Knitting becomes as popular as meditation, yoga

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Knitting, like yoga and meditation, is hot. As people have turned to handcrafts at home to soothe their psyches, they've found knitting needles and skills easily accessible.
The trend has also invaded Hollywood circles, so it's not surprising to see the proof in the book Celebrity Scarves (Sixth & amp; Spring Books, $24.95) by Abra Edelman, a producer and casting director.
In an introduction, Isaac Mizrahi calls knitting a "Zen-like commitment where the result is not the reason you engage; the pleasure you get is much more important." The author, who says she learned to knit visiting a movie set two years ago, admits to making more than 300 scarves.
The book, with photos and instructions on each scarf, includes the work of Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Beal and Lauren Ambrose, who says she learned last year on the set of HBO's "Six Feet Under." Daryl Hannah says, "Knitting is meditative and calming." And Rosie Perez says she started knitting as a child because her family was so poor they all had to find a way to occupy their time.