Hi! Does anyone have any other ideas that follow the same concept but aren’t necessarily knitting/crocheting?

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

would it be alright with you if I pinned this comment so more people can see it and give any ideas they have? :) I once saw someone make one big embroidery piece with something that symbolized each day of the year on it! maybe a cross-stitch mosaic could be an idea too!

@hobbymoth

Жыл бұрын

I've seen someone do something similar with beads! Like in a necklace or garland, depending on what size beads you use. You could probably come up with a cool design on a canvas with a space for each day to paint as well

@silverfox9648

Жыл бұрын

Or filling in a mandala with colors

@rinsuu9848

Жыл бұрын

The first thing I thought of was maybe some sort of patchwork quilt? You could use smaller squares of fabric to represent each day, or maybe condense it to a week? And have different fabrics for the different moods? I will say, I have little experience with sewing so I don't know how viable this idea is... It just popped into my head when I read your comment lol

@eevesjunkyard

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen people do this with cross stitch :)

I loved the part where you said "but when I look for that horrible day it blends in with the rest of them" this video is so helpful and just nice to listen to thank u

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad!! thank you very much for watching! 🥺💗

@Violexie-wb7op

Жыл бұрын

Same! I couldn't have said it better myself. 🥹 This is the first video I've seen from this channel but I am in my feelings. This is such a powerful video.

@vickirasmussen4791

Жыл бұрын

I just realized I have done 3 of these blanket. They don't look like anything like yours..but making help me at that point in time and now I have them to stay warm

@lane95

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki starting today, I'm making my own mental health blanket, thank you for your inspiration 😁😁 everyone does these year blanket things but it was your video that I was like yes!! Finally something's different

@RaspberryRenegade

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! Thank you (and bravo) for taking the risk of being vulnerable by sharing your process and personal motivations.

Twice I crocheted a divorce blanket. By the time I'd completed each project, I'd worked through the feelings and was in a much better head space. Both times I took the completed blanket and added it to a clothing donations collection. Finishing was good; disposing was even better.

@RaspberryRenegade

Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant!!

@AbiFranklin

Жыл бұрын

I'm sitting here in my feels on the what would have been our anniversary if he hadn't divorced me last year and this sounds like a great idea.

@wheatgerm1208

Жыл бұрын

@@AbiFranklin If you do it right, you might even forget what date your anniversary was. Hang tough. Life gets better!

@valisesgourmandises2571

7 ай бұрын

Can you share how you made it? I've been wanting to make a mood blanket but i was afraid it would just show how sad I've been 🥺 maybe a divorce blanket could be something.. 😌

@wheatgerm1208

7 ай бұрын

@@valisesgourmandises2571 It was nothing so complicated as a mood blanket. I just found a standard pattern for squares that were later stitched together. For me, it wasn't about the pattern or the colors, it was just the therapy of the needlework. I hope you find a project that will do the same for you.

Learning to crochet gave me something physical to do when i sat down and watched tv or did something not considered "useful" which both helped me feel busy but also made me examine why i need to be useful 24/7. a mental health blanket is such a beautiful idea

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

!!! very true, the need to be productive is so ingrained in us. like sometimes I just want to sit and make a silly crochet worm or whatever. it’s peaceful 💗

The sentiment about choosing nice colors for lower days is very beautiful! Makes you appreciate those days since it all adds up and brings life to the piece

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

thank you! every little bit to lift spirits is a help 🥰

I've been working on one of these!! It's not strictly to 2022, since I didn't start it until April and intend to do a full 52 weeks, but it does cover a full year! I do starburst granny squares - they look like little flowers 🥰 so I split them up into a system of 1-10, where roses are 1-3, sunflowers are 4-7, and dandelions are 8-10. I like thinking of it as my garden!! ❤️

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

this sounds *beautiful*!!! I’m so in love with this concept, I bet it looks incredible so far!!! 🌻💓

@caesiumtea

4 ай бұрын

That idea is so beautiful!! I hope you have a wonderful full blanket by now!

