November 16 Day of needlework: 7 reasons to learn to knit and to improve health

November 16 masters from around the world celebrate their "professional" holiday - the World Day of needlework. And if you are not among them, offer to fix it, picking needles or hook and thread in hand. Read 7 reasons to start knitting today.

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The cure for stress and depression
Monotonous focused shuffling, crocheting thread and helps the body to relax. Until you consider the loop head distracted by stress. In the brain secretes serotonin time knitting - hormone of joy. He makes a person more mentally stable. Therefore knitters almost never suffer from depression.

Improves brain function
Knitting develops fine motor skills, which in turn stimulates the brain. It is proved that knitters are less likely to have age-related disorders of the mind, compared with those who never engaged in needlework.

improves eyesight
Eye movements, which makes the eyeball in knitting time, serves the best training for the view. Apart from the natural charge, these movements help identify lubricant. Scientists say that needlewoman less likely to develop cataracts.

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reduces pain
Researchers have proven that knitters with chronic diseases less likely to suffer from pain. Because during the focus on loops, their brain to "turn off" the pain.

Develops creative abilities
skein of yarn slowly turns into a hat or sweater. Coming up with different variants of products or patterns knitters develop creative thinking.

Develops perseverance and coordination
For the first time taking the needles in hand, you feel a certain awkwardness in the work. But every day is your coordination will improve. You will become more concentrated and perseverance.

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It increases self-esteem
An expert sees the result of his work, and from this it improved self-esteem.Owning exclusive thing, too, it affects the self-esteem, as well as the compliments of others about your "golden hands".

Improve time management skills
An expert is able to plan their hobby is not to the detriment of the main work and family. And, of course, put a frame when you need to finish the job. And it always comes to the end, otherwise the product will not work.

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