If you’ve been knitting for a long time, you probably know the perils of knitting pain. There are plenty of ways to prevent and avoid it altogether, but sometimes you just get too caught up in your work that you forget to take a break for your hands. These reader-submitted tips for avoiding joint pain while knitting are some of the best pieces of advice we could find. From taking regular breaks, stretching to using muscle-relaxing creams, you’ll find out all the best tips from the experts — real knitters like you and me! Say goodbye to tense hands, cramping muscles, and shoulder pain by following these simple, quick-and-easy tips. As a knitter, one of the things I struggle with the most is keeping myself pain-free during an extended knitting session. Whether it’s forgetting to stretch, not taking enough breaks or knitting tension problems, sometimes knitting leaves me feeling tired and sore. Joint pain and numbness during or after knitting is common, but it can be avoided with a few careful steps. Because the readers of AllFreeKnitting are always a wealth of information when it comes to tips for beginner knitters, we turned to you for your best proven methods for avoiding knitting-related pain. For more great projects like this, subscribe to our free email newsletter!
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