How to Knit for Winter
Wondering how to prepare for the cold winter months? What better time to learn how to knit something soft and cozy
If you've been putting off learning how to knit, this is the best time. Winter's coming, which means lots of time spent inside (and probably bored out of your wits). It also means lots of use for warm, knitted items.
So if you want to keep yourself busy all winter long, here's a progressive list of items you can knit -- from beginner to more advanced.
1. Start with a scarf
Wondering how to knit a scarf? Here are knitting directions! Beginning knitters usually start their 'how to knitting' searches with a scarf because it's such a fun, easy way to get going.
2. Move on to blankies
Blankets and afghans are more time consuming than scarves, but they're a lot of fun and result in a warm, cozy finished product. If you're wondering how to knit for other people, blankets are a good place to start, because everyone loves them -- and everyone needs them!
3. Feeling courageous? Give hats a try
Learning how to knit a hat is a good next step. It's more complicated than an afghan or scarf, but still a relatively quick project (so if you mess it up, you won't feel like you've wasted hours and hours of your life creating something useless). Plus, hats are incredibly practical items if you're wondering how to knit for charity.
4. Bring it on: let's knit some sweaters
Cardigans are fun to knit because you don't have to be quite as precise with your sizing as you do with sweaters (for some great free knitting patterns for cardigans, check out this article. Better yet, knit a few for the kids -- you'll keep them warm, they can brag about their knitting parent, and kid sized sweaters knit up much faster.
5. Branch into socks
Feel like you've conquered everything knitting has to offer? Why not learn how to knit a pair of socks! Knitting socks is quite different from other knitting. It takes a while to get comfortable with the four needles, but once you do the feeling is addictive and you can whip up socks in no time at all. Get started here.
So this winter, there's plenty to keep you busy, whether you're just learning how to knit or you're a seasoned pro.
