A calm, creative, rewarding hobby...
A calm relaxing activity to wind them back down a bit at the end of the day.
Great for rainy days - Something to get the kids off those ipads or tablets.
Not expensive! After an initial outlay of your variety of colours, it's something that can keep on giving. Depending on your choice of needles and yarn, it's very kind to the environment too.
A Time to De-stress...
Take you mind off the stresses and strains of the day job. It's amazing how quick you knit if you're cross about something!
Relaxing - some nice music in the background (something with a good beat definitely speeds up your knitting).
Thinking time - while you're knitting, the calm relaxation can help you to come up with new ideas, planning the week ahead or for me, coming up with a plan for my next design!