Knitting TREATS
Chronic Pain
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• You can cure chronic pain by knitting
Knitting Treats Addiction
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• You can treat addiction with crocheting
Knitting: Good for Body and Mind
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Control Holder
• Knitting is therapeutic for your body and mind
Original Afghan
Expand Your Horizons, Heal Your Mind
You can improve your health and mind if you learn these skills
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Knitting and crocheting for years
!I’ve been knitting and crocheting for over 25 years
Knitting Clubs are
Everywhere
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• You can join a knitting club wherever you live
Cable Dress, modified design
Chronic Pain - treatedAddiction - treated
Mental illness - treated
• Knitting and crocheting can treat chronic pain, addiction, and mental illness
Knitting treats chronic Pain
Reversible Pattern I knit
• Knitting and crocheting has proved useful in treating chronic pain
Knitting controlspain perception
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• Knitting in particular has been shown to change the perception of pain, allowing knitters to control their chronic pain.
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knitting creates a healing meditative space
• Knitting also creates a meditative state of mind, a technique that is otherwise very difficult to master, allowing more control of pain and healing
Knitting TreatsMental illness
Reversible knitting pattern
!Knitting has proved useful in the treatment of major mental illnesses like schizophrenia and OCD.
Repetitivemotionsuccess
acceptanceof mistakes
Brioche Hat
• Repetitive motion, the feeling of success, and the acceptance of mistakes helps control depression, bipolar, and OCD
physicalityrhythmpatterns
original afghan
• The contact with physical items, the calming rhythm, and the repetitive patterns treat panic disorders and bipolar disorders
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knitting can help you quit smoking
• Knitting can help treat smoking and other addictions
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distractionfrom
addiction
• The knitting provides a distraction for the addict, giving them something else to do with their hands
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knitting produces
endorphins
• Knitting and crocheting produces endorphins, which have a calming effect on the mind and body, which can replace the need for addictions.
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Join a knitting
group
• The best thing to do is to join a knitting group or start one. Knitting groups are found in nursing homes, yarn stores, libraries, and hospitals.
knitting istherapeutic
for menand women
Original Handbag,Finnish traditional patterns
• Knitting is therapeutic for men and women. In fact, until the 19th century, it was expected of men to knit worldwide. Crochet, however, was considered a “woman’s craft” and women were expected not to knit.
YouCanDoIT!
original leg warmer
• As long as you can knit or crochet, you already have the tools to change your life at your disposal already
You can learn to knit in many placesoriginal
laundry bag
• If you want to learn how to knit, you can find instruction at yarn stores, knitting groups, YouTube and the Internet, as well as modern magazines like Vogue and Knitting Monthly.
