“So, going off with a knitting friend and I need to take a knitting project. I am a little beyond beginner, but, sigh, feel completely uninspired to knit (or even crochet) at the moment. Any suggestions?”
(I’m calling in the expert!)
My choices for a portable project would be:
Crocheted Dishcloths (all cotton) or Washcloths for the bath (cotton blend)
https://www.instructables.com/Easy-Knit-Dishcloth/
A scarf using a ‘Fibonacci’ design pattern:
So, something easy, but a bit challenging & VERY useful - mittens?
https://www.bhookedcrochet.com/2018/03/13/easy-knit-fingerless-gloves/
https://www.handylittleme.com/easy-mittens-knitting-pattern/
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Something different than mittens .... arm warmers! I made a really easy pair for a friend & she loves them. I used yarn that had some alpaca in it so they were extra warm. Handy Little Me has a lot of designs .... the cabled ones are gorgeous.
This is the pattern I did for my friend. BTW, the original instructions were for ‘flat’ & then seaming .... I contacted the designer & told her how I converted the pattern to circular needles (no seam - yay!!) using the magic loop technique. She contacted me & let me know she’d added ‘circular needle’ instructions to her pattern!
https://www.handylittleme.com/simple-knit-arm-warmers/
Here’s a link to all of her free knitting patterns if you’d like to look around:
https://www.handylittleme.com/free-knitting-patterns/
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Or more challenging dishcloth designs:
https://www.handylittleme.com/irish-moss-stitch-dishcloth-knitting-pattern/
https://www.yarnspirations.com/red-heart-chevron-dishcloth/RHK0512-024284M.html
My aunt used to knit dishcloths, the ones like in your link. She did them everywhere ... doctor’s office, waiting for her car to be fixed, etc. and when she just wanted to have something to do with her hands. She gave away a LOT of dishcloths ... very popular item .... you can’t go wrong if you make the ones in your link.
Wow, these are lovely suggestions!
I am not big on making dishcloths because I don’t use that kind and so I don’t even like to give them away, but I love the idea of the arm warmers because they are not much bigger and, to me, much more usable!
And I love the Fibonacci idea so much!!!! I have been planning to weave a scarf for someone who gave me some nice yarn, and now I can make it really different (not just plaid!).
Thanks so much to both of you!!!!!