I am also autistic and struggle with alexithymia. I love that you added in the neutral highs a lows ! and I really think doing this project in 2023 will help me to identify how I am feeling, name those feelings and process them ( as well as working with my therapist ). thank you for sharing this amazing video

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I hope it helps!! 💗 it’s been such a good learning experience, I hope it can be a lovely time for you as well. and I hope you’re having a lovely day too! 😁💗

@xethecat

6 ай бұрын

Heyy did you end up doing it? If so did it help you?

this is so good for awareness of emotions & also for accepting emotions as they are, especially in a ‘good vibes only’ society… its so valuable to allow yourself to make space for a full spectrum of emotion 💕

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

oh my gosh YES! one of the things I’ve been practicing this year is really sitting with my sadness/negative emotions and letting myself feel them before I rush to make things better. of course nobody likes to feel bad, and of course self care is important, but it’s just as important to let yourself process and feel things as they are, since we’re not meant to be happy all the time. otherwise how would we grow? it’s been on my mind a lot 💗

I don't know if this idea would work for me since I am so bad at tracking anything, but I love the idea of a mental health blanket! And the neutral-low and neutral-high categories are genius, I'd never thought of that. I often have days where is just feel slightly different nuances of ~eehhhh~ and I've never really been able to put those days into a good word. But the different neutrals clicked!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

ahh I feel this so much. the days where I open my notes app and see that I’ve forgotten to mark like, four days in a row are horrible 😭 honestly it was a struggle and a half to get into the habit, because I forget anything and everything, so I don’t blame you! I’m glad the neutral categories clicked for you! sometimes I feel a little silly explaining it to people but it really is just like that some days. like “ehhhh (affectionate)” and “ehhhh (derogatory)” 😅

@Violexie-wb7op

Жыл бұрын

Same. I'm adhd and anxious 😟 so keeping track would really stress me out.

@ArDeeMee

Жыл бұрын

NEVER use grey for neutral days. I have a mood tracking app, and the suggested color schemes are red-grey-green. That‘s such an insulting way of treating neutral feelings. Neutral is NORMAL. It is the base state of mind.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

@@ArDeeMee while neutral is normal and nothing to be ashamed of, I think it’s also worth noting that everyone’s base is different, and everyone’s relationships with those states are different too. my own base state was lower for a long time, and my relationship with “neutral” has changed along with it. plus, since this is an artistic project, I think there’s no shame in picking colors that resonate with you, and if that’s gray, so be it. I think whether it’s an insulting choice or not is up to each individual person and their own relationships with mental health :)

@ArDeeMee

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki Oh, a blanket entirely in grey tones would look lovely. It‘s my favorite color, alongside dark red and blue. My problem is with a lot of people thinking that neutral is somehow BAD and NEGATIVE, and therefore MUST be grey like rainclouds. Like… no. Just no. That‘s the opposite of reality. Thinking like that artificially drags you down and devalues actual feelings. And if you‘re already dealing with depression, declaring the having of feelings as bad is destructive. That‘s what I meant.

This has really gotten me thinking, and honestly my only hesitation is that I don't particularly like things with a lot of busy colors or patterns. The way that temperature/mental health/mood blankets seem to require so many colors (even if they all pair well) means it wouldn't really fit in with my style. But I've had an idea, and I think I might try this: I'm going to do it in only one color; or I'll pick a design with pre-determined colors and act on that. instead of tracking using colors, I'll track using different stitch patterns. I think that for knitting, the easiest way to do this would be to do a scale going from all knits, which is the best, to all purls, which is the worst. Then I create a scale going through the number of different emotions I need to track, but from this general 'good to bad' scale that these mostly seem to follow. Like from 'purl every 5th stich', 'purl every 4th stitch' etc. And I can look at the piece, and depending on how much texture it has, i'll be able to tell the patterns by seeing how many of those bumpy purls are showing up. Also, for me, I think I might make a mental health scarf, to also lower the bar for myself in being able to knit a row for each day and having a smaller project than a blanket in front of me. And I'll decide on some sort of lacework or unique border to be a divider between months. For anyone else who is feeling the same way that I do, I hope this idea helps. I"d love to hear more ideas for knitting/fiber ideas for these that use segments other than rows as well.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I adore this idea! I’d love to see how it works up with different textures, and it will especially look great as a scarf in my opinion 💕

