Safety Tips for Knitters
Information for knitters about knitting safely with kids and preventing injuries from repetitive use and overuse of your arms and hands while knitting.
What is a Wool Allergy?
Many knitters and those who wear knits are sensitive to the scratchy nature of wool, while others have a true wool allergy. What is a wool allergy and how can you find out if you're allergic or just sensitive?
Many knitters and those who wear knits are sensitive to the scratchy nature of wool, while others have a true wool allergy. What is a wool allergy and how can you find out if you're allergic or just sensitive?
Can I Take My Knitting on an Airplane?
All knitters who travel wonder if they can take their knitting on a plane. The answer is yes, but there are some guidelines to make knitting on a plane safer and easier.
All knitters who travel wonder if they can take their knitting on a plane. The answer is yes, but there are some guidelines to make knitting on a plane safer and easier.
Burt's Bees Hand Salve
Burt's Bees Hand Salve is marketed as a farmer's friend, but it's great for knitters with tired hands, too.
Burt's Bees Hand Salve is marketed as a farmer's friend, but it's great for knitters with tired hands, too.
Knitting with Kids Safely
Keep kids safe while knitting by using duller needles and supervising them.
Keep kids safe while knitting by using duller needles and supervising them.
Repetitive Strain and Knitting
You can actually injure yourself when knitting if you work too long in the wrong position. Learn more about repetitive stress injury and how you can prevent it.
You can actually injure yourself when knitting if you work too long in the wrong position. Learn more about repetitive stress injury and how you can prevent it.
Review of Support Glove
While this review is written by a quilter, this product, a support glove that helps circulation and makes crafting easier for people with pain in their hands, can be very helpful for knitters as well.
While this review is written by a quilter, this product, a support glove that helps circulation and makes crafting easier for people with pain in their hands, can be very helpful for knitters as well.
Repetitive Stress Overview
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a brief overview of repetitive stress injury. Though geared toward computer users, the tips are great for knitters as well.
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a brief overview of repetitive stress injury. Though geared toward computer users, the tips are great for knitters as well.