I am still a newbie when it comes to knitting. Of my finished objects my ugly, ugly,ugly tube scarf (didn’t know stockinette would do that!) is in the hands of my SO and the slippers I made are mine. On my needles I have a wallaby for my seven year old, a bag for myself and the branching out scarf that is sidelined at the moment. The next things up are all presents for family and friends.
I knit for myself and also for people who actually wear what I knit. Some of my family I knit for but they don’t wear what I worked so hard on so I quit. My friends actually appreciate my knitting more than my family. Go figure!
I knit for myself and my granddaughter who is about 14 months old. She is the reason I started knitting again… I have a plan to knit each one of my sisters (I have 3) a scarf or shawl from 'Victorian Lace Today". I hope I live long enough to knit all the projects I have in mind.
I knit for Jumboneedle.
I knit for my family as well.
I knit for myself!
Count me as one who knits for herself too. I think this is mostly because I’m afraid that others won’t like what I’ve knit. My dd makes it very clear that she doesn’t like my FOs, so that has made me gun-shy about doing it for other people.
I did knit two sets of baby things for friends (hats, socks, and washcloths).
I will probably knit my sister a booga bag either for Christmas or for her birthday, and I’m going to be doing the Branching Out scarf for a friend (I’ve already made one and feel experienced enough to make another to give away).
I would just love to knit for charity. Ultimately that’s probably what I’ll wind up doing in the future.
I mainly knit for myself and to sell. I have been knitting since 1995, so you’d think I would be more confident in my knitting abilities, but I’m not. I am always afraid to make knitted things for friends and family out of the fear that they won’t like it. Kinda like great, thanks for knitting me something I don’t want.
I will happily take “commissions” from ANYONE who knows me, could you knit me a scarf, hat, blanket…whatever…I mean HURT ME…make me knit! I do enjoy kinda thinking about the person I am making it for while I am knitting.
I usually give the first attempt of anything to myself. I would hate to mess something up royally and then give it to someone. SO I work the kinks out on my own things and then start making for others.
I would LOVE to knit for charity (ideas welcome-you can PM me with suggestions, I’d love it!) Although I got really burned on my first attempt at this. I blame the individual store, unless you all have similiar stories. In maybe 2003, my friends and I knitted squares for the Warm Up America blankets for the homeless and dropped them off at our local Micheal’s drop off box to then be sewn together at a later date. When my friends and I went back to the store later to ask about the squares and possible blankets, we were told, without any embarrassment that since they didn’t have anyone to sew the pieces together, they just THREW THEM AWAY! So I have been weary…
I knit for my close family and friends. People know not to ask for anything, or, if they do, not to hold their breat. I never commit to an exact deadline for a project, I’ll get to it sooner or later.
Lately I’ve been knitting a lot for myself, but I usually do that when I’m trying out new techniques. I don’t feel bad if it has some amount of mistakes because it’s “just” for me. I really like knitting for my friends at school. There seem to be more and more options for really awesome knitted items for ladies in their early 20’s, so I really enjoy that. I’ve also been knitting for my brothers, and it’s a fun challenge to find stuff that’s many enough for them! lol It’s also a challenge to knit for my mother because she’s overly practical, so I end up trying to make beautiful dishcloths, etc. because she only wants stuff that’s useful (usually at the expense of beauty - that’s why it makes me work so hard!)
Mostly just myself, very close friends, and very close family 
My name is Krystal and I am a selfish knitter. I HAAATE, LOATHE and DETEST knitting for other people. I find my efforts are not appreciated as much, [SIZE=1]and I learned to make things for me :shifty:[/SIZE].
In fact, I went to the effort to knit a good friend a hat in her fave colours, since she liked my hat so much. I have never seen her wear it. (but I hear her son adores it)
I have only made one thing for a co worker that was well recieved. In fact I would knit for him again, because he really loved the scarf I made. Declared it 'PIMP" and wore it everywhere.
But I too only knit for my ‘expecting’ friends/family because baby clothes are always welcome and hand knits are just so cute on babies.
