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Botanica - A Line Toddler's Top

I made this for When I was recovering from an assault and stabbing attack in my workplace

Created by: Jenny O

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  • Project Details

    About

    I have always knitted but recently I was assaulted and stabbed just outside the school where I teach. I was not a life threatening injury but frightening and the recovery took a while. Knitting was my saving grace and I poured all my energy into knitting and creating new and beautiful designs and it stopped me from dwelling on things and from being annoyed about the pain. I feel I recovered much more quickly than if I had done nothing creative. Knitting with its calming, soothing, restful rhythms healed me and helped me get my life back on track.

    Pattern

    Botanica

    Needles & Hooks

    • Double Point 3.25mm (US 3)
    • Double Point 2.75mm (US 2)

    Tags

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: May 15, 2016 Finished on: Jun 28, 2016

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    8 Comments

    • ringbeller

      • Istanbul

      Sorry to hear that! There might be so many bad people in this world, but there are also people like you who can turn the negative effects of such a terrible experience into this beautiful work.
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    • Tamara C

      • Sydney

      What a strong, amazing woman you are! The embroidery on the jumper is exquisite!
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    • Catherine B

      Really lovely amazing you!
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    • Liz V

      This is gorgeous! I love all the intricacies - which seems illustrative of the not so simple recovery you experienced. Thank you for sharing!
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    • Jennifer M C

      How stunning.Such beauty from such an horrific incident.
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    • Jill E

      Just love the flowers. I'm guessing they are also done with wool. Well done !
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    • Natalie

      Absolutely beautiful!
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    • Alison B

      • Portsoy

      This is a fabulous jumper, sorry to hear about your bad experience,hopefully you are on the mend , yes knitting is great for relaxing and unwinding. Very therapeutic:)
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