Why Knitting?

Here's an article from "The Beginning Knitters Guide"

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Why Knitting?

Knitting offers you so much. With knitting you can

Get in touch with your inner creativity
Create heirlooms
Relax
Have activities for traveling
Burn calories
Have a topic of conversation

Knitting allows you to be creative. Even if you follow a pattern, you can use the skills you learn in this book to add your own personal touch to whatever you are making. Don’t just think of knitting as a craft, think of it as an art – art you control. Plus, you will get the immense satisfaction of knowing that you created this art.

Also, working with your hands to do something creative is a brain stimulant. It opens up the creative floodgates so that you can be creative in other areas of your life, too. So think of the repetitive motion of knitting as problem solving.

Besides being creative, knitting allows you to create items you can pass down for generations. Of course, if you are going to create heirlooms, you should probably avoid the latest knitting fad and stick to something classic. However, everyone should have that old blanket or cardigan that was passed down through the generations.
Knitting Tip for Travelers:

If you are traveling with your
knitting, do some research. Some
airlines are picky about knitting needles. Most airlines now allow you to have them, but some have restrictions.

To prevent having to unravel your work, bring a stitch holder in case you have to surrender your needles.

Also, bring a self addressed stamped envelope with you so that you can mail your needles home instead of having to turn them over to security personnel.

Finally, you cannot bring scissors on a plane, so bring a set of nail clippers. They will cut the yarn just fine.
Knitting also offers you a chance to relax. Lead a hectic life? Sit down and knit. Actually, knitting can force you to sit down and relax from your hectic day. Sometimes it is just nice to lose yourself in a knitting pattern. Of course, when you are learning knitting can be a little less relaxing, but as you get the hang of things, you will love escaping into your knitting routine.

Knitting is also a great way to pass the time when you are stuck somewhere or traveling. Waiting to be called for jury duty, waiting for your plane, sitting on the train to work…all these situations offer you time to knit.

As you read in the introduction, knitting burns about 130 calories per hour, so you can know that you are burning calories while you are knitting. Plus, you are using both your hands, so you are not eating (the knitting diet!). Even better, you can knit while you use an exercise bike. Okay, that might be going a little too far, but it does work for some people.