Research on the Benefits of Knitting
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A Close-Knit Third Place
Who is in your close-knit community? Do you feel like you have a fabric of connection to those around you? Our local yarn shops (LYS) work to create tight knit communities. Supporting our local arts communities including your LYS can help provide a “third place” to find a sense of purpose, in addition to home and work.The “third place” is a term coined by US sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book The Great Good Place. Gathering in a "third place" like a LYS where you can put aside the...
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A Close-Knit Third Place
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Creating Healthy Communities through Collaboration and Art
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Knitting as a Novel Skill
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Arts in Health: Creating Healthy Communities through Collaboration
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Knitting as a Tool: A Series of Metaphors on Why Knitting Is Beneficial
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Knitting for Well-being and the Relaxation Response
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Knitting and Building Resilience
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The Impact of a Knitting Intervention on Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Nurses
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The Craft Yarn Council Initiative
Project Knitwell is proud to participate in an initiative with the Craft Yarn Council on the therapeutic value of knitting.
Featured Research
Project Knitwell and nurses at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital research the impact of knitting on compassion fatigue in Oncology nurses. Read more >
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Working with your hands makes you feel good…. we now know that the creative making process can be specifically harnessed to promote healing biologically, neurologically, behaviorally, and socially…. which has the power to transform people’s lives.