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Stress Relief Gloves for Knitters

Posted on August 15, 2009 at 6:12 am, by Knitting Stitches
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Stress Relief Gloves alleviate pain without restricting your movement. They are lightweight and fingerless with the comfort of support to the vital areas of the hand and wrist [...]

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Reasons to Knit

Posted on May 18, 2009 at 7:52 am, by Knitting Stitches
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Why Do You Knit? Every knitter can answer this question without hesitation when describing the joys and irritations of creating beautiful handmade things with knitting needles. All knitters can remember their very first project, and a few may still treasure it as a keepsake (although I threw mine away because it didn’t look like a potholder after all). No matter, the reasons people knit are as varied and different as they are. Here are a few I’ve collected through the years.

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Knit to Reduce Stress in Tough Economic Times

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 7:20 am, by Knitting Stitches
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Even the TV News Media is getting on the bandwagon by proclaiming that knitting or any form of the needle arts are great stress relievers. Priya David of the CBS Early Show recently reported on “Knitting for Your Health” that in these tough economic times, stress can be a huge factor in health issues. Additionally, Kitchen Table Medicine mentions in their blog that research has found that knitting and crocheting have been shown to decrease heart rate and induce a relaxation response, much like the meditation response [...]

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