Tangerine Therapy: Finished!

Remember this? Well, I finished it ^_^.

Bisa merajut dan bisa bikin scarf sendiri adalah 2 keinginan yang udah lama tertulis di list 'Things To Do In Life' saya. And I finally did both. Meski butuh waktu 10 bulan, saya berhasil merajut 7 bundel gede benang wol oranye gonjreng jadi scarf sepanjang 1 meter lebih 8 cm. Dari awal panjangnya emang saya niatin lebih dari semeter supaya bisa dililit di leher lebih dari sekali.

Saya pernah denger bahwa ada semacam proses yang menenangkan saat seseorang melakukan kegiatan merajut, dan itu ternyata beneran saya alami pas bikin project ini. Setiap ngerajut, pikiran mumet dan kepala nyaris pecah yang sering saya alami sepanjang tahun lalu, emang kerasa jadi lebih adem. As cheesy as this may sound, I feel like I had put all my sorrow into each knit of this scarf. Tangerine therapy, indeed.

  

Iseng googling, saya nemu artikel pendek The Therapeutic Qualities of Knitting di blog Peaceful Knits yang jelasin kenapa merajut bisa ngusir stres dan menyejukkan pikiran. Quite interesting, ini sedikit kutipannya:

"1. Knitting occupies.  People who are occupied feel less pain and depression. When the brain is engaged at something that requires attention and detail, it often forgets to remind you that something else is wrong.  Knitting provides distraction but of the constructive variety and this can have a profound effect for someone who is dealing with stress, depression or chronic pain.

2.  Knitting calms the mind.  Engaging in knitting closely resembles the techniques of meditation and mindfulness practices that are employed throughout the medical community for the treatment of chronic pain.  Knitting slows down the mind processes and allows for improved concentration.  The relaxation that follows is also important to the process of relieving stress.  

3.  Rhythm, Baby! Although the exact reasons are not known, the rhythmic movement knitting provides is soothing.  Knitting is logical- it can be done without too much thought once some basic concepts are learned.  Simple patterns are best for someone who is looking to experience the healing benefits of the practice of knitting, although complicated patterns can fully engage the mind and increase a person's concentration on the process at hand."

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