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Which do you plan to make for your loved ones this winter?
A) Scarves
B) Hats
C) Socks
D) Sweaters
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I will make scarves and their cousins, cowls for gifts for family and friends.
B) Hats
D) Sweaters
What I like best to make are hats and sweaters and baby booties, and the more cables the better.
I plan on making scarves as Christmas gifts for friends this year.
I would love to learn to make socks as a gift for me…but will still do the scarves and hats as the standard gifts.
B and C
Probably hats and socks.
B & C
I need a scarf and new mittens
I am planning on making socks – my new most favorite thing to make for family and friends!! Great yarn choices and lots of fun patterns!! Not to mention very portable for us on-the-go knitters
Socks for family and friends. Lots of great yarn and patterns to choose from and very portable for us on-the-go knitters
Each year we have a family reunion. This year I knit stars in Swedish blue and yellow. I made two of each star and plan to stuff them to give them dimension. I knit sweaters for World Vision all year long and send them off when I have made about 8.
I am planning on making several sweaters for family. I also belong to a knitting group, and we will be making hats and scarves for charity.
I plan to make two scarves, 1 hat, 1 pair socks and two pair of gloves as gifts this year. I have already started!
I am looking forward to cooler weather and knitting sweaters and jackets for fall
I am making sweaters for my family for Christmas this year. I have already started.
I plan to make scarves and hats for when we take the family tubing in the Pocono’s.thanks
I plan to make hats for my niece and nephews.
I will be making socks and hats to keep both ends warm.
I will be making socks and hats to warm each end.
E. gloves!
I am in the process of making one of 3 open work jackets, finished one scarf for one of my grand daughter and next is a hat to go with it, two more scarves and hats. Socks are on the back burner for now, I’m afraid.
Probably A, scarves
I am planning to make a sweater for my husband, he actually requested one!
I am planning to make some knitted hats.
I plan to make for this years gifts, socks, hats, sock monkeys, dishcloths, Dish towels, and what ever else I have time to make!
I have made so many hats and scarves that this holiday season I plan to make socks. I have really come to enjoy knitting and crocheting socks – they are so much fun and so useful.
Scarves!!
I definitely plan on making sweaters for our DGDs! Socks?–probably not–I have trouble make two of anything!
I’m planning sweaters and vests for my son and daughter, my to-do-list is more than full!
Most often I make sweaters as gifts because the cost is affordable and the product is better than anything I could find in the stores. My skills are basic, but I make the most of them by choosing patterns that I know I can handle.
I will be starting on hats and matching scarves from wool I got on sale last spring , it has been calling to me all summer !
I have plans for three sweaters and some mittens for fall/holiday gift giving. So I guess my answer is D!
Most often I make sweaters for gifts because the cost is affordable, and the result is better than anything I could get in a store. My skills are basic, but I make the most of them by choosing patterns that I feel confident I can do.
I will make hats and scarves
I plan to make scarves for friends.
I plan to make (C) socks for my loved one this winter.
Hats, definitely. My son can’t seem to have too many hats and it’s a great format for all kinds of stitch patterns, especially cables.
Scarves
Socks
A) Scarves
Sweaters are always a top item for fall and winter. I love the design on Melissa’s book cover and can imagine adapting that for a shorter wrap/cardigan.
I will be knitting sweaters for my brother’s kids in NY. They need sweaters for the cold, and my sister in law is so HAPPY to get stuff made by “Aunt Robin”, that I truly love to do the work, and look to design new stuff each time.
Scarves
Hard as it is to believe I will probably knit all of the items as gifts for my friends and family.
I’d love a chance to be entered in your contest!
I am planning to make several sweaters this fall and winter
Thanks!
This Christmas my family will be getting socks – slipper socks to be exact made with PolarKnit Polar Fleece. Warm and toasty!!!
I am going to make scarves.
D) Sweaters. I love making sweaters, but my closet is running out of room
I am making sweaters for my family.
This winter, cowls are on the menu for family and friends. Cowls are quick to make, warm and stylish.
Just fabulous for using up the stash or indulging oneself with an irrisistable, luxury yarn without breaking the bank.
I’d love to win the book as I really want to try to learn to do cables and would love an inspirational book. My local library doesn’t have any good books on doung cables and I can’t afford to buy one.
