Corkhill, Betsan, et al. "Knitting and Well-Being." Textile: The Journal of Cloth & Culture 12.1 (2014): 34-56. Web. This article does not focus on crocheting, but it offers valuable information on knitting. Although they are different, knitting and crocheting give off the same effects. They both contain repetitive actions that require physical and cognitive skills. Knitting and crochet both lead to the creation of an end product. Another benefit to knitting and crocheting, is the ability to make social connections with others. These social connections have psychological benefits on the individuals who partake in these activities. Unlike the other articles, this article utilizes surveys to support the claims make within the text. This article is useful because it provides information on the health benefits of knitting, it also provides another of a repetitive activity.

 

 

Duffy, Kathryn. "Knitting through Recovery One Stitch at a Time: Knitting as an Experiential Teaching Method for Affect Management in Group Therapy." Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery 2.1 (2007): 67-83. Web. This article examines the effect a particular knitting program on women going through alcohol and drug treatment in a rehabilitation center. The Interim House, is a rehabilitation treatment facility for women. Within this facility they include several activities that are a part of a treatment program. These programs are used to encourage women to develop skills needed to change their lives. Knitting Is taught as a “self-soothing” activity. The article states that the group engages the client in therapeutic processes. The paper reports on a program that has successful worked on its patients. This drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has incorporated a knitting program, this is useful for this research because it shows how knitting is beneficial for individuals going through rehabilitation. It further supports the claim that knitting, and crocheting have psychological benefits on people. This source does not relate to the other sources because it includes a specific community, such as individuals in combating addictions such as alcohol and drugs. This source provides information on how knitting is beneficial for a range of people.

 

 

Fields, Corey D. "Not Your Grandma's Knitting: The Role of Identity Processes in the Transformation of Cultural Practices." Social psychology quarterly 77.2 (2014): 150-65. Web.

 

Green, Hattie R. "Knit One, Purl Two." The American Journal of Nursing 57.7 (1957): 892-3. Web.

 

 

Helveston, Chelsey. Personal Interview. 9 July 2018. This interview was conducted by myself. Within this interview, Chesley discussed her life and how she got into crocheting. Within the interview she provided details on the crochet group that she started. She also spoke on the crochet community itself, and how it accepted her. This interview was useful for this research because it provided personal insight on the benefits of crocheting. These personal experiments allow for a better support for the claims within this paper. This source unlike the other sources, exclusively focuses on crocheting, while the other sources focus on knitting. This is important because although the other articles provide important details on knitting, this personal interview provides experiences with crocheting.

 

 

 

Reyes, Henry. "Knitting the Stress Away." American Jails 32.2 (2018): 64. Web.

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Corkhill, Betsan, et al. "Knitting and Well-Being." Textile: The Journal of Cloth & Culture 12.1 (2014): 34-56. Web. This article does not focus on crocheting, but it offers valuable information on knitting. Although they are different, knitting and crocheting give off the same effects. They both contain repetitive actions that require physical and cognitive skills. Knitting and crochet both lead to the creation of an end product. Another benefit to knitting and crocheting, is the ability to make social connections with others. These social connections have psychological benefits on the individuals who partake in these activities. Unlike the other articles, this article utilizes surveys to support the claims make within the text. This article is useful because it provides information on the health benefits of knitting, it also provides another of a repetitive activity.

 

 

Duffy, Kathryn. "Knitting through Recovery One Stitch at a Time: Knitting as an Experiential Teaching Method for Affect Management in Group Therapy." Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery 2.1 (2007): 67-83. Web. This article examines the effect a particular knitting program on women going through alcohol and drug treatment in a rehabilitation center. The Interim House, is a rehabilitation treatment facility for women. Within this facility they include several activities that are a part of a treatment program. These programs are used to encourage women to develop skills needed to change their lives. Knitting Is taught as a “self-soothing” activity. The article states that the group engages the client in therapeutic processes. The paper reports on a program that has successful worked on its patients. This drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has incorporated a knitting program, this is useful for this research because it shows how knitting is beneficial for individuals going through rehabilitation. It further supports the claim that knitting, and crocheting have psychological benefits on people. This source does not relate to the other sources because it includes a specific community, such as individuals in combating addictions such as alcohol and drugs. This source provides information on how knitting is beneficial for a range of people.

 

 

 

Fields, Corey D. "Not Your Grandma's Knitting: The Role of Identity Processes in the Transformation of Cultural Practices." Social psychology quarterly 77.2 (2014): 150-65. Web. This article introduces the concept that many individuals that crochet and knit are not old but rather young. This source provides statistics on the individuals who crochet. It challenges the idea that many people who partake in these activities are old. Neo-knitterz are a particular group of young people who knit. This group is mainly composed of females. The article also shows that these people use knitting as a way to identify themselves. These members love the pleasure that knitting gives them, but they do not like the social stigma knitting gives off. This source is very useful for this research paper because it provides information on young people that knit. This article also shows how the people feel when they knit. The other articles do not specify the age groups in which they study. This also useful because within this research paper I am focusing on young people within the crochet community.

 

 

Green, Hattie R. "Knit One, Purl Two." The American Journal of Nursing 57.7 (1957): 892-3. Web. This article examines the effect of activities such as knitting, crocheting, and sewing. The use these activities as a form of therapy for the residents living in a medical-surgical ward. The article also shows the effects of crocheting on individuals, and how crocheting can reflect their current mood. This article is very similar to "Knitting through Recovery One Stitch at a Time: Knitting as an Experiential Teaching Method for Affect Management in Group Therapy", because it shows the benefits of introducing activities such as crocheting and knitting to individuals who are in mental facilities and rehabilitation centers. Unlike the other article, this article shows how people use crochet and knitting as a method to soothe themselves rather than a way to create a social connection. This source does not provide information on the long-term effects of their patients who participate in these activities. This article briefly goes over crochet and knitting, It is not specific in which activities affected the patients.

 

 

 

Helveston, Chelsey. Personal Interview. 9 July 2018. This interview was conducted by myself. Within this interview, Chesley discussed her life and how she got into crocheting. Within the interview she provided details on the crochet group that she started. She also spoke on the crochet community itself, and how it accepted her. This interview included some text that will later be sued for the text analysis. Chelsey was also able to describe the demographics of the group. This is important to the research because I would be able to use her information and compare it to studies done on that particular demographic. This interview was useful for this research because it provided personal insight on the benefits of crocheting. These personal experiments allow for a better support for the claims within this paper. This source unlike the other sources, exclusively focuses on crocheting, while the other sources focus on knitting. This is important because although the other articles provide important details on knitting, this personal interview provides experiences with crocheting.

 

 

 

 

Reyes, Henry. "Knitting the Stress Away." American Jails 32.2 (2018): 64. Web. This article focuses on a jail, and how they use crocheting to reduce the amount of violence within their jail. They have partnered with a program called The Handmade Resources for Inner City Veteran Empowerment (THRIVE), which is a nonprofit organization. This organization donates handmade gifts to military veterans and support them on their journey to recovery. This program both supports incarcerated women and veterans. In this program women are learning how to crochet and knit hats. This allows for inmates to have a skill and teach them responsibility.  This source is useful because this parallels the community that I am researching. Both groups get rewards for crocheting. This source also depicts a community that is working on news skills that will later benefit their community.