@nefertitimontoya

Жыл бұрын

I'm the same way and I don't knit or crochet but this idea makes this project a maybe in my future!

i am watching this and i feel like crying knitting is my only physical comfort, i feel grounded when i knit dare i say even safe, i'm so thankful this popped up to me, been having very difficult two years of unemployment duo to my mental health struggle but now i'm trying to power through, i'm totally planning on starting the blanket in 2023, i'm actually brain storming colors right now, i'm so happy i found your channel nikki so looking forward for your videos , damn i'm actually way too emotional now >:( happy early new year and have a lovely gentle day

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

oh my gosh, are you me, writing this comment in january this year?? like I was in the exact same position, 2 years unemployed due to mental health and massive burnout. I’m so sorry things have been rough for you. I hope the blanket can bring you comfort and be a source of relief for you when you need it! and I hope your situation will turn around soon, in the best of ways, so you can feel your best 💗 I’ll be cheering for you!!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗

@cosmictwin8514

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there hon!

@ishitaarora281

Жыл бұрын

More power to you sister! I'm rooting for you ❤

@PurpleTechWiz

Жыл бұрын

I've been struggling myself lately and I hope you feel better

Thank you for this idea! I have PTSD and struggle with anxiety on a daily basis which affects me in so many ways. I’ve crocheted for. 30 years, and love the craft. This is such a unique way to study myself almost objectively to figure out my head and heart. I can’t wait to make one.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I hope you have a lovely time working on your project! I wish you the best and the most comfort and peace in your crafts and life ☺️💗

I think I might try to make a blanket like this but instead of my mental health it would probably be related how tired I am(I have a sleep disorder so it affects my life alot) it would be cool for me to see how it changes throughout the year and then also eventually be able to sleep with that blanket on my bad day.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

!!! that’s an incredible idea! the fact that it’ll be used for exactly what you were tracking it for is especially sweet. I hope it’ll be a comfort for you on both bad days and good 💗

I love this idea! I jotted down something you said “one bad day does not ruin your month/year”. I appreciate this because when we are in the worst of whatever, it is so easy to focus on the bad and forget to see all the good around us (or days before). I have depression, and I am going to use your blanket idea to help me maneuver through my days. Thank you for sharing this idea!!!

Im autistic as well and I really struggle with alexithymia, as well as just regulating myself in general. Crochet is one of my comfort crafts/hobbies right now so I think that this would be an amazing idea for me to do in the next year! I've been meaning to try and track my meltdowns specifically in a way that makes them a little easier to deal with and look back on, and I think this is the perfect way to do so :)

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear it!! 💗 the blanket has been so helpful with spotting my meltdowns, and the days around it too. I can catch patterns and be prepared ahead of time sometimes. I hope you have a great time with your project!! 💞

I think I found my project for 2023! I have autism and a panic and anxiety disorder and since september 2021 struggle with PTSD and on top of it I have long COVID. 2023 will become a difficult year in terms of therapy (A lot!) So this souds as a great project to help dealing with it. My PTSD therapist asked me numerous times of crocheting will help me getting through a session to help me staying more relaxed and for stimming. So I'm definitely going to give it a try! Thank you very much! And I love it is in big granny squares 😍. Love from The Netherlands ❤

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

that’s so sweet of your therapist!! I think that’s a great idea, and something I’ve thought of asking for for difficult sessions myself. I’m sorry things have been rough for you - it sounds like a lot is ahead in 2023 but I hope it all goes well and you’ll be able to come out of the year stronger than ever!!! 💗💗💗 I’m sending you lots of strength, warmth, and virtual hugs!! 💗💗💗

@evawestendorp9757

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki thank you so much! I wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023! Maybe I can give an update of my blanket.

@ishitaarora281

Жыл бұрын

Love you sister. Thank you for sharing. I heard you and I am rooting for you ❤

@NeekkeKayla

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine taking the project to a therapy session lol. If you're going every week, it's a good way to remember things went!

