knitable in the cinema! How many do you usually have on your needles??
These are:
1. Arctic Light by @kutovakika #arcticlightsweater
2. A hybrid inspired by #sofadedsweater by @dreareneeknits and #seaglasssweater by @wool.and.pine.designs
3. #knocknockmittens by @verypinkknits

Thanks to @theknittermag for your feature on the Why I Knit podcast!

#theknittermagazine #knittingandwellbeing

Like everyone else at this time of year, I have been using up my leftovers!

I have been wanting to make a jumper dress for a while but couldn’t find a pattern that I thought would hold my interest for the length of a dress, and they are also expensive to buy all the yarn for!

This one was completely free, as I used all the yarn I already had leftover from other projects. And I loved picking a new colour for each square, so I didn’t get bored!

Some of the colours were chosen by my kids, there is yarn from a sweater I made my mum, and one I made my husband, a few from a shawl I made my best friend, and a specific dusty pink that always makes me think of my sister ❤️

Pattern is Bit By Bit Sweater (made into a sweater dress) by @laerkebagger

#bitbybitkal #bitbybitsweater #christmasleftovers #strikke #knitting #stashbusting #knittingscraps

Took my festive knits for a spin! ⛸️
#knittersonice

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About Me

Dr Mia Hobbs, Clinical Psychologist

I am a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for knitting and spreading the word about the therapeutic benefits of knitting. I am based in London,UK.

I work with children, young people and their families who have mental health difficulties, and often bring craft, and creativity into my work.

I offer workshops, courses, training and supervision to individuals and organisations about the therapeutic benefits of knitting.

My podcast - Why I Knit- explores how knitting can benefit our mental health. In each episode I interview a different knitter about why they knit and how it benefits their mental well-being.

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What I offer

I offer workshops, courses, training and supervision to individuals and organisations about the therapeutic benefits of knitting. To find out more click the button below

My podcast - Why I Knit- explores how knitting can benefit our mental health. In each episode I interview a different knitter about why they knit and how it benefits their mental well-being

I offer therapy for children, young people and their families who are struggling with anxiety and low mood, and sometimes incorporate knitting and other creative approaches in therapy

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Contact Me

mia@therapeuticknitting.org