On my family knitting, which I have started, are several lace and non lace shawls, lots of socks, mittens, scarfs, and self designed cute monster toys for my large group of grandkids (10) so far. I’m also hoping to do a cable sweater for my oldest son who in 4XX so the book would really come in handy. Thanks.
I’m going to make a knitted dress for my daughter.
Sweaters for my daughter and me; hats and socks for others!
I have a sweater half done for Christmas for my brother-in-law (my sister’s husband). I also plan to make a similar one for my sister. Yikes! I better get going
I plan to make D – Sweaters.
I’m going to knit a sweater dress for my daughter.
I usually make a scarf and hat combo.
Hats and Mittens with a cowl for my daughter
I think I’ll make scarves (or mittens but that isn’t a choice in the poll)
I love making hats – and since I wear them and lose them all through the long Minnesota winters, they are always on my knit list!
D) My husband asked for a cricket vest, so I’m working up a design for him.
I will be working on knitting and crocheting holiday gifts for my 4 sisters and my daughter. I plan on starting simple with scarves that are easy and basic because I’m just starting and still learning. That, I think is what makes it so exciting!!! While I’m just starting to knit and crochet again (I’ve done both when I was much younger) I am also learning to spinner by hand and wheel, so I can do it all start to finish. The only thing left would be raising the sheep!!??
I will be making scarves and hats and perhaps a
few shawls. Lots to do and I love knitting cable
patterns.
I made scarfs last year so this I will make socks and mittens
I’m planning to make socks and sweaters.
I love to make baby hats and sweaters. Mittens and brim hats for the older kids and adults. I also like to try new things and look forward to any ideas!!!
B and C!
I hope to knit some scarves for family – and someday socks if I ever learn how!!
I always make hats for Christmas, usually different ones each year
I’m planning on making scarves, a pink poodle scarf for my 4 year old granddaughter, and I’m learning Interlac to make scarves for my wife and our daughter. I may even try some lace.
Scarves this year.
I’ll be making scarves/cowls and maybe socks (for me!)
sweaters, definitely
I will be making:
A. Scarves
B. Hats
D. Sweaters
need all the warm things we can get!!! lol
I will be making my nephews hats since the oldest one always asks for a new beanie every year. His younger brother will get one this year since he will be starting kindergarden and needs his own special one. I will be knitting mittens for my niece since she prefers them and won’t knit them herself. My best friend will get socks since she hasn’t had time to knit any for herself this year. And maybe some colorwork mittens. But after those are done, it will be the winter of mittens since I have plenty of yarn and patterns for mittens I have been wanting to try.
I will make socks!
Taking the plunge into lace. I have a scarf and shawl I want to master this fall. Scarf for the women in the family and MAYBE it will be in a lace pattern.
I will most likely be making scarves and hats this year. I have some yummy bulky weight that was an oops purchase and it is begging to be made into something warm.
I’ll be knitting sweaters and hats and maybe mittens and I really want to do more cables because they are so enticing.
Socks, socks, socks. They have been on my list to learn.
i will be making mostly hats and scarves, hoping to learn how to do socks in the near future!
I plan to knit hats and scarves, but this may be the winter I finally tackle socks with cables.
Scarves!
Got a couple in the works already.
Scarves!
I’ve got a couple in the works already.
All 4 ! More scarves and hats than socks or sweaters, though
I will be making scarves.
I probably will be making a scarf/cowl for my sister. I found a small ball (0.8 oz — less than an ounce) of a mohair I used to make her a dress/jumper (sleeveless, v-neck) when she was 4 years old. It’s too scratchy for against her skin and she doesn’t wear decorative scarves. (A skinny fancy scarf would be perfect, sigh.) So either the ends of a scarf or, as my mother just suggested, a pillow cover will remind her of this dress I made almost 50 years ago.
I’ll be knitting hats for my 6 grand-daughters!
None of the above – I’m knitting silly toys, knitted balloon animals.
B-D actually. I’ve given up on scarves for a while…sometimes they take longer than sweater (well, kid sweaters at any rate
.)
b-d actually, as scarves tend to take longer than sweater (kid sweaters at any rate
.)
I plan to make my hubby a sweater. Cables would be nice!
I am still planning on knitting myself a sweater (a gift to myself), and I’ll probably end up knitting the other items (hats, socks, and scarves) to give as gifts to family and friends.
Socks
I plan on making scarves, hats and socks. Have already started on my Christmas knitting!
I bought beautiful sock yarn while on vacation, so socks it is for the fall.