@evawestendorp9757

Жыл бұрын

@@NeekkeKayla I think I'm gonna do that. My therapist thinks it's a gratis idea to cope with all the stress and anxiety during a session.

"looking back at all of the days i made it through" made me tear up. Your blanket is beautiful!!!

Thank you for sharing this! I started crocheting again to help with my anxiety, so this is perfect. I turn 39 this year and plan to do this from my 39th to 40th birthday.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I love this idea!!! happy early birthday!! 🥳💓💓💓

I love this idea! I don't know if I could actually keep it up - I struggle with routines - but the project is great! If you have to reach for the lowest color again, please remember that you have survived 100% of your worst days!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

this is such a beautiful and needed reminder, thank you so much 💓

Took notes , gonna give it a try. Depression is ruling my life right now .This may be a way to acknowledge it and put it away

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry to hear that :( I hope the project helps, and that you’re able to feel better soon!! I’m sending you lots of warmth 💗

@RaspberryRenegade

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. Sometimes just getting through the day with depression is a win, and acknowledging that has helped me fight against the hopelessness that can seem so overwhelming sometimes - this seems like a project that could help keep things like that in perspective in a tangible way.

I’ve been thinking about doing a mood blanket for the past two months and this video is the final push I needed to accept doing this for 2023. I downloaded an app that came recommended from a friend that does mood tracking and I’m going to use that to record everything. I struggle a lot with placing how I feel and I hope that after a year of working on this project I’ll be in a better place with that. Thank you for sharing 😊

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to hear that!! 💗 oh wow, it didn’t even occur to me to try an app with a mood tracker. does it have a lot of moods to choose from? and best of luck on your project next year!! 💗💗💗

@Chronicallyiconicgay

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki the app is called the daily bean. It has about 6 moods to choose from and you can also add what types of feelings you were having that day and more plus a journal option to write about the day. I’ve been finding it helpful to describe the whole day and then at the end give it an overall rating. I’ve only had it for a couple of days so far but I think it’s going to be a really great part of my nightly routine now 😊

Your neutral score changes the way I think about my mental health completely! I have BPD so pinning down an emotion for a day is so hard for me but having a neutral high and low score is amazing! I'm new to crocheting (so a bit scared by this big project) but I love this idea!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that! it’s been great seeing that other people relate to the neutral scores; it can feel so lonely wondering if I’m the only one who feels things in between, when others seem to be able to pin down one single emotion. thank you so much for watching, and I hope your crochet journey has been fun so far and continues to be! 💗

I am an avid mental health awareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my KZread channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💚💚

3:30 is honestly a mood. I don't think I have ever heard a sentence that summed my life up so well 😂😭

I thought you were gonna talk about hugging a blanket because you were sad, but I find this video very wholesome!

this is such a wonderful idea!!! the only thing i'm worried about is having a lot of emotions throughout the day, and trying to determine what the *whole* day was like seems a bit difficult since it could be a range of things. BUT i think this is a wonderful thing that i can physically do in order to work on tracking my mental health. thanks for the idea! i will probably do this!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I feel that, it can get really tricky really fast! whenever I have a day like that, where there’s too much to pin down just one, I try to figure out which was the strongest of all of them. it works more often than not, but there are definitely days where I have to pick a middle ground because it’s too much. I hope you have fun with your project!! 💗

@madisuey

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki thanks, that's super helpful!

I'm bipolar and I love your idea for a mental health blanket. I think I'm going to start one for 2023. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. ❤️

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for watching! I hope it will be a fun and rewarding experience for you and that you’ll have a great 2023! 💗💗💗

I love this idea so much! Crocheting is a stim for me too, especially with a relaxing pattern and comfy yarn. I love everything you said about mental health too, very spot on, thank you for sharing! 💜✨ It's so hard to remind yourself that a bad day doesn't mean a bad life when you're in the middle of it, but the blanket is such a nice reminder of that~

