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Knitting Your Stress Away
According to a research done at the Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Institute they found that when an individual is knitting their heart rate can drop by about 11 heart beats a minute. The repetitive action of knitting and crocheting created a relaxation response.
It is also believed that most doctor visits are for conditions related to stress. Regular knitting can be a good way relieve your stress. So if anyone ever tells you you're knitting to much, tell them you're doing it for the sake of your health.
Links
http://www.prurgent.com/2007-08-17/pressrelease3269.htm
PR* Urgent article: People Who Knit and Crochet May Be Happier and Healthier
http://www.massgeneral.org/bhi/about/
Massachusetts General Hospital: Benson-Henry Institute For Mind Body Medicine
http://www.knittingforcharity.org/knitting_and_stress_the_path_to_healing.html
Knitting for Charity: Easy, Fun and Gratifying / Blog by Nellie
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/04/national/main671644.shtml
CBS News article: Men & Boys Knitting Up A Storm
http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/FEATtopten.html
Knitty Online Magazine: Top 10 Men in Knitting
http://www.learntoknit.com/
Craft Yarn Council of America: Learn to Knit & Crochet
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/patterns.php
Knitty Online Magazine: Free Patterns. Also check out their archive for past issues and then click on the pattern link of each issue for more free patterns.
Books
Bag style: 20 inspirational handbags, totes, and carry-alls to knit and crochet / by Pam Allen & Ann Budd
Beyond Basic Knitting: Techniques and projects to expand your skills / Leigh Ann Berry, editor; Anita J Tosten and Missy Burns, knitters and consultants; photographs by Alan Wycheck; illustrations by David Bienkowski
Big Book of Knitting / Katharina Buss
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee casts off: the yarn harlot's guide to the land of knitting / Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
A close-knit family : sweaters for everyone you love / Melissa Leapman ; photographs by Jack Deutsch.
DVD / Videos
The Art of Knitting: stitches, color, fashion [videorecording] / TriCoast Studios; St. Clair Vision
Clear visual program demonstrates the intricacies of knitting for a beginner or an advanced knitter
The Art of Knitting & Crochet 2 / [videorecording] TriCoast Studios, c2005
Instructors, Carla Scott, Jennifer Wenger, Nancy Brown, Nancie Wiseman, Karen Krajzynski.
Knitting Workshop / (DVD) [videorecording] Schoolhouse Press 2007
A 12-part series shown on PBS-TV, start with the basics by knitting a hat, to a seamless yoke and drop-shoulder sweater, to more advanced techniques including shaping, lace patterns, Arans, Guernseys, and Fair Isle designs.
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