摘要：[单选] 本文词数:280 参考时间:2'00'' No longer the hobby of adults alone, knitting is now considered cool for all ages. Now, let’s look at the story of Xander Pickard in Berthoud. Xander is an eight-year-old boy who is on a task to break the world record for finger knitting, a type of knitting done without needles. The last count of Xander’s knitting string was 188 meters, though it is much longer now. Knitting has created interest among Xander’s classmates in Berthoud. "Max, Jakob, Annika, Rheanna and Josh have helped Xander add to the going-for-the-world-record knitting,"said the teacher. So many different people have contributed to the task, and it is colorful. "It looks like a giant beautiful butterfly. The girls at school help him by knitting in colors." Xander’s interest in knitting originated not only from his mother’s influence, but from Lisa Bauer, who teaches knitting at Berthoud Library. Bauer’s love of knitting began as a child, and became stronger and stronger. As a former schoolteacher, Bauer has done research on the benefits of introducing children to knitting. "Knitting makes talkative children quiet, and helps them pay attention to what they are doing. It offers children pleasure in the course, and when they finally finish a piece of knitting, they get excited and are satisfied."Bauer said, "Using both hands makes children smarter, by stimulating a lot of different nerve centers in the brain." To pass time while riding in the car, watching TV, or listening to the radio at home, Xander often knits. While not working on breaking world records, Xander enjoys knitting, lying in a hammock between two branches of his home’s apple tree. It provides a perfect place for finger knitting! Notes:

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