Knitting Comfortably: The Playground – Modern Daily Knitting
Welcome to a new year of knitting opportunities and challenge. I wish the year didn’t start with the challenge of making a resolution. I believe that every day is a new beginning, and you can decide which path you’ll take each day. Lasting change is best made with a series of little steps. In the world of ergonomics, these steps are called “behavioral controls.” The great thing about behavioral controls is that there are more variables than constants among them—meaning they offer a bounty of opportunity completely in your control. I meet lots of knitters who have a knitting behavior or quality they’d like to change. These range from speed and efficiency, to fabric quality and evenness, and of course concerns about discomfort. Sadly, they often believe that they need to make a major change to their knitting style to meet their goal—or even give up knitting entirely to be free of discomfort. In truth, taking little steps toward a goal is the more successful path. Having some support alon
Genius Tips Knitting Comfortably: The Playground January 19, 2024 | By Carson Demers Modern Daily Knitting SHARE 27 Comments Welcome to a new year of knitting opportunities and challenge. I wish the year didn’t start with the challenge of making a resolution. I believe that every day is a new beginning, and you can decide which path you’ll take each day. Lasting change is best made with a series of little steps. In the world of ergonomics, these steps are called “behavioral controls.” The great thing about behavioral controls is that there are more variables than constants among them—meaning t
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