Comments on: Knitting for Others

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:14:55 +0000

I know whom I knit the the most for, but the total of others should be included. We have had 8 grandchildren and all but one will be in school this fall. I knit mittens and socks for the toddlers, the older kids don’t like home made anything. I knit a shawl for myself once in awhile, but the dearest person to me gets the vast majority of hand knit socks. My husband tried them once many years ago and since then wears nothing else year ’round. He does so very much for me and it gives me truly the greatest joy to knit for him. I am severely handicapped and he does so very much for me. Better stop before I cry or turn people off.

By: Deborah VonBrutt

Deborah VonBrutt — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:13:58 +0000

I knit mostly for others. I find that it brings alot of joy to them, it really excites people when they ask what you are knitting and you tell them … for you.

By: Karen Odle

Karen Odle — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:37:40 +0000

I hate to admit it, but I knit mainly for myself. Many folks I give to just don’t appreciate the work and love that goes into a hand knit gift.

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By: Tasha

Tasha — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:04:21 +0000

I generally knit for myself, but I will knit for others when I feel they will appreciate it. When I first started knitting I made scarves for everyone I know. Now I knit gifts if people make specific requests with the right intention & don’t expect it tomorrow. Can you tell I’ve been burned in the gift arena?

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:03:26 +0000

I tend to knit things just because they’re beautiful and I want to experience making them, and then I end up giving away a good deal of them as gifts. One can only have so many afghans and shawls and socks, after all! Sometimes I’ll have a particular person in mind, but probably 2/3rd of what I do is just “art for art’s sake.” I love the concept of the Intention yarns. There are times I make something for someone because I want to convey a certain aspect of the love that the Intentions express, so I’m definitely looking forward to this line!

By: Ann Liebert

Ann Liebert — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:40:56 +0000

Since I knit mostly medium size women’s socks, until I decide to wear them myself they are part of my “gift stash.” The same is true for the fingerless mitts and the shawls. It is only when I start a man-sized pair of socks that I know ahead of time the intended recipient. So I would have to say 50% for me and 50% for others.

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:12:25 +0000

I mostly knit for myself. I find it difficult to knit for others because everyone I have asked recently about their feet measurments and shoe size just laughs at me. So, I will just continue to knit for myself. I am almost finished with felted booties for my husband. I don’t knit him socks because he wouldn’t wear them. He likes the felted booties, so that’s what he gets. I am also knitting chemo caps for the local hospital.

By: penny

penny — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:10:26 +0000

I used to knit mostly for me, but that was because my knitting wasn’t good and I didn’t want to torture anyone with it. Now that’s mostly just my very-uneven handspun. By-and-large my knitting is for others these days but that’s because the stash has grown and matured and i’m getting tired of seeing it and i just want it out to a new home where it’ll be loved. I do try, however, to balance it. A few projects for others. One for me. I’m finding it’s making my projects more special and meaningful.

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:18:08 +0000

I knit mostly for others. Doing preemie hats which I love to do. And hats.