Knit for Peace have publish report on the health benefits of knitting. The charity says knitters can also save money for the NHS!
Knit for Peace’s report on The Health Benefits of Knitting, backed by a survey of over 1000 knitters, provides evidence based research showing that knitting:
- Lowers blood pressure
- Induces a sense of well being
- Counters depression
- Slows the onset of dementia
- Can be continued into extreme old age, despite deafness, loss of sight or reduced mobility
The main barrier to continue knitting is what to do with the output – a keen knitter can produce 15 baby hats in an afternoon! Knit for Peace (an initiative of The Charities Advisory Trust) provides an outlet for 20,000 knitters in the UK, distributing donated knitting – blankets, clothes, twiddlemuffs – to those in need – refugees from Syria and Iraq in Kurdistan, street children in India, homeless projects and hospitals in the UK; in fact to over 300 organisations.
And how does this save the NHS and care providers money? The Report shows for the over 60’s, knitting makes them feel more resilient, better able to cope. Knitting for others makes them feel part of the community, still of use and less socially isolated. This means fewer visits to the doctor!
Read the full report online: http://bit.ly/2qE3uLH
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THE GREAT KNITFEST
Responding to the knitting craze that’s sweeping the country, Knit for Peace, a charity with 20,000 volunteer knitters, donating their knitting for those in need at home and abroad, is holding a stylish new event: The Great Knitfest 2017.
Following on from the tradition of craft exhibitions at Chelsea Old Town Hall, the KnitFest offers it all: courses, shopping, talks, learn to knit sessions. Expert knitters from around the country have sent in wonderfuly handmade items; baby clothes, scarves, blankets, all to be sold in aid of Knit for Peace’s work around the world.
At The Great Knitfest you can:
- Learn to knit with experienced knitters
- Improve your knitting skills with courses from the country’s leading designers
- Buy specially designed kits for knitting and crochet that are being launched at the KnitFest
- Get unusual yarns and knitting accessories
- Unusual gifts with a knitting theme
- Find real charity Christmas cards at the Card Aid pop-up store
- Have fun at our old-fashioned Christmas fair with bran tubs, tombola, bowling, and all the fun of the fair
- Hear about knitting holidays – from India to Edinburgh!
- Buy Good Gifts to support those in need worldwide
For more information visit http://www.knitforpeace.org.uk
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