Instant gratification projects!

[pinesandmaples]

I suppose this says something about me as a knitter, but I need an instant gratification project every now and again. The three major projects I always keep on my front burners are socks, lace, and Something Big. (Right now, it's a sweater.)

Finishitis is an angry little itch, and I needed to scratch it so what else did I do besides cast on for something new?

My instant gratification project these days is Wavy from an old Knitty, in some really delicious Merino Twine from Creatively Dyed Yarns.

I cannot believe I am knitting a freaking scarf for instant gratification.

Tell me of your personal instant gratification projects!

Comments

[mythdriven]

I've been working on what I call a "paperchain" scarf for some time now, and the "links" in the chain are my instant gratifications. :)

[katemonkey]

Headbands and armwarmers. Can't stop making them. Dammit.

[colourfull]

Sweet fancy Moses, you know how long it takes me to knit a scarf?? Heh. Bless your heart for calling that "instant gratification"... I admire you.

For me, it's cowls/neckwarmers - also my default project for a pesky single skein of yarn that I just HAD to buy (side note: why do I keep doing that?!).

[alsatia]

Washcloths (or if I want to crochet, bath puffs). Even if the pattern is new or slightly complicated, it doesn't frustrate me like a large project with those obstacles might. Also, I enjoy knitting much more when I'm making it for someone else, and with washcloths I get that gift-knitting feeling even if I haven't got a specific recipient in mind (and may even keep it for myself).

[scheherezhad]

Hats. I can crochet a beanie/toque in about an hour, or knit one in an evening, and they help me get through the stack of movies I've bought and never watched. ;) If I've got some bulky yarn, sometimes I do simple scarves for a quick fix.

[nolivingman]

Most recently it was a snail hat (Ravelry link) made with really thick handspun yarn. But hats in general are my go-to project when I need to finish.

[pinesandmaples]

Sweet fancy Moses, you know how long it takes me to knit a scarf??

The first time I knit this pattern, I wanted to stab my eyes out. It took the better part of two months. Then I went off, made tons of socks, several lace shawls, and a few really stupidly big things. Those projects take a long ass time. This thing is quick compared to the dental floss I normally knit with.

Sitting down and knocking out a 44 row repeat a day is pretty fast, for a scarf! And this particular scarf is only supposed to have 10 repeats so that's 10 days then boom! Substantial FO! Sadly, I'm adding to the length (want to run out of yarn) so I'll have closer to 15 repeats, but hey, it's still faster than a sweater!

[colourfull]

I think I can actually knit a sweater faster than a scarf. Socks? Definitely faster. My problem with scarves isn't the stitch count or yarn, it's the boredom factor... although, anything with a 44-row repeat gets my vote, because yeah, that would go a whole lot faster than, say, one knit in mistake rib or something. :)

[pinesandmaples]

Have you made a handspun Urchin yet? I fucking love mine, and it was one of the must fun knits ever.

[nolivingman]

I have had that in my queue for forever, but haven't made one yet. I keep forgetting how easy and cute it looks. I'm making a Breiwick right now.

[allielujah]

Well, maybe you can give me some advice on that scarf!

I'm still rather new to knitting but this seemed fun, so I wanted to give it a shot. I'm thinking this is due to me being incredibly tired right now, but I'm not 100% sure I understand what it means by "k the k sts and p the p sts". The first row is k3, p3 to end, then the second we're supposed to do that. Does that mean I instead p3, k3 to the end?

I hope my question makes sense, for some reason it's confusing me *shrug*