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

it’s the *best* with a comfy yarn isn’t it!? I’m knitting up some wool socks for christmas currently and my hands despise me lol I can’t wait to get back to the blanket 💕 and I agree!! even while editing and listening to myself say it, it feels almost empty, like when people say it while trying to make someone feel better; but idk, seeing it worked up a different way makes it click for me somehow! 💗

@spacebunstudio

Жыл бұрын

@@withlove_nikki omg everything you said is so relatable lol; I'm making my husband a dragon scale scarf in weight 1 yarn and my hands hate it 😪 and I too feel like it sounds empty when I try to share mental health 'advice', even though I mean it with my entire being lol. But know that your video and words didn't seem empty at all, the blanket is a great idea, and this video was super comforting to watch 💜✨

11:40 Just something i thought of. What if you combined a mental health and mood blanket? Bare with me. You could start with your base scale for mental health, but note what the strongest mood present was that day. Anxiety, Joy, Excitement, Anger, Fear, etc, Whatever emotion really stuck out for the day. Next, you can pick out an accent yarn. A fingerling metallic, even a piece of thin lace ribbon, whatever you want to associate that mood with, then crochet it in with the base color from the mental health scale.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

this is *incredible*. I feel like you were rooting around in my head for the last day or two and listening to my thoughts wondering how I can showcase the strongest moods I had in a day 😆 thank you for this brilliant idea! it would work up beautifully!!

oh my therapist is going to LOVE this idea!!! this is a fantastic mindful activity and i’m so excited to start my blanket next year :) thank you for the idea!!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for you!! I hope you have a lot of fun with your blanket next year! 💓 (and sharing this with your therapist makes me so very happy~)

I feel like using my favorite colors as the happiest colors would encourage me to invest more energy into my own happiness so I could use those colors more often.

This video is so beautiful. I've been seeing connections between accepting my art, and accepting myself. The idea of being worried about something, but realizing the bigger picture, and seeing that it's all okay. Nothing ever has to be perfect, the unexpected things are prettier than being perfect

Bless the KZread algorithm today, I’m so happy I found your channel!! I just was diagnosed with autism and recently started crocheting so I’m excited to binge watch your stuff 🥲

I swear I get so excited when I see creators making videos I like and i find out they're autistic like me! I'm starting my blanket tomorrow, thanks for the great idea

I don’t think I could realistically commit to this but instead I would do the equivalent of a mental health blanket but with little crocheted ?magic circles? squares? and put them in a jar just to cut down on the time it would take. Also as someone who’s neurodivergent I very much relate to the alexithymia thing and I love that you put multiple neutrals.

The blanket (and all the suggestions other commenters have made!) is absolutely something I'm now going to start planning for next year. I already use crafts of various sorts to help settle my mood and clear my mind, so this will tie that *and* prompt me to keep up with the mood tracking I started in September. Thank you all for the ideas!

Thanks so much for this video! I'm 10 days in and have managed to surprise myself by tracking everyday and keeping up with crocheting. I used bulky (Bernina blanket) yarn and am now realizing that each month is going to be 3 ft. wide, so it may end up only being a 6 month project 😆 Regardless, I look forward to working on it each day and am already starting to see patterns (like that lower days tend to be when I'm alone all day and higher days tend to be when I'm with friends. I'm an introvert, so I always thought I was happiest alone, but it seems I need to incorporate a bit more social time into my life.) I'm grateful for this insight and look forward to seeing how it all comes together!

this is genuinely such an amazing video. the metaphorical significance, the literary flow, the literally artistic beauty of the project, and the depth of significance it had on your life, which you are now allowing us to appreciate and learn from, too

I love this idea!! Love the way you explained it as well!!!

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! 💗

I clicked thinking this was gonna be something about cozy=happy. But this is way smarter than I anticipated.

I love this idea, can't wait to do this:)

this video is so beautiful im not even gonna lie I teared up a little! Hearing you talk about how you can look back and remember how you survied those bad days really resonated with me because I also have autism and anxiety and its really hard for me to process my emotions and talk about them. Im working on getting a therapist but im going shopping tomorrow so I will for sure pick up some yarn to make a mental health blanket this year. Thank you for making ths video and sharing your experience :)

This video is so inspiring! I had considered a mood blanket previously but I love your idea of an overall mental health blanket. I’m so excited to see how my good, bad, & in between days come together to make something beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing!

