what to knit? I need suggestions?

Question

I have just given up smoking and am doing the usual eating everything I see and have also taken up chewing rubber (horrrible habit, but whatever helps, eh? I have decided to take up knitting again in order to have a more seemly habit, but my only problem is that I can't think of what to knit. I will lose interest if I just knit useless squares. But I don't think I would ever be able to do something bigger (and more useful), like a jumper. Can anyone suggest something manageable that I might actually want to have?

Answer 1

You can make very nice jerseys with just squares.
Measure your body at the widest point, divide by any even number and you have your square size.

Easiest is to have the same size for the sleeve as well, so measure the size of an sleeve near the shoulder, and work out a square size that allows you to use 2 or 3 squares for the sleeve.

Sew them with a visible stitch, and you have an unique item, but you never have to handle any thing bigger than a square.

4" squares would give me 5 squares across the sleeve, with 6" squares I would just use 3.
If you feel you can handle a challenge by the time you have enough squares for the body of the jersey, try to make 'squares' that have a slanted edge, so you can shape your sleeves with them.

For the neckline, you can just keep a 'square' opening, or try something fancy, like one long strip sewn in the opening. You can measure the size after you have constructed the jersey.

If you give up before you have enough for a jersey for yourself you can still use the squares, for a scarf, a child's jersey, as a donation for a women's group who make blankets or for a small cushion.

Answer 2

ok, in case you're no longer getting any, then you certainly're enormously no longer likely to get any via taking on knitting or embroidery. Pole dancing will actual get you some indecent proposals... ... yet once you heavily choose to get some then I recommend you're taking Crash Fu's advice. adult men only can't stand up to a woman who scrapbooks. The mere point out of scrapbooking has given me a raging obese. j0e

Answer 3

You could make lap robes for a local nursing home, or baby blankets for the local hospital. Even little hats and booties for the babies would be appreciated. Make scarfs and mittens to give to the local school for kids who don't have them. You can always get partial skeins of yarn at garage sales, yard sales, etc to help cut down on expenses. Good luck.

Answer 4

You could knit scarves or a hat
they make great Christmas presents (if you celebrate Christmas) for anyone you'd rather not buy for

Answer 5

Here are a few links for you with lots of choices. Happy Knitting!

http://www.marymaxim.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10003&catalogId=50001

Answer 6

maybe try baby afgans in the beginning and then try doing afgans for you and your family (this is the right time of the year to try to do afgans because they make wonderful Christmas gifts)

Answer 7

you want to start small to learn the process.
I always recommend starting with a scarf.
Then purses and socks are fun.

Answer 8

Scarf for winter,
GLoves for winter,
Baby hat,
or
Sweater

Answer 9

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory.php
im sure you will find somthing here hundreds of patterns to give you an idea