Knitting is Fitting for Quitting Stress
During the Winter Olympics this year, Finland’s snowboard coach could be seen knitting on the slopes. It was a surprising sight and made many curious as to why it was necessary. It turns out that knitting can decrease stress and anxiety; with April being stress awareness month we thought it would be fitting to talk about knitting. Knitting is sometimes underestimated and can be seen as a boring “elderly” hobby. However, knitting has many mental and physical benefits. When som