Why I Knit
Hosted by Dr Paula Redmond and Paula Redmond · Dr Mia Hobbs
5.0from 109 ratings
- 93
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 109
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Why I Knit
Welcome to the Why I Knit podcast! My name is Dr Mia Hobbs and I am a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about the mental health benefits of knitting. Each episode of the podcast I interview a different knitter about why they knit and the (k)nitty gritty of how it impacts their mental well-being. I have an inspiring and diverse range of knitters lined up who have generously shared their stories with me. Find out more about the therapeutic benefits of knitting at my website and find our webinars, workshops and blogs at www.creativerestoration.org or follow me on Instagram @knittingistherapeutic
- Publisher
- Dr Mia Hobbs
- Category
- health & fitness · leisure · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 93 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The human stories of knitting with Salina Jane
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Knitting as creative collaboration with Kitey The Yarn Whisperer
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Knitting for the ups and the downs with Lydia of Weku Yarn
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The human stories of knitting with Salina Jane
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I've knit. at the bedside of people that i've loved that have died whilst they went through that process you know and i feel like knitting is like it's so special i feel like every single stitch that you put into something tells a story as an artist that fascinates me but it's it's something really beautiful like when you make something for someone every one of those stitches is an expression of love right even if you make it for yourself an expression of love for yourself yeah you know it's time that you have taken for you and I think it connects us back to like history of our you know grandmothers and my mothers and our grandmothers and you know there's so much it's not just knitting so much to it and And like, ultimately, it slows my mind. […]
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- Salina Jane
- Kitey
- Lydia
- Paula
- Adam Cleevely
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 52 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 57 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- 66
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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Dr Paula Redmond and Paula Redmond host the show. Published by Dr Mia Hobbs.
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