Such a lovely idea!!

definitely doing this! I've always wanted to do one of those year long crochet projects :) and honestly, this would help so much with being more mindful and aware, I love it!

Such a lovely idea - a visual representation and reminder of how things may have changed, hopefully for the better. I start group therapy soon, so I'm not quite at the 'identifying my mood' stage, but I have decided to make a temperature blanket starting January 1st. I've only been learning Tunisian and traditional crochet for a few months, but in-keeping with my usual all or nothing approach to life, I figured why not 😆 Good luck to everyone starting their projects in the New Year! 🥰

I love this idea, if I were to try it, I would want to add a second colour set and crochet 2 yarns at a time. The second colour set would be highlighting specific struggles of the day: dysphoria, food, loneliness, motivation, etc. Or specific strengths of the day, like, exercise, wonder, triumph, etc.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I love this idea!!! 😍

I totally love this idea! This truly gives me hope and I'll have that constant reminder that I'm strong enough to make it through another day. Thank you for sharing this! ❤️

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

you absolutely *are* strong enough to make it through another day! thank you very much for watching! 💗

This is genius!! I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately and I love big crochet projects, so now I’m seriously considering doing this next year 💕

Your blanket is beautiful and all the time and thought you put into making it your own is wonderful. Great job

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 💗💕

This is such a lovely idea!

love this!!! thank youuu

I love this idea!! I'm going to start one! ❤

thank you so much for this idea! this is literally the perfect project for me

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!! I hope you have lots of fun! 💘

i did a mood blanket for 2022 but i also have alexithymia & struggle w identifying emotions - i'm going to try this out next year for sure!!

This is a beautiful idea! 😍

i will be doing this! I love the idea of having a bad day when its done and wrapping myself in it and it just be a reminder that I will get through this as well.

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

best of luck!! I hope you have fun! 💗

Thank you for posting this! I struggled so much with my mental health and now I’m trying to be more conscious of my mental health. I think I’m gonna do this project for 2023!

ive decided im going to do it! thank you for the inspiration :)

@withlove_nikki

Жыл бұрын

thank you very much for watching! I hope you have fun making yours! 💗

Your video have inspired me so much. I struggle a lot with my mental health. Social anxiety, fear, feeling rejected, feeling like I'm ruining my life, like I'm doing nothing good, etc. I have a very stressful job and it's starting to get to my mental health. Anyway, I wanted to do a temperature blanket for 2023 but then I saw your video and I changed my mind completely. This is such a great idea. This project is exactly what I need. It will give me a reason to think about my mental health and deal with my emotions, one day at a time. I need to be able to look back and realize that it was just a few horrible days in the month, not the whole month or the whole year. Anyway, I'm currently brainstorming on the colors I want to use and I'm planning to use the same scale as yours. I'm not autistic, but my whole life I've had the bad habbit to ignore my emotions and move on, so I find it very difficult to know what I'm really feeling. Thank you so much for sharing your project ❤

I LOVE this idea. The way you explained this makes me feel like 1, I’m not alone, and 2, this seems SOOO therapeutic for me. As someone who struggles with my emotions, moods, and feelings, AND depression and anxiety this makes me feel some type of relief thinking about making one. I’m definitely going to make one starting JAN 1st! I think I’m gunna do one solid color, but different shades like BLUE, and find many shades of blue to symbolize my feelings.

Gorgeous idea!

I love this idea! Thank you for sharing!

