Ask any knitter for his/her motivation, and you’ll get a wide variety of responses. It’s a great stress reliever, as the process can be very relaxing and therapeutic. Some knitters are “process” knitters and some focus on the end object. Well, some folks at Cardiff University in the UK are performing an anonymous survey, and they could use your help!
Stitchlinks and Cardiff University have launched an online survey which looks at the impact of knitting on physical, mental and social wellbeing. The results will form part of a series of formal studies into the therapeutic benefits of knitting and will be published.
Here’s a PDF with more info on the study.
More:
- CRAFT Pattern: Reversible Cable-Knit Scarf (pictured above)
- Knitting Archives
- CRAFT Patterns
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I just took the knitting survey. Lots of good questions! Made me think about why I like to knit. Will the results be published somewhere?
I updated the post with a PDF with more info!
Good site. Plenty of information right here. My business is sending that to a few good friends ans moreover expressing within yummy. And naturally, as a result of the work!