More and more knitting – or knitting since we like the use of English terms so much – it is experienced not only as a simple playful / creative pastime, but also as a tool for people who need to chill out, perhaps having to manage a moment of stress or a complex period, like what we are experiencing.
To prove it numerous studies carried out over the years by sociologists, researchers and psychologists. That is worth reporting, for example of Knit for Peace (2018), a British non-profit organization that brings together about 15,000 knitting enthusiasts in the United Kingdom.
Second 85% of the interviewees, the knitting it would help them relax and according to a 30% of these would help reduce blood pressure, as well as to counter the Depression and to distract from any discomfort.
The repetitive movement of the sweater, which results in scarves, sweaters, gloves and furnishing accessories, causes the brain to release endorphins, the well known feel-good hormones.
Based on the survey, it later emerged that knitting reduces anxiety, stimulates the cerebral hemispheres e slows the decline of cognitive abilities.
And by repetitively and continuously moving your hands, they would also shrink the risks of osteoarthritis and other very common problems, such as inflammation of the carpal tunnel.
There are also numerous benefits on the state of mind of those who work with knitwear, because the packaging of a product with their own hands increases self-esteem, thanks also to faster and more effective socialization processes.
Also knit activates the areas of the brain responsible for thinking and meditation, which is why many call it the “new yoga”. In fact, in yoga, meditation is one of the eight pillars. A meditative mind favors the flow of energies and leads to physical relaxation. According to specific studies, then, even the movement of the eyes that follows the work of the thread on the mesh, between iron and iron, from one side to the other, can be a help: that same eye movement is a technique used in yoga.
Another study, conducted dal Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, found that the act of knitting lowers heart rate on average 11 beats per minute, causing a state of relaxation.
Among the sources, a research conducted by Princeton University, which highlighted how the repetitive movements of knitting increase the release of serotonin, inducing a state of good mood, contentment and well-being.
This is also confirmed by the study ofCardiff University that, through a questionnaire proposed to 3,545 knitters around the world, he highlighted how they reported feelings of calm and happiness directly related to pastime.
Also in our country, knitting is registering a significant increase. “In Italy, compared to the northern European countries, the interest in knitting has grown a lot in the last two or three years, mainly due to the desire to differentiate itself in style compared to what is proposed by fast fashion, for greater ethical awareness, but also for the need to recover slower pace of life, in response to an increasingly frenetic routine “, declare Elisabetta and Barbara Fani, founders of Bettaknit, an Italian brand that has revolutionized “do-it-yourself knitwear” with its knitting and crochet kits composed of fine yarns produced in an eco-sustainable way and for the most part the result of the recovery and reuse of waste materials.
«This is an easy hobby to learn that immediately gives satisfaction. Plus, in the year of the pandemic, knitting really became the new yoga: in such a dark year, it has made many women find the light again, not only for its well-known therapeutic properties, but because it has been able to offer new opportunities for personal and economic fulfillment ».
Among the unsuspected lovers of knitting too numerous celebrities who, between one shoot and another, between a red carpet and a fashion show or in their free time, devoted themselves to this hobby as creative as it is fun.
Find out who they are – some really unsuspected – in the gallery above.
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