I really love this idea and am definitely going to start getting ready for this project in time to begin with the new year! I already planned out my tiers of mental health inspired by yours, and I decided to add in my own baseline understandings for what it means to be at those tiers in my mental health that day. I deliberately added in a self care component and how feasible/actionable it is for me on that day, because often I find that if I am mindful of myself I can turn bad days into better/neutral ones by deliberately attempting to change tracks and be kinder to myself. Its not always feasible every day, and sometimes the bad and awful days will be bad and awful, but there are also times where it staves off that constant sense that I'm just rotting away with no way to help myself out of the rut my life is in. I'm also just grateful to find this project because today was definitely a pretty awful mental health day and figuring out a plan to be more aware of myself and help improve my mental health going into the new year was exactly what I needed to end the day on a better note

@withlove_nikki

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I love the self care component!! it’s such a positive addition to the project, and I hope the entire thing as a whole brings you lots of comfort 💗 also, I’m so sorry to hear it’s been a bad mental health day. I hope tomorrow is better by leaps and bounds!!! I’m sending you lots of love and warmth! 💗💗💗

This is such a good idea!! You have the best vibe, also, thought u should know 💓

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I just wanted you to know that this made my heart so incredibly happy and relieved, thank you so much for the sweet comment 💗

I love this, thank you💗

Beautiful blanket dear! I agree when it comes to softness, therapy and mindfulness. It's encouraging to behold a pattern in our hand or mind become a cozy blanket; a visual and sensational representation of our moods- like music. Cheers! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! ☺ ✨ 🕊

@withlove_nikki

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exactly like music! that’s one of my favorite alternative forms of making sense of myself and my heart 💗 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well! I hope it’s a lovely year for you! 💗

love this idea. i’m also autistic and in therapy to help navigate and process my emotions. i love that it shows even if you had a bad day and during those days it may seem you cant get out of that feeling, you still got something out of it, which is a beautiful comfort blanket. thank you for sharing, your blanket it really beautiful!! and you gave me a new 2023 project :)

Such a cool idea! Thanks for sharing this project :)

@withlove_nikki

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of course! thank you for watching 💗

i love this so much

I'm not much of a knitter, but I love the idea of making something to label your mood over the year. I have trouble sometimes figuring out what I'm feeling, and plus I'm trying to journal more. I love drawing and painting so maybe I'll make a piece based off this idea. Thanks for the inspiration!

i loved this video such a great idea

I love your idea. I’m making an English Paper Piecing version! Thanks for sharing the inspiration and and organization ideas! I love your awareness and it’s helping me a lot already! Thank you! Best wishes!

Wow thank you so much for sharing this amazing idea! I feel that a lot of people would see themselves getting better throughout the year because like you said it pushes you to think about how you are feeling. If you figure out the reasons a day was good or bad then you are able to use that and hopefully turn everyday into a good one. I'm definitely doing this for 2023!

When you started showing the squares I fell in love, with my burnout from college and life in general the only thing that keeps me going besides my partner and friends are crocheting. You inspire me a lot to actually figure this blanket out and to start making it for 2023. Thank you for this video and the inspiration you gave to me and many others, greetings from a new subscriber from Belgium! Have an amazing day!

i love your explanation your blanket is beautiful it’s a good idea!

I absolutely love this and am definitely doing this for 2023!! I struggle with my emotions and truly understanding how I feel (I'm currently waiting for my ASD eval) but therapy is helping and this would too!! I almost cried when you talked about looking back and seeing that the month was still good and beautiful... It's so true and so hard to see in the moment that not every day is bad. Thank you so much for sharing this!!

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I wish you the best of luck with your project!! 💗 also just wanted to send you lots of love and warmth while you wait for your eval. the latter half of this year was marked with lots of waiting for me - the eval before the one for ASD, the Big One™️ , the results - and it was honestly really difficult and anxiety-inducing. I know the process is really difficult for many, and while I hope this isn’t the case for you, I just wanted to cover my bases and wish you smooth sailing regardless 💗 I hope you have a lovely 2023!!! 💗

I love this so much that I started planning mine out while watching this. Thank you for my project for this year!

