Ergonomics

An understanding of ergonomics underpins the ability to “constantly make slight invisible adjustments to an activity to adapt to the needs of those taking part and ensure that it continues to work for its intended purpose”
(Caulton and Dickson 2007).

Person:
-I am a creative/ arty 22 year old student.
-I live daily in alot of pain so it is important for me to have activities that i can do sitting down to distract my body and mind from the reality.
-I can spend hours on this activity in the evenings during my down time after dinner.
-Once I had gained this knitting skill the activity becomes a rhythm and skills are not necessarily being built on. Unless you come across a problem, changing colors or creating this french knitting into an item of clothing or an object.
-I am going to Knit for meters and meters and create a circular scarf with many layers out of white wool. Then i will knit a few colorful loops to add to and remove to the white scarf to add color.

Occupation/ French knitting:
-Cant adapt task process but can modify the weave colors used.
-This task creates a very comforting rhythem over a period of time.
-Easy to pick up and learn
-Knitting is a craft activity, because it is the creation of something by hand.
-It has been suggested to me that this activity is childish, why? French knitting is just as difficult as any other type of knitting.

Environment:
-French knitting can be done anywhere physically and socially.
-Culturally this knitting is obviously french
-This activity is accessible to everyone that knows about it I have herd of home made versions of the tube that you knit with made from a bobbin and nails. You could use a stick as the needle and i even recently got told that a class mate used to take apart second hand woolen jerseys for wool. very cheap!
- culturally French knitting crosses over social and cultural boundaries as well as age groups. It can be done individually or in knitting/ craft groups

References:
Caulton, R. & Dickson, R. (2007). What's going on? Finding an explanation for what we do. In J. Creek and A. Lawson-Porter's 'Contemporary Issues in Occupational Therapy', John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester. 87-114.