What should I make next? Any suggestions?

United States
January 25, 2007 9:41pm CST
I just learned how to knit and I finished my first scarf. Is there anything else that is pretty easy for a new knitter to make? My boyfriend wants me to knit him some slippers. Does anyone know how to make them? Any good patterns? Help!
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• United States
10 Oct 11
knitting scarves is really fun slippers would be good to knit too but i do not think so for a beginner the problem with knitting slippers is i do not know what you could put on the bottom to keep the yarn from wearing out if you just leave nothing but yarn on the bottom of them the yarn will not last very long you may be able to use something like felt on the bottoms i think the second thing i knitted after i first started was a sweater for my dog i knitted a square to go across his back and a rectangle to attact to the square and wrap around his belly and another rectangle to attact to the other side of the square and wrap around his chest sounds hard but actually easy
• United States
31 Jan 07
A hat is a pretty good beginner project - either knit flat and then seamed up the back, or using a circular needle. Hats are so fun, and don't take much yarn. Another great beginner project is called Calorimetry - it's a ribbed headband/ear cover, and the pattern is on knitty.com. If you can knit, purl, cast on, and bind off, you can make a Calorimetry - it's neat to see all the different variations. For slippers, my favorite pattern is from Fibertrends, and it's the Felted Clog pattern. They're super warm and fun to knit. You might want to wait until you're a little more experienced before tackling them, however. The pattern is available for purchase online, or at some local yarn stores.
@RebeccaLynn (2256)
• United States
28 Jan 07
Knit hats are fun, quick and easy for beginners. So are shawls. I love the funky new eyelash yarns! HGTV.com has a ton of free knitting patterns. Put "knitting" into your' search engine. You'll find lots of sites with lots of free patterns.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
31 Jan 07
Slippers are pretty easy to make. Sorry I can't offer pattern suggestions, i am still on the hunt for the pattern I used to use all the time as a teenager to make them. If you have a friend who has a cat, catnip mice are not too hard, and they're quick.
• Australia
28 Jan 07
Blankets are easy to make. You pick the amount of stitches, needle size and coloured or type of yarn/yarns you want to use and just make some squares or rectangles or both and sew them together. Make a plain blanket/throw or make a patchwork one. Find some new stitches/techinques you'd like to try and practise these by making some squares then sew them together. This way you practice your knitting and stitches and have something very useful afterwards.
@kbrece (26)
• United States
27 Jan 07
knittingpatterncentral.com has a whole page of slipper patterns at knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/slippers.php that look interesting. I haven't tried any of them, but there seem to be a lot available! I've also heard of patterns where you knit the slippers and then felt them in the washing machine. That sounds like fun, too. Two things I liked making after my first scarf are dishcloths and hats. There's a list of dishcloths at knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/dishcloths.php that you can take a look at. I like dishcloths because they're small and quick but also let you experiment with new stitch patterns. Hats are also quick and can help you learn to knit in the round with circular needles. Good luck with your next project!
• United States
26 Jan 07
Wool Works Patterns - Socks and slippers http://www.woolworks.org/slippers.html
• United States
26 Jan 07
i just started myself. I just finished a scarf and now im on a baby blanket....next a blanket for me...then....maybe some socks....if you figure it out let me know!