My winter knitting plans include scarves or sweaters for my husband. I have 5 nieces and nephews, so I’ll try to locate something for each of them that fits their personalities.
I will be making socks and hats for gifts this year.
I will be making slippers. I have four nephews, their spouses, plus the offspring, making a total of eighteen gifts. They will be all washable, but not all the same. I do something different every year. It’s alot of fun picking out the gift.
I.m Making slippers for my nephews, their spouses and offspring. Eighteen in all. Washable of course.
I plan to knit a couple of scarves and instead of socks a pair of leg warmers for a certain buddy who has been after me to knit her a pair of beaded ones. I might knit a hat for someone else.
I plan to make socks
Hat!!!
I guess I’m in the majority – scarves plus afgans for the grandkids
Scarves, hats and socks
Have already started on scarves, so A).
I plan to make a few scarves and lots of hats.
Socks and big scarves aka shawls, with lots and lots of cables, of course, LOL
All of the above! Plus dog sweaters, a quilt and whatever else tempts me from now till then. Would love the book!
I have scarves and socks planned this year, even for a few of the boys! (ok, most of them Think they’re men…). Made hats in past years, so am quite tired of knitting those!
I plan on making a scarf (A) for my DIL and a hat(B) with cables for my DH.
I plan on knitting a scarf (A) for my DIL and a hat (B) for by DH.
I just learned how to knit socks!! sooo, sox it is!
I love vintage historically styled sweaters, too
I will make hats or scarves…only if I get going early, like NOW, will I be able to finish a sweater!
Mostly hats! But a couple of sweaters as well as fingerless gloves and a shawl or two. Love cables and just learned fair isle as well. would be fun to try and somehow combine the two!
lots of socks, and maybe a sweater
I shall knit hats, socks, cowls and more,
To keep my brain occupied,
To keep friends and family so warm,
How about something for me? Sigh!
Scarves!
This is the year of the sock for me!
I will be making all of them for Christmas! I started sweaters right after Christmas last year and have been knitting scarves and hats in the hot weather. I am planning two pair of socks and have two afghans going as well. I have been busy this year with “handmade” Christmas as our theme for this economically challenged year. I have been having a wonderful time with it all.
I will be knitting neckwarmer-scarves and warm shawls.
I will be knitting scarves, stoles, and shawls; although I have a book out of the library, from which I hope to teach myself to knit 2 socks at a time!
B
C
I just started knitting socks, and think I am getting the bug! Also, already planning hats as gifts…starting with the guy in the office mail room…a promise that occurred as part of a regular conversation!
Scarves and hats for everyone! Extra special scarf/shawls for my sisters!
B. Hats
That’s what I knit and crochet best so far.
C and D
Woven Scarves!!!!
I’m currently making baby hats for my first grandbaby due in December – I’d love some cable-patterned ones!
NB – It’s currently winter here in New Zealand, so the book would be really, really handy!
I plan to make pointy elf hats, from self striping sock yarn, for the 11 (ages 2mo-8yrs) kids in my family. I’m slow so I better get moving soon!
I plan to make cowls and matching fingerless mitts for my female friends, and scarves and hats for the men.
I’ll be making hats first, also scarves, then socks.
I plan on making hats for charity
Socks, socks, and more socks. I can’t make them fast enough for everyone that wants them!
I like making hats and mittens for family, although my dad’s been hinting he’d like a cabled sweater, and I owe my nephew Bobby a hoodie.
all the above!I have 6 grandbabies and 4 daughters so there’s alot of family to choose a little of each to make for.
I’ll be making cowls and double-knit headbands, as well as a sweater for each of my two kids. I haven’t focused on my Christmas knitting yet–I have to finish my knitting for the state fair first!
I’m going to give socks a try this winter. Fingers crossed they turn out.
scarves
Scarves and hats of course.
Scarves and I want to make a hat for myself!
Scarves and I want to make a hat for myself
I’m planning on knitting mittens, hats and scarves!
I will be making hats and matching scarves for my niece and nephews and have already started knitting a pair of socks for my sister.
I will be making hats and scarves for family and friends. Hopefully, I will get to socks for my favorite BIL also.
I will be making hats and scarves for family and friends. Hopefully, I will get to socks for my favorite BIL.
You want to know what I am going to make “For My Loved Ones” – nothing, nada, zero – I am too busy making wonderful things for ME!!!!
