#Joanna Knitter

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blog post 4 | research

While there are several avenues of research I might explore for this essay, such as how to improve colorwork knitting or the history of the Norwegian Olympic sweaters, I have decided to focus on the studies that produce evidence of how beneficial knitting is to one's mental health.

In a study done by a PhD student, Joanna Nordstrand, results showed that the benefits one's mental health by engaging in meditation, which can decrease anxiety and depression. It gives one confidence in one's creative ability, a sense of identity through occupation, mental stimulation which helps reduce symptoms of dementia and ADHD and challenges the brain, and problem solving skills.

There are also benefits found in joining the knitting community by introducing one to a "low-stakes" social environment where everyone can work or share their craft without the pressure of job status, hierarchal positions, or other social stigmas.

Being occupied with a task not only yields a sense of accomplishment, but it also provides a system of structure in one's life by being a designated time and space for one to relax, focus, and take a break from other life stressors. It can play a role in one's long-term gratification by motivating one to complete other daily chores or less-meaningful activities in order to have more knitting time. The tactile experience of working with the yarn offers a pleasant sensory experience that is both calming and engaging.

While many forms of creativity are similarly healing to the mind and used in the therapeutic field, knitting is one of the few that can be done discreetly in public without disturbing anyone nearby. It is quiet, easy to transport, and calming for those with social anxiety as it can provide a temporary reprieve from social engagement such as prolonged eye contact and small talk.

Perhaps the most interesting part of this study is the segment in which researchers discuss how knitters choose to challenge themselves with different types of new skills. The preferred level of difficulty varies from person to person, day to day. Often when one has more stress, more knitting is required to relax, but mindless operations are preferred.

I would like to further this research by relating it to how the Nordic way of living promotes slow and mindful habits, such as knitting, to practice gratitude and find inner peace every day. The time and mental energy I have spent on this craft varies greatly over time, and there have been some minor disappointments such as unsuccessful projects or financial impediments, but overall it has been the most worthwhile pursuit of art I have found in benefitting my mental health and quality of life.

Here is the study:

I hope everyone's research is going well for this blog post! Thank you for reading if you made it this far (:

[wutbju]

Edelweiss “Weisy” Spencer Roberts, died Friday, February 18, 2022, at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY, at the age of 97. Born February 5, 1925, in Lynchburg, VA, a daughter of the late John Kilpen Spencer and Letitia Florence Womeldorf Spencer. Weisy was a graduate of E.C. Glass High School, received her bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University in Cleveland, Tennessee, where she was a member of Sigma Lambda Delta Literary Society, as well as some graduate work at Morehead and Eastern Kentucky University.

She moved to Bourbon County, KY, following her marriage in 1947 to Marion Roberts who predeceased her. She was a talented artist, seamstress and knitter, having graced many family members and friends with her creations. She also like to travel and enjoyed trips to many states and several different countries. Weisy was a substitute teacher for both Bourbon County and Paris City Schools for many years and taught full time at St. Mary School in Paris for several years. She had worked for the UK Extension Service as a SNAP employee, was an insurance adjuster for Federal Crop Insurance, and worked as a life insurance agent with Pennsylvania Life. She spent part of many summers as an adult volunteer with the Bourbon County 4-H Camp program and was a member of Little Rock Christian Church for 75 years.

Survivors include her children, Sherrie Wilson, Randy (Judy) Roberts, and Ben (Linda) Roberts; grandchildren, Traci (Joey) Wasson, Stephanie Adams, Cathy Eads, Danny Roberts, Laura (Chris) Jones, and Beth Roberts (Tom Viehe); great grandchildren, Shae (Tommy) Stanfield, Carraden Adams, Austin Adams, David W. Eads, Thomas Eads (his fiancé Lilah Donnelly), Anna Eads, Eleanor Viehe, Sam Jones, Alexis (Zack) Morris, Tabitha Wasson; great, great granddaughters, Joanna Stanfield, Amber Leigh Oney; her sister, Alyce (Lionel) Harrison of Huddleston, Virginia; niece, Marian Duncan of Carlisle; and a nephew, Billy Knippenberg of North Middletown; as well as a host of nieces and nephews around the United States.

Along with her parents, Weisy was preceded in death by her son-in-law Jack Wilson as well as six brothers, and four sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home with Rev. Rex Graham officiating. Visitation will be held preceding the service 1:00 p.m., until time for the service. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens with pallbearers being Danny Roberts, Austin Adams, Billy Knippenberg, Joey Wasson, Chris Jones, Tom Viehe, Thomas Eads and Kenwood Soper. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Little Rock Christian Church.

