Finger Stretching and Exercise

[Kikibatt]

Yesterday I decided to take a break from knitting to bake some bread. It turns out going from knitting to kneading isn't very good at relaxing your fingers

Lol!

[labrige]

Yesterday I decided to take a break from knitting to bake some bread. It turns out going from knitting to kneading isn't very good at relaxing your fingers

I used to knead when my pupils were specially turbulent ....

It's very good to evacuate stress .... almost as knitting or crochetting

[Shandeh]

I used to knead when my pupils were specially turbulent ....
It's very good to evacuate stress .... almost as knitting or crochetting

At first, I thought you were talking about your EYES....
I couldn't for the life of me figure out how your eyes could be turbulent.

Then, I realized that you must be talking about STUDENTS!

[K1P1quebec]

Yesterday I decided to take a break from knitting to bake some bread. It turns out going from knitting to kneading isn't very good at relaxing your fingers

I hope your bread was yummy! I love homebaked bread.

That sounds good. I treated our family to a bread machine before the holidays and we have been enjoying fresh bread that makes itself!

[Kaleigh]

Yesterday I decided to take a break from knitting to bake some bread. It turns out going from knitting to kneading isn't very good at relaxing your fingers

I used to knead when my pupils were specially turbulent ....

It's very good to evacuate stress .... almost as knitting or crochetting

The part where you punch the dough (the recipe even says "pretend it's somebody you're mad at") was especially cathartic

[Kaleigh]

That sounds good. I treated our family to a bread machine before the holidays and we have been enjoying fresh bread that makes itself!

That sounds wonderful! Our kitchen is very, very small so we don't really have extra room for any more appliances, but that's okay!

[labrige]

Yesterday I decided to take a break from knitting to bake some bread. It turns out going from knitting to kneading isn't very good at relaxing your fingers

I used to knead when my pupils were specially turbulent ....

It's very good to evacuate stress .... almost as knitting or crochetting

The part where you punch the dough (the recipe even says "pretend it's somebody you're mad at") was especially cathartic

YES ! I used to take the dough in one hand, and throw it on the table, with a lot of energy .... and it was a pleasure to hear the sound on the table

[knit4lievry]

That is a good idea - hadn't thought of that! If you find any good ones let us know! I certainly haven't knitted this fast and furiously before and I think the only thing keeping me going at this pace is the mystery and everyone's posts. One more to go for me, and boy will I be proud to get that first badge!

There are some great ones out there! And it is important to relax your fingers and wrists every now and then. Bending your wrist back and gently pushing your fingers toward the back of the wrist is a great stretch. Rotating your wrists and shoulders is also good. My guild does a lot of stretching since one of our members is older and keeps preaching to us 'youngsters' about carpal tunnel and arthritis.

Here is great place to start http://www.livestrong.com/article/19076 ... -knitters/

GL! I still have 4 to go!

Great article, will definitely use these exercises regularly....

[sharon05676]

That is a good idea - hadn't thought of that! If you find any good ones let us know! I certainly haven't knitted this fast and furiously before and I think the only thing keeping me going at this pace is the mystery and everyone's posts. One more to go for me, and boy will I be proud to get that first badge!

There are some great ones out there! And it is important to relax your fingers and wrists every now and then. Bending your wrist back and gently pushing your fingers toward the back of the wrist is a great stretch. Rotating your wrists and shoulders is also good. My guild does a lot of stretching since one of our members is older and keeps preaching to us 'youngsters' about carpal tunnel and arthritis.

Here is great place to start http://www.livestrong.com/article/19076 ... -knitters/

GL! I still have 4 to go!

Thanks!