My time has finally come. And what I would love to get a handle on is – making socks :>
Scarves!
easy, sometimes mindless, great for positive feedback from the good relatives who deserve them and will get them!
A] scarves, scarves, and more scarves…but this year some will be woven
I’ll be making hats & scarves, along with many other things not on the list.
scarves, hats and socks
I will be making hats, scarves and sweaters. Haven’t mastered socks yet.
I’ll probably make some scarves and hats this year for others and socks for me!
I will be making sweaters and hats for my grandchildren and scarves for my friends.
I’ll be making cowls, so I guess that falls under scarves.
I’ll be making socks and scarves. Everyone loves a pair of hand made socks after they receive the first pair and you can always use another scarf. Knitting starts on these projects when school starts for the new year.
A] scarves, scarves, and more scarves..but this year some will be woven
scarves, scarves, and more scarves…but this year some will be woven
I’m going to make some scarves for my VIPs this Christmas!
I will be knitting socks for my loved ones, and maybe a couple of monsters too!
I will be knitting lots of socks and maybe some monsters too!
hats & baby sweaters
I have socks and hats and dishcloths (requested!) done and am working on one of two sweaters I have planned as family gifts. Also a cowl to do. And there is always the fit-it-in charity knitting for the Guild projects. I keep a bag and take it along when I have to wait somewhere. Amazing what gets done that way.
I will be knitting hats and mitten for the troops and if I have time, will knit for a grief camp.
A) Scarves!
I still have to finish one from last year. :}
I plan on trying to make a sweater this winter, never tried before, so I thought I’d give it a go
Socks for everyone!
All of the above! Just finished socks for my Mom and son, and will start portable socks and work-stays-home sweaters as summer break ends Sunday and this teacher needs to pace her holiday knitting lest something is left unfinished. Yipes!
All of the above! Just finished two pair of socks and, with summer break ending this teacher will need to pace her holiday knitting lest something is left unfinished. Yipes!
Hats & Scarves for adults and sweaters for the little ones.
Scarves/ wraps—start Christmas knitting in August every year !
Making socks and scarves, although I love to make shawls.
I will be making sweaters this winter, finishing up one I have been working on for awhile, and starting a new one. I mainly knit garments.
Hats!
Hats and socks, maybe a sweater for a special someone.
I will be making 2 sweaters and multiple pairs of socks.
Hats.
I will be making a sweater (D) for my hubby of 24 years. (I figure it’s safe to make one now
Cheers,
Andrea
B) Hats
C) Socks
D) Sweaters
hats, socks and sweaters
i will be making hats cowls and mittens and a shrug.
a cabled sweater wrap/shawl and fingerless gloves
I will make knitted slippers–two or three strand–for quite a few of my female receipents and some knitted goodies for my greatgrandson.
hello!
i am a member of a seniors group who knit and crochet for various charities, i will be making hats and mitts to go with several scarves that one group member has knitted. then, these will go to a homeless shelter plus we also supply items for the children’s hospital, the ronald mcdonald house, and a hospice so this will keep me quite busy. lorna
A & B
Love scarves and hats both!
B) Hats- chemo hats for myself with Incan & 20’s styles and also Indian patterns like paisleys
C) Socks for men with alpaca yarn
D) Sweaters- A friend of a sweater, Kimonos with dolman sleeves and shawl-like tail on back, with ties in front.
E) Vest for my teenager son
B) Hats- chemo hats for myself in Incan style, 20’s style and Indian style with paisleys
C) Socks- alpaca socks for men
D) Sweaters- Kiminos style with dolman sleeves and shawl tail in back
E) Vest- for my teenager son
I think I would like to make a sweater.
Would love to knit a cabled sweater.
C) socks for my husband – my first try at knitting socks! wish me luck!
c) socks – for my husband – my first socks wish me luck
I am planning on knitting a few scarves from my own hand-painted and spun yarn! I am very excited!
A. Scarves and B. Hats plus E. Baby Blankets I’m still afraid to tackle socks and it’s too hot even in the winter for sweaters.
All of the above. Sweaters for my daughter and a niece, socks for my nephews, scarves for brother and SIL and various friends. My brother is a b-ball coach and over the rest of the winter I want to make school color hats for his team.
I’ve started knitting holiday ornaments–every year I make a different one, this year oragami birds that are felted, and finishing up a sweater for my new niece-in-law.
