Hollywood celebrities have destroyed the stereotype that knitting is only for housewives and especially for women. Now, not only housewives, but also career women and even men who have an intense work tempo do not fit into knitting to relax. As a result of a research conducted in the USA, it was revealed that many career women knit, from movie star Julia Roberts to US Secretary of State Madeline Albright.

The benefits of knitting, which reduces the stress of daily life, reveals creative ability, makes one feel whole, and has a meditative effect, do not end with counting. It is known that 24 million people, including celebrities and politicians, knit in the USA. At a time when new trends are emerging every day, handicrafts that individuals express themselves and can do at home are again in fashion. In the past, fabricated, machine-made products that were cheaper than manual labor took their place in the showcases; As the value of handicrafts decreased, their useful aspects were also forgotten.

However, in the past years, the values of the old times came to light with the 'do it yourself at home' movement pioneered by Martha Stewart in the USA. In addition, people who are tired of the complexity of city life prefer to live a simpler and flatter life. While the books describing the benefits of simple life are on the market, the symbol of simple life is shown as knitting. Educators of private Waldorf Schools, who discovered the benefits of knitting on students in the USA, add knitting to the curriculum of first graders. Educators said that knitting increases mathematical skills, concentration and brain-hand coordination and observed that students are more open to learning new subjects after learning to knit.


Those who discover that knitting is a form of self-expression, reflects people's mood, and that knitters concentrate more easily, cling to knitting for relief. Already, psychologists make comments that support this. Psychologists, who argue that mental and physical health depends on people's living a satisfied life, emphasize that people should experience the processes of production and creation for a fulfilled life. Stating that the skills that people develop according to their ages and personal characteristics give them the pleasure of producing and creating, experts point out that this pleasure can make them forget about daily stress, physical and mental disorders. Explaining that knitting is not an age-old age, knitting is an occupational therapy that everyone can achieve, experts say that it not only takes people away from their delusions, but also helps them discover their creative side. In the US, 24 million people, famous and career women, even men, have already discovered the benefits of knitting.

• Julia Roberts,
• Madonna,
• Faith,
• Hilary Swank
• Cameron Diaz,
• Daryl Hannah
• Goldie Hawn
• Earths Kitt Winona Ryder
• Julianne Moore,
• Rose McGowan,

• Courtney Thorne-Smith
• Kate Moss,
• Madeline Albright
• Vanna White,
• Megan Mullaly,
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Joanne Woodward
• Russell Crowe
• Bob Mackie
• Rosie Grier
• Stu Bloomberg