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Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting
by Carson Demers, Ann Budd, Cat Bordhi
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.