New project for beginner knitter

Hi all

I’ve a beginner knitter and have completed a number of projects. An easy cardigan, a hat plus another cardigan 4 row pattern. I’m about to finish a simple 2 row pattern scarf.

What suggestions would this group have to move on to something more challenging but not too difficult to put me off! Thank you.

Are you interested in colorwork? Mosaic knitting is knits, maybe purls, and slip stitches and is pretty easy.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#availability=free&pc=washcloth&craft=knitting&query=mosaic&sort=name&view=captioned_thumbs

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Oh yes, for sure try mosaic. Super simple. I do mosaic most of the time and love it It looks intricate, but it’s not, you’re only working with one colour at a time, so it’s much simper than stranded colourwork. Have a look through my projects and see if there’s any there you like the look of and want to make https://www.ravelry.com/projects/SheenaStoneKnits

I particularly like https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/room-with-a-view-3 and I’ve made it 3 times now. I tend to add some mods and do some extra mosaic sections. It’s the one I go back to when I have nothing else on the needles and want a simple wind down project.

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I think it all depends on what you’d really like to make and what sort of challenge you want. You’ll have more motivation to continue and get over tricky bits if it’s something you really want to make or a technique which you’re interested in.

Lace, cables, stranded colour work - they can all be fun and can all be in a relatively “easy” scarf or a more complicated top or sweater.

I like to have a different challenge each time I choose something but I always make tops, vests, t shirts, and sweaters as I hope to make things I will make use of and as much as I adore shawls on other people I know I’ll never wear one.

Lots of people love making socks, not me, it’s just not my thing, but perhaps you’d like them?

Whatever you choose there will be help here for bits you need help with.

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Something like Old Shale from the feather and fan stiches is easy to follow.

This site has lots of stitches, and most have videos how to do them https://www.knittingstitchpatterns.com/search/label/eyelet-lace-stitches

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