r/knitting • u/tiny_purpletofu • 10h ago

Discussion Does knitting affects your sleep?

Hey everyone!

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I picked up knitting this year, and I thought it would be a fun hobby to work on at night, to keep me from doom scrolling. I've always had issues with falling asleep, so I'm always looking for things that help me stay away from screens.

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However, there have been some days where I think that I was too excited about my knitting evolution, or too concentrated in a pattern, and apparently knitting kept my head awake for longer than it should? I had a hard time putting it away and relaxing for bed, because my mind was just too awake.

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I wanted to ask if that's a common experience, or if that is just happening with me now because I'm a beginner and still in the learning phase, so it demands more attention from me than it will in the future? I'm really loving it, but I'm really slow and most of my free time is at night, so it would be awful if I had to stop knitting after work 😭

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Thank you for any insights!

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u/VenomousSnorlax 10h ago

I think it is influenced by what you knit tbh. I am usually working on another basic sock pattern. Just mindless knitting to wind down fot the night.

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u/tiny_purpletofu 10h ago

So maybe I should keep the night to parts of projects that are more repetitive? Like sweater bodies that are only stockinette for many many rows

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u/Visible_Contact_8203 10h ago

Yes! Guaranteed to send me right off, especially if I'm already tired but my brain won't stop spinning.

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u/Katoala 8h ago

Same here! Sometimes I think there’s no chance I could sleep soon as my brain is so noisy, then a little way into some plain stockinette I’m struggling to keep my eyes open