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Listopad 2020 - wywiady dla POP Radio, Radia Płońsk i Wasze Radio FM

Listopad 2020 – wywiady dla POP Radio, Radia Płońsk i Wasze Radio FM

Oto moje wybrane listopadowe rozmowy o muzyce, które zostały a część dopiero będzie wyemitowanych w moim autorskim programie muzycznym “Warto Posłuchać”. Alicję Sękowska część z Was może znać z telewizyjnych programów, gdzie przeprowadza wywiady z ludźmi z szeroko rozumianej Kultury a zwłaszcza muzyczne gwiazdy mają u niej pierwszeństwo. No, ale dziennikarstwo to jedno, a śpiewanie to druga…

[lazy-vegetarian]

Caja by Joanna Ignatius (free pattern on Ravelry)

[busynothings]

I was tagged by @bbqchipsandhs to share 12 facts about myself so here goes!

I definitely 100% believe in ghosts. We have a ghost in my condo and where I worked was also haunted and the school I go to bought buildings from an old asylum and built classrooms in them so my life is one big episode of ghost hunters

I love mythology in general but I especially love those, like, modern day mythology posts, and also greek god AUs which are basically the best

I’m finally watching the office for the first time and Jim and Pam’s love story is basically the greatest thing of all time

My favourite halloween costume of my whole life was when I dressed up as sailor moon when I was seven and I’m pretty sure I still have the costume somewhere

I have seen inception so many times and I still don’t fully understand it (also is the end a dream? Is it A DREAM???)

I have a typing speed of 85 wpm (I had to do a test today for class and discovered this! Highest in the class!)

I’m teaching myself Python but I get really confused with the syntax of loops so I’m pretty sure I’ll never fully learn it but I’m having fun anyway :)

I really want to start a bookstagram but I am highly intimidated by instagram in general so who knows if that will ever happen

I love HGTV, it is my happy place when I’m stressed, and I’ve seen every episode of Fixer Upper because Chip and Joanna Gaines are two of my favourite people on the planet

I am a knitter and I’m currently making myself a blanket made of squares with fandom pattens and I’m literally knitting a dancing groot square right now

I want to plant some little succulents in my room but I’ve never successfully kept a plant alive

There is a J Crew sweater that’s baby blue with a chicken wearing a beret on the front and I saw it at a J Crew outlet years ago and was tempted to buy it but didn’t and I have regretted it every single day since then

And that’s 12 facts about me! I’m going to tag @leesh @deathcab4harry @liambaeyne @stylesprimes and @worrieswillescape if you’re up for it!

[rikrakyarnncrafts]

Modification Monday: Tapestry Mitts

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Original Pattern: Endpaper Mitts Knitter Extraordinaire: Joanna (Ravelry Profile) Mods:  Swapped out the original stranded design for a completely different chart, which Joanna kindly shares on her project page. What Makes This Awesome: I’ve got a lot of time for fingerless mitts that really go for broke with colourwork charts. They are small, and even if

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Joanna Knitter Blues & Folk Connection - Hide Away

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Joanna Knitter Blues & Folk Connection - Hide Away

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Koigu at Web’s Knitting Retreat

This past weekend, Taiu (Co-owner) and Joanna (Manager), travelled to the Webs Knitting Retreat in Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. Over the three days they had the opportunity to meet and knit with 120+ knitters and crocheters from all over the United States. 

Friday Morning Koigu sponsored breakfast, where Taiu gave a talk on a brief history of the Koigu History as well as information on some of the most famous garments by Maie Landra. Retreaters had the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Koigu’s most popular garments including: the Oriental Jacket, Viking and Gypsy. 

Retreater’s throughout the weekend took classes from world famous designers and teachers, including: Susan B. Anderson, Anne Hanson, Olga Buraya-Kefelian, Josh Bennett, Franklin Habit. Each meal was sponsored by a different Yarn company, and retreaters had a chance to hear from many other excellant speakers. 

At the end of the retreat, retreaters had the opportunity to shop in the Webs store, with reps and trunk shows from many fabulous yarn companies. Taiu and Joanna had a fabulous time showing off some of Koigu’s most beautiful garments as well as helping pick the best colours for new projects!

For more information on this year’s retreat visit Web’s. Look out for more information in the future on Web’s 2018 retreat!