Knitting Comfortably Ever After – Carson Demers
This class is not an individual knitting assessment.
Duration: 3 hours | Capacity: 30
Location: Level 1 – Summerside Room
Ever known a knitter who hasn’t said, “Just one more row”? Me neither! But many knitters also experience aching hands, sore shoulders, or tight necks after long knitting sessions.
In this engaging and informative class, you’ll explore how knitting affects the “fabric that makes the fabric” — your body. Using principles from physical therapy, we’ll look at how posture, movement patterns, and knitting habits can influence comfort, efficiency, and long-term joint health while you knit.
Participants will complete a guided Risk of Injury self-assessment to better understand how their own knitting practices may contribute to common aches and pains in the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, and back. You’ll also learn how small adjustments to your posture, knitting setup, and movement patterns can significantly reduce strain and fatigue.
This class is taught by a passionate knitter who is also a licensed physical therapist, bringing professional insight to the physical demands of knitting.
Past students have called this class “required learning for knitters of any experience level” and said it’s “as important as learning the knit and purl stitches.”
Please note: This class focuses on general education and self-awareness and does not include individual physical therapy assessments.
Through discussion and demonstration, the class will cover practical strategies to help you:
- Knit longer with less discomfort
- Improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary tension
- Recognize early signs of repetitive strain
- Make simple ergonomic adjustments to support your body
Carson Demers
Carson is life-long knitter and a physical therapist with 30-years of experience in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and ergonomics. He literally wrote the book on ergonomics for knitters and fiber enthusiasts, Knitting Comfortably: The Ergonomics of Handknitting. Carson continues to teach knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers and other …
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