Amazing Needlework

To do a knit project is one great accomplishment. I didn’t realize until lately, when I read on news.bbc.co.uk  that playing games, reading, and craft hobbies like knitting can delay memory loss. It’s amazing that knitting does not only enhance the artist in me but I could even profit from a delay in the onset [...]

When Chinese merchants are just about to knit sweaters for American and European orders, the demand has plunged by 30%.

A 75-year old granny, Joan Barraclough, passed on to her granddaughter the ability to knit. Joan has been hooked in knitting starting on her teen years.

250 Australians of all ages made their way to the knitting record of SEptember 2010’s issue of the Guinness Book of Records. They had to knit simultaneously using two needles for 15 minutes.

For those who want to enhance interests on your child to knit, providing books on knitting like that of Karen Thalacker’s books, Knitting with Gigi and Gigi Knits and Purls would be a great help.

In Southern Maryland Folk Art Center, volunteers came to knit helmet liners for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. This is in line with Armed Forces Day event.

The 40-strong Afternoon Club was able to knit a replica of their village for the past 23 years. The village is to be sold out by pieces allowing those interested to buy only their facourite objects of the replica. Among the creations are the primary school,  church, shop and many others.

Last June 13, 2009, a group hosted a knitting event to celebrate World Knit Day. Those who joined the celebration knitted all types of projects. All these were donated to needy kids.

A woman in Toronto who wants to knit while travelling, have created an atmosphere of knitting conversations during her trips on  a bus or even aboard a  train. People around her would suddenly talk about knitting stuff when they see her working on her knit projects.

For people who  knit. they would find themselves creating a sense of relaxation, at the same time, reducing stress from their bodies by doing this type of craft. Some even considers knitting  as a form of meditation.