How many calories do I use while knitting?
Ten facts about making your own
Around 2.67 million Germans make or tinker home several times a week. (Source: Statista)
Two-thirds of women in Germany aged 14 and over cite hand-crafting as their hobby. *
Sewing (43%), knitting (29%) and crocheting (19%) are the most popular crafting hobbies. *
Not quite unselfish, because 74% prefers to do things for themselves. *
Hard to believe that knitting in former times was reserved only for the male population. (Source: SchweizerFamilie.ch)
According to a study, GfK calls "fun" (61%) the top reason for handicrafts, followed by "individuality" (36%) and the cost factor (29%). *
Another good reason: Knitting reduces stress and lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
And burns 55 calories in half an hour.
Even at the celebrities, this trend is not over: Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Cara Delevingne, Ryan Gosling and other celebrities have fallen for the manual work.
Do it yourself makes you happy. The reward center of our brain brings us a flood of happiness hormones. (Source: MDR, Cabrini Medical Center New York City)