B) Hats
Hats can be knit up quickly, with a great deal of variety. I’ve only knit the simplest of cables. Turns out they aren’t as difficult as I though. I want more cable patterns now.
Sweaters and Hats
definitely hats!
I plan to make a hat and sweater for my 14-month-old granddaughter and a sweater for my 3½-year-old great nephew. Once those are done, I’ll be knitting socks for myself.
I’m looking forward to crisp, cooler weather to inspire me to get started on hats and sweaters for family and friends with new babies.
Socks, socks and more socks. Maybe a hat or two and the odd scarf also.
I just love the winter evenings when I can indulge in knitting…this year it will be lace patterned shawls and socks.
A sweater (for me!)–only the third one I’ve attempted–and hats for everyone else!
I’m planning to make scarves for my co-workers this year. We’re nurses and work in a very stressful environment. Making gifts for each other is part of our team-building effort to show how much we need and appreciate each other.
I’d better get started now! Best wishes to all my fellow knitters.
I will likely make hats.
already working on two scarves, and have plans for two hats and a pair of socks!
I’ll be finishing a bunch of projects: socks for gifts, sweater for me, socks are always on the needles, and more sweaters in the works!
I will be making scarves and hats for everyone on my list.
I think I will be making scarves this year. I am expanding my knitting and crocheting knowledge and want to give my family something nice.
I plan on making hats first, then scarves. These are for gifts. I am starting now !
I’ll be making socks for Christmas gifts this year. I’ve already stocked up on sock yarn.
I will be making socks and hats for my friends and family this year.
I’ll be making scarves and fingerless gloves for nieces, hats for nephews and son and local preemies, socks for DH and FIL, shawl for MIL, and booties for a new baby.
I am planning to make scarfs as gifts this year.
Will be making sweaters but have found some beautiful wraps to do also. Scarves are always good to make in a pinch for unexpected gift giving.
Most definitely sweaters!! The more complex the pattern is, the more likely I am to make it.
Definitely sweaters!! The more complex the pattern is, the more likely I will be knitting it!
I started knitting this year so I am keeping it simple. I will be making hats and scarves for my two nieces and nephew.
I will be keeping it simple because I started knitting this year. First scarves for mytwo nieces and one nephew. If I have time, I will make matching hats.
Sweaters! Fastest way to clean up my stash of yarn!
Everything except sweaters (the others are faster and smaller so I can make more gifts)!
hats scarves and socks (sweaters take too much time, I’d rather make more gifts than just one).
I plan to make HATS!! The scarf basket is overflowing, but I know I will sneak a few new scarves in this year, lol
I really should improve my sock skills.
I really need to improver my sock skills.
I would like to make a hat for my son and a pair of socks for me. I really want to make a sweater, just need to get up the nerve.
hats and scarves
Thanks for the giveaway!
difficult to answer: I´m planning a big Aran-Coat for my daughter (sweaters?) and I´m already working on a blanket for my son (ß), both very cabled!
I plan on kknitting scarves and fingerless gloves
Hi – I’m really into making vests this fall. In addition to the hats, scarves and socks. Would LOVE to have the book!
After 40 years of knitting for market, charity and family members, this year I will knit a cowl just for me. Some hand spun soft wool with alpaca, in a light natural grey, varigated , so warm, I could be happy all day!
Hat, Hats and more Hats with wristlets or mittens to match
Scarves are tried and true, so I will knit some as gifts; but socks now come in so many exciting varieties and represent the new hand-knit luxury, so I’m going to try to knit some as gifts (for people for whom I’ve already knit scarves!).
Hats, more specifically, slouchy hats with matching fingerless gloves, scarves, many lacy, beautiful scarves and one sweater…okay, it’s an Ipod sweater but still a sweater!
I am making a purple scarf to go with my new purple coat.
I want to make some matching hats and scarves as gifts.
I am planning to make scarfs, socks and fingerless gloves as gifts this year.
Hats and scarves are my go to projects. I want to try socks, but they scare me a little… My roommate wants a sweater, but if socks are scary…. a sweater is way beyond, but I might have to breakdown and try…
I will be making lace scarfs for the gals and illusion scarves for the guys
I am knitting sock like things called slippers for Christmas (felted teehee) and hats ( and half dozen purple hats for the Purple period of crying campaign )
scarves and cowls… and maybe a few hats
Scarves (cowls) and hats!
I will make a lot of hats and mittens for my loved ones this year.