11/04/2026
How crochet supported my mental health when I became a mum… 🧶
Crochet has always been my form of stress relief, even back when I was working my 9–5.
For those who don’t know, I struggled a lot with anxiety and panic attacks during that time. It was overwhelming. There were days I couldn’t get out of bed. I had constant migraines, unexplained stomach pain, and felt exhausted no matter how much I rested. Even with my partner beside me, I would still wake up from nightmares.
Eventually, I made the decision to leave my profession. And when I did, I turned to crochet.
I crocheted every single day.
It gave me a sense of relief… like I could finally breathe again.
So when I fell pregnant, a part of me was scared. I worried about baby blues, or experiencing postpartum depression.
But this is where crochet truly held me together.
Through the sleepless nights, the identity shift, the overwhelming moments of becoming a mother—I had something to ground me.
The moment my baby girl was born, I picked up my hook again.
I kept crocheting.
My midwife even encouraged it, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I was doing something right—not just for myself, but for my baby too.
That’s when I realised…
Crochet isn’t just a hobby.
It’s something that supported my mental health in ways I didn’t fully understand before.
And maybe, it can do the same for someone else too 🤍
