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Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting
Carson Demers, Ann Budd, Cat Bordhi
4.36 AVERAGE
12 reviews for:
Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting
Carson Demers, Ann Budd, Cat Bordhi
4.36 AVERAGE
This book has a lot of really useful tips for figuring out what aspects of your knitting could potentially be causing you pain, and how to change those things. I also appreciate that the author connects knitting to computing because many of the postures are very similar between the two activities, and he gives advice for adjusting your desk/computer setup as well. I think it'd be very helpful for any knitter who wants to keep knitting safely and comfortably.
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Really like 3.5 stars.
Pros:
Good tips on how to fix common issues we crafty people can experience.
Good generic ergonomic tips for both crafting and offices.
Good medical-ish info on why we crafty people might feel certain kinds of pain and how our bodies work - the images are helpful.
Cons:
Very repetitive (oh, the irony). Some of the repetitiveness is to hammer a point home or because it’s all connected (literally, your neck is connected to your back, etc), but more just seemed like it was to make the book longer.
A little too many corny “imagine your body is like yarn” weirdness. A few were actually good images, but most were just silly.
Neither:
Much of this I already knew from my own bouts of physical therapy, which I imagine is the case for others. But I know not all have attended that, so while it wasn’t new to me it would be for them and I don’t want to judge it unfairly simply because I was exposed to that already.
I will certainly now refer back to the book and have plans to now observe my crafting setup and try many of the exercises. They are good reminders of what I learned back in PT. I hope to use the tips to become a more efficient crafter and avoid further injuries in the future, though I fear the best way to do that will be to actually meet with the author in person since the genetic tips in the book can (understandably) take me so far.
Pros:
Good tips on how to fix common issues we crafty people can experience.
Good generic ergonomic tips for both crafting and offices.
Good medical-ish info on why we crafty people might feel certain kinds of pain and how our bodies work - the images are helpful.
Cons:
Very repetitive (oh, the irony). Some of the repetitiveness is to hammer a point home or because it’s all connected (literally, your neck is connected to your back, etc), but more just seemed like it was to make the book longer.
A little too many corny “imagine your body is like yarn” weirdness. A few were actually good images, but most were just silly.
Neither:
Much of this I already knew from my own bouts of physical therapy, which I imagine is the case for others. But I know not all have attended that, so while it wasn’t new to me it would be for them and I don’t want to judge it unfairly simply because I was exposed to that already.
I will certainly now refer back to the book and have plans to now observe my crafting setup and try many of the exercises. They are good reminders of what I learned back in PT. I hope to use the tips to become a more efficient crafter and avoid further injuries in the future, though I fear the best way to do that will be to actually meet with the author in person since the genetic tips in the book can (understandably) take me so far.
informative
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
An amazing book about how to increase your ergonomic experience knitting (and other tasks) highly recommend to knitters looking to decrease opportunity for injury or for those who've already had an injury and are looking to prevent reoccurrence
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Essential reading for any crafter. I read it when it first came out after taking the author’s classes in person. I learned so much about my own body mechanics and it changed how I knit. A recent bout of tendinitis had me off the needles for a bit so I used the time to re-read and found several helpful ideas for preventing a recurrence of this particular injury.
informative
inspiring
relaxing
informative