Benefits of Knitting

Besides making comfortable sweaters and fashionable hats for your family and friends, knitting offers numerous benefits like:

• Social Connection From buying the supplies at your local craft store to looking up new patterns online, knitting promotes social interaction between store workers, online friends, and other knitting lovers. You can find a knitting group or join an online community to make new friends, share your creations, and get inspired.
• Knitting for Charity Already crafted new clothes for your friends and family? There are countless people (and animals) who would greatly appreciate a newly knitted item from you! Numerous organizations have made easy knitting projects to provide comfort for people and our little furry friends. These organizations need more donations from talented individuals like yourself!
• Reduce Anxiety Research has shown that knitting can calm the mind and reduce stress. Due to the repetitive hand motions and brainpower to focus, knitting distracts your mind and redirects your focus from other problems. The more repetitive motion, the more serotonin hormones are released. Also, holding your hands out in front of your body provides comfort and creates personal space.
• Portability When you start to feel stressed or anxious, you can take out your yarn and start knitting. Your knitting supplies can be put into a bag and taken out whenever you need it.