"Knitting is the production of textile stitch structures from yarns by wrapping yarn around them, whereby the stitches of a row are formed one after the other", is the definition of knitting on Wikipedia. But it is so much more than that.

Knitting against depression

Whether it's a scarf, hat or sweater, as a gift or for yourself, a hobby or a passion - it's not just the end result that motivates and creates anticipation, the process itself has a relaxing effect and makes us happy. In the USA, knitting is even recommended by doctors to combat depression!

5 good reasons to knit

Do you need even more good reasons to start knitting? We'll tell you five of them:

1. according to a Harvard University study, knitting is more effective than meditating.

2. knitting helps against depression and is even recommended by doctors in the USA.

3. knitting increases the ability to think and concentrate as it engages both hemispheres of the brain.

4. knitting helps with pain, because our brain can only process a certain amount of information at a time.

5. knitting burns calories - about 55 in one hour