This is simply amazing and you are wise beyond your years❤ I watched this again and took notes on all of your wonderful insights. I will definitely be making a Mental Health Blanket for 2023. I love the idea of it helping me be mindful and accountable. I’m planning on pairing it with journaling. Never forget that you are beautiful and amazing!! I hope you make videos!

i absolutely love the way ur thumbnails look. they give off the perfect comfy vibe ^_^

Wow love this idea and the blanket looks so cozy! Love that you’re sharing this and that others are sharing ideas in the comments too ❤

I've been using an app for over a year that I think would be super helpful for this project! It's called Moodflow (it's free), and one of its features is that it essentially takes your average mental health of the day from the number of entries you put in. You can also set notifications to track how you're feeling, along with a lot of other customizable features. I genuinely feel like it's been super helpful in trying to become more conscious of my mental health, especially when it comes to learning how to better name the emotions I'm feeling (which is something I struggle with a lot). Not to sound like a spokesperson for the app, but I really recommend Moodflow even if you don't want to make a blanket and just want to track and be more aware of your mental health. I hope this helps :)

I’ve never thought of this. I’m going to do this.

This seems like such a good idea. Your video popped up in my recommended and I had to save it for later and I’m so glad I did. I honestly might use the same colours as you because it matches my room perfectly. I recently got off of my meds and I have used crocheting as a way to focus and quiet my mind. It would be a great way to keep track of things. I’m definitely going to give this a go. Thank you so much

I think this is a really cool idea and am doing it this year! One thing I’m also adding is based on the way some people will add a silver thread if it rained/snowed in temperature blankets. There was one fic I read where a character collected a rock whenever something made them super happy and then be able to look at their rock collection and think about those moments. For multiple reasons doing actual rocks is impractical for me, but I really liked the idea, so I’m combining these two and doing that with my blanket instead.

just found this video and LOVE this idea. taking notes, dedicating a notebook with your mental health tracking (which is good anytime) and sharing this idea with my group of supportive friends!! thank you for making this video and sharing your progress!!

@withlove_nikki

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thank you so much for watching!! 💗💗💗

I really want to try to do this, this coming year, definitely going to have to keeping practicing crochet before starting the project, but I can definitely try keeping track of how I’m feeling every day so I don’t get so overwhelmed. Thank you for the inspiration

I watched this, subbed, and immediately went out and bought my yarn for this. Thank you for making this video!!!

@withlove_nikki

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thank you for watching it!!! and I hope you have a great time making yours! 💓

Thanks for this video, I’ve struggled a bit the past few weeks emotionally. Knitting has always been my go to craft and I think I’ve found a way to both decompress and track my mood for the year ❤️ thanks again!

I think this is a wonderful idea! Something about seeing the soft hues of my favorite colors even for a day that I wasn't in a great place, it helps us accept those days more than if we just remember what that day was like. The color fitting more into the scheme of the blanket really puts all of the days in perspective!

This is really brilliant. Thank you.

love this idea

I am convinced and I am so in love with the idea and the message behind it! I just ordered some yarn to get started with! I am so exited to get started in January!

I’m doing this! I’m using the same pattern, and I started my first square today, I’m really excited about it!

I am TOTALLY doing this!! This idea is so good and feels like it'll really help me. :)

I tried to do a mood blanket last year to get in touch more with my feelings, but narrowing it down to happy or sad or whatever was so hard that I gave up. I too find myself feeling neutral mostly, so this scale seems more doable to me. I think I will give it a try!

I’m doing it! I saw this video on the 30th and bought my yarn the next day! Im a fellow autistic person and I’m already noticing how I’m checking in with myself throughout the day. Thank you for this idea ❤

This is a really really great idea!!!! I have depression and anxiety and i was gonna make a mood blanket but it's already been bad trying to think of how I am for the whole day. So I really like this. I think I'm gonna add a hopeful tier to your scale and do a rainbow that's part of the color palette for distinguishing the months. This is soooooo cool. Thank you for sharing!!!

@withlove_nikki

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thank you for watching!! and the hopeful tier sounds so good! I honestly felt a little teary at the thought of it. your blanket sounds like it will be absolutely beautiful 💗

Wow! Your voice is so peaceful 🥺💕🌿

I love this so much. I've wanted to do a project like this for a long time, but have never actually committed to it. Maybe 2023 will be the year I actually do it

@withlove_nikki

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yes!!! I hope it’ll be fun for you! you can always do it in little pieces at a time, or even just do the noting down your well-being and ignore the actual act of putting it together for a while. I definitely spent a few months and weeks doing that this year, when I couldn’t muster the strength to actually crochet 😅