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Do you craft for others?

mandasimba
mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
edited October 4 in Social Groups
Do you knit/crochet for other people or are most/all of your projects for yourself? Most of the things I have done have ended up being gifts for people - mostly family members. I've yet to run into somebody unappreciative, but I've read horror stories on Rav :(

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  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    Pretty much exclusively. I almost never knit anything for myself.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I use to be more for others but last Christmas I worked my fingers off doing all these gifts and it seemed that a large percent of them weren't knit worthy. So this year I have just a few gifts planned but all I seem to be doing is knitting for myself! I love knitting for those who truly appreciate it but for those who don't I need to skip it or I feel stabbity. :)
  • pattycakes726
    pattycakes726 Posts: 348 Member
    Mostly for me, but I will make an ocassional gift for a knitworthy friend.
  • TammyBee
    TammyBee Posts: 178
    I mostly make things for other people or my kids. Story of my life. lol
  • KendaVSG
    KendaVSG Posts: 147
    I use to be more for others but last Christmas I worked my fingers off doing all these gifts and it seemed that a large percent of them weren't knit worthy. So this year I have just a few gifts planned but all I seem to be doing is knitting for myself! I love knitting for those who truly appreciate it but for those who don't I need to skip it or I feel stabbity. :)

    "Stabbity" I LOVE IT!! lol

    All my projects have been for others. Family and my kids. They've all appreciated them, thankfully. I think I would be very hurt if I put in all the time and work to make something and it wasn't liked or enjoyed. :-( It would make me feel "stabbity" too! I've not made anything for myself yet lol.
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    I only knit for people I KNOW are knit-worthy. It's a very small list.
  • kathas0trophal
    kathas0trophal Posts: 118 Member
    i love to knit for my 3 years old son. sometimes he does not care, like the last year dragon scarf he never weared. But hey that can happen.
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    I crochet mostly for family members, I have only made a few things for myself
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    I'm actually trying to start a Business related to the crafts that I do.

    2 of my projects are for other people.
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    It is my business. . . so yes I definitely craft for others. . www.creativemixjewelry.com ( under construction right now) or jade39 on etsy.
  • Shannon4J
    Shannon4J Posts: 28 Member
    Yes, I LOVE to make things for other people! :smile:

    God Bless,
    ~Shannon~
  • Mustangsally1000
    Mustangsally1000 Posts: 854 Member
    A dragon scarf? KathasOtrophal..that sounds awesome? a pattern you can share???
  • Mustangsally1000
    Mustangsally1000 Posts: 854 Member
    Yes..mostly I knit for others. But..occassionally for me.
    KathasOtrophal, a dragon scarf? Sounds awesome. Are you willing to share the pattern? My grandson Eli has a thing for dragons.
    Had trouble with the last post. Didn't think it would go. Plus..typos! :noway:
  • Puffins1958
    Puffins1958 Posts: 614 Member
    I've made gifts for other people, who I would never make another thing for, they didn't seem to appreciate the time, work and effort I put into my gifts. I have a twin sister, who I LOVE to make things for, she always loves the things I make.

    I'm waiting a little while longer, but I'd love to knit myself a sweater, something I've never done. I'm kind of leary, it can't be too difficult with a pattern. I'll see......

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  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    My favorite person to knit for is my mom. She loves everything I make her and shows it off. She actually took a shawl I made her to Tucson. In the summer. She said it was in case there were places where the AC was too high but I think she just wanted to show it off to her sister-in-law. lol
  • dippystick
    dippystick Posts: 168 Member
    I mostly make things for other people or my kids. Story of my life. lol

    That was the story of my life too, but now I need to do nice things for me. I've got a quilt for all 6 of my kids to finish and my 2 boys still have afghans coming, my oldest is getting Super Mario and I'm knitting a huge checker board for my youngest. I saved the tops off the gallon mustard and mayo jars from the nursing home kitchen to make large checkers with plastic paint.

    My grandkids all get an afghans when they are little and I'm planning a quilt for HS graduation. We'll see when weddings start.

    After I finish up my kids projects, I'm going to be making things to make me feel better and make my house over to just mine. I'm learning that I deserve nice things too.
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