Hi Alex! Yes it does.🕯️Taking the time to make a few changes when for more than half the year it may not be an issue, can really help. Happy knitting 🧶
Have to contradict you slightly Hannah😂, as i work a lot of nights i need to white light to see what i'm doing, plus it helps you keep awake. Sitting in the dark is more tiring!! I have a natural light lamp by my bed and lights which i can hook around my neck and have different light options, plus i can use them to check patients and so have both hands free, or if i want to read a book and my husband wants the main lights off. There has been a lot of research done about sleep, dropping off to sleep, using your phone whilst in bed. Interesting reading about it. Really enjoyed the video and the way you use your home for natural light. My house is SW facing so i have good light all day where i sit x
I can’t imagine being awake at different hours, like you do. I’d definitely need bright lights to stay awake. Have you read Sleep, by Nick Littlehales? It changed the way I look at the hours of sleep and shifted up my napping too. Short book, but packed with interesting titbits. Happy knitting! 🧶
At night my cozy room is not overly bright so I have to use a task light on the table beside me. The neck light didn't work for me. I found a very slim bar light that hinges like a knee so I can have a hialo of light without it shining directly in my eyes. There are 3 levels of warmth (kelvin) and a dial up or down for brightness(lumens). It's made all the difference to my eye comfort and it was not expensive. The brand I bought is Honeywell. Happy knitting everyone!
One of the things I do is just turn a light on regardless of if think i need it or not, like a little break from knitting as I get up to grab a cup of tea or to 'set the mood' when I start knitting because I noticed that if I rely on "do I need a light or not?" I will trick myself that I see well enough as it is. Sometimes I just turn the light off again because it was in fact light enough that I didn't need it, but most times I definitely notice that I was knitting in the dark before. Another is when I started knitting socks on small needles I decided to go with bright colors, just so that I would be able to work on it regardless of hours. Not white but say mustard yellow, lettuce green, caramel, terracotta orange. Also helps if the needles is not the same/similar color to the yarn. I'm really looking forward to this kintting retreat series, it's such a great idea 💛
Seeing each stitch does make such a huge difference. Being a beginner knitter it was a eureka moment for me. Thank you.
Hi Alex! Yes it does.🕯️Taking the time to make a few changes when for more than half the year it may not be an issue, can really help.
Happy knitting 🧶
Have to contradict you slightly Hannah😂, as i work a lot of nights i need to white light to see what i'm doing, plus it helps you keep awake. Sitting in the dark is more tiring!! I have a natural light lamp by my bed and lights which i can hook around my neck and have different light options, plus i can use them to check patients and so have both hands free, or if i want to read a book and my husband wants the main lights off. There has been a lot of research done about sleep, dropping off to sleep, using your phone whilst in bed. Interesting reading about it. Really enjoyed the video and the way you use your home for natural light. My house is SW facing so i have good light all day where i sit x
I can’t imagine being awake at different hours, like you do. I’d definitely need bright lights to stay awake.
Have you read Sleep, by Nick Littlehales? It changed the way I look at the hours of sleep and shifted up my napping too. Short book, but packed with interesting titbits. Happy knitting! 🧶
No I haven't. I will see if it's in my local library. I've had years of practise working unsociable shifts. 😊Diolch cariad x
At night my cozy room is not overly bright so I have to use a task light on the table beside me. The neck light didn't work for me. I found a very slim bar light that hinges like a knee so I can have a hialo of light without it shining directly in my eyes. There are 3 levels of warmth (kelvin) and a dial up or down for brightness(lumens). It's made all the difference to my eye comfort and it was not expensive. The brand I bought is Honeywell. Happy knitting everyone!
One of the things I do is just turn a light on regardless of if think i need it or not, like a little break from knitting as I get up to grab a cup of tea or to 'set the mood' when I start knitting because I noticed that if I rely on "do I need a light or not?" I will trick myself that I see well enough as it is. Sometimes I just turn the light off again because it was in fact light enough that I didn't need it, but most times I definitely notice that I was knitting in the dark before.
Another is when I started knitting socks on small needles I decided to go with bright colors, just so that I would be able to work on it regardless of hours. Not white but say mustard yellow, lettuce green, caramel, terracotta orange. Also helps if the needles is not the same/similar color to the yarn.
I'm really looking forward to this kintting retreat series, it's such a great idea 💛