Knitter’s cramp can certainly put a pinch into how much knitting you can accomplish. And with the holidays fast approaching now is not the time to get slowed down. Most knitters’ have a huge list of projects to complete in time for holiday gift giving. If you treat your hands correctly, they may be able to help you get more done this year.
An article on OregonLive.com suggests just the right exercises and stretches to accomplish just that. Probably the most important one is proper stretching.
“Before, after, during. I found these exercises from Berroco, and they’ve helped during my marathon knitting sessions. I can’t vouch for the glove they’re selling, but you don’t need it to do the exercises.”
She also suggests changing which type of yarn you are using and the type of project. If you have been spending a large amount of time working on a sweater in worsted weight cotton, it may be a good idea to change to a fingering weight sock project knit with wool yarn.
“Take a break. Or lots of them. I have this bad habit of doing marathon knitting sessions. Bad idea. Really, really painful idea, too. I’ve found that stretching out my hands every 20 or 30 minutes means I won’t be forced to take weeks- or months-long breaks later on. (Let’s just say that when I’m forced to quit knitting for weeks or months, it creates health problems for the people around me. Who knew that knitting was a form of anger management? My loved ones know it now.)”
All of these ideas should help you get more knitting down and have the chance to knit more of the beautiful yarn in your stash. You know that you have at least a basket of it somewhere just waiting to get on the needles. Now pull out an easy knitting pattern and get started.
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