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GENERAL ARTICLES
WHY KNIT:
KNITTERS REFLECT ON THEIR CRAFT:
NOT JUST FOR GRANNIES ANYMORE!:
KNITTING AS THE NEW YOGA:
COMMON THREADS: KNIT ONE, PURL TWO:
THE BENEFITS OF KNITTING CIRCLES:
10 REASONS TO LOVE KNITTING:
KNITTING IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD:
DRUNK, DIVORCED AND COVERED IN CAT HAIR (knitting her grief away) - (VIDEO):
"KNITTING GOT ME THOUGH MY DIVORCE" BADGE:
"KNITTING'S A PRIVILEGE": (CBS News, March, 2010) (VIDEO):
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HEALTH-RELATED ARTICLES
STUDY REVEALS KNITTING HAS HEALTH BENEFITS - (VIDEO): ("The Early Show" April, 2009)
PEOPLE WHO KNIT--HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER:
GET YOUR PAIN ALL STITCHED UP: (applies to knitting, too)
HOPE & HEALING: KNITTING TIME:
KNITTING YOURSELF TOGETHER:
TOP 10 REASONS WHY KNITTING IS BETTER THAN THERAPY:
KNITTING AS THERAPY:
THERAPUTIC KNITTING:
YOUR HEALTH MATTERS:
LONG-TERM BENEFITS:
RETURN TO HAND NEEDLEWORK REFLECTS LONGING FOR STRESS REDUCTION:
PEOPLE WHO KNIT ARE USUALLYY IN A GOOD MOOD...
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COPING THERAPY
Knitting has been proven as an artistic form of therapy,
helping individuals to cope with a vast number of personal issues.
These are just a few of the conditions that knitting therapy can help.
CHRONIC PAIN:
CANCER RECOVERY:
POST-TRAUMATIC & GRIEF-RELATED STRESS:
COGNITIVE & MOTOR SKILLS IMPAIRMENT:
ADD & ADHD:
CROHN'S DISEASE and COLITIS:
DEPRESSION, STRESS, or ADDICTION:
ANGER MANAGEMENT:
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SPIRITUAL HEALTH
SPIRITUALITY:
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Knitting has a calming effect -- helps relieve stress.
It feels good to work with beautiful yarn colors and textures.
You can create sweaters and accessories for yourself.
Gifts you make yourself for family members and friends have special meaning.
It’s portable -- you can take it anywhere.
Knitting provides a sense of accomplishment when you complete a project.
It adds balance to a high-tech, fast-paced lifestyle.
It's a cost-effective hobby -- you can spend a lot or a little!
You carry on a family tradition.
Knit for charity.
Knit for bazaars and fund-raisers.
You can express yourself--design original garments and accessories.
Knitting maximizes your time while you watch TV or travel.
It can even help save marriages!
Knitting has benefits that go much further than simply occupying you with an enjoyable hobby. As you knit, rhythmically winding the yarn around your needles and creating different stitches, you experience a satisfying repetition in which your mind switches off from everyday cares and concerns. You soon find that knitting allows you to become more relaxed and calm. This means that knitting is a healing tool, which can help relieve general anxiety.
Knitting also encourages sharing and giving, enabling you to experience a sense of belonging, which is important for well-being and happiness. It can be used as an effective, portable tool to build resilience and develop coping skills to deal with life's stresses. Each completed row and project gives a sense of accomplishment, boosting self-esteem and confidence, giving you control.
Knitting inspires and enables creativity. You can take an existing pattern and make it your own through your yarn and color choices, or you can let the yarn speak to you and experiment and come up with a design of your own. There's a wonderful sense of accomplishment in seeing a ball of yarn transform into a fabric all your own.
Sharing the joy of knitting with others enhances its benefits,helping to forge firm, lasting friendships. Caring, sharing and giving are vital for building strong relationships and communities...knitting facilitates this, filling lives with texture and color!