I really need to finish the scarf for my mom tho. Lucky FH just wanted a very long basic knit scarf, and he loves it.
One friend who was particularly demanding in getting a knit garment, I personally taught how to knit. She made one crappy scarf (her words), declared it too boring and hard and never bothered me again. (hooray!)
I’ve made most stuff for myself, especially because at first, I wasn’t sure anyone else would WANT my stuff. I’ve also sold three ponchos on request. That was nice! Money to support my yarn habit! :cheering: I knit my mom a sweater per her request. That was HARD because she’s 3,000 miles away and I was using a vintage pattern with VERY different sizing. It turned out great, though! I’ve also knit several toddler sweaters for friends’ kids. My own kids (ages 17 & 19) don’t want me to knit anything for them, but I just started a sweater for my DH, and now he’s requesting socks! And of course, I’m knitting something for my swap partner. I really hope she likes it!!
I usually knit for family members, or, the occasional person who wants to pay me for something…lol…I’m not quite sure why, but, I don’t really like knitting for myself…lol…Since I began, I’ve only made myself 2 things: a cell phone case and a scarf I just finished a few days ago. Everything else has either been for my mom, dad, grandmas, sister, sister in law, kids, hubby and the people who wanted to buy cell phone cases…However, I have been quite interested in starting a charity type thing, knitting for the needy and/or women and men in Iraq and especially the men and women who are Iraq veterans and have no where to go and nothing left after coming home.
Mostly…I knit for my 3 year old daughter. She’s awesome to knit for, because everything I make is “just gorgeous, mommy!”
I’ve been knitting for 9 months and so far I have gifted the following:
-a wristband to my daughter
-a purse to my daughter
-a scarf to my mom
-a cell phone sweater to my mom
-a doubleknit hat to my dad
-a striped hat and scarf to my future sister in law
-a striped hat to my brother in law
-a striped hat to a retiring co-worker (in our university colors, of course)
-a lace shrug to my daughter
-a sleep mask for a friend
-a tank top to my daughter
-a heart pillow to my daughter
-a heart to my friend
-a stuffed bunny to my daughter
-a lace shawl to my sister in law
-a sweater and hat set for my future niece
-I am making a sweater and hat set for my friend’s first baby
I think I am forgetting some stuff.
I pretty much knit for anyone and for any reason.
Misty
I mostly knit for other people, or just knit and then try to figure out what to do with the product. I have made around 65 sweaters and only one for myself. I’ve got a couple of pair of worsted weight socks I kept (these socks aren’t made for walkin’), and I have kept a few hats and a scarf.
I’ve knit for my husband, and son (Until he grew up, now he doesn’t want me to knit for him, because he says he will have an obligation to “treasure it forever”, and he can’t stand the pressure. :lol:) (Really I am not that attached to my knitting when it is finished, but that is his fear.) I’ve knit for my three daughters, 6 grandchildren (and one on the way), one sweater for my mom and some footless socks (she had her feet amputated), one sweater for my dad (I don’t think I ever saw him in a sweater before that, but he occasional wore mine, with pride.) I have knit a lot of baby sweaters for anyone I knew who was having a baby. Booties, hats, mittens and a few blankies fall in that category too. And for a few friends. Oh yes, and for my DIL and one of my SIL, but not so well received. :pout:
For a big part of my knitting I just pick a project I am inspired to knit and then find a home for it. I have a little stash of things I haven’t found homes for yet too. 
My favorite projects are things for babies and hats. I love making those little projects, that look good and give quick satisfaction. :cheering:
I pretty much knit for everybody but myself. In the year that I’ve been knitting, I’ve knit for my mom, dad, daughter, husband, sister, niece, friends and numerous charities. I’ve made myself a pair of Fetching.
I am the same way, There are only 2 things I have knitted that I have kept. One is the first thing I ever knitted, a scarf full of mistakes (that is why I didn’t give it to someone) and a halter top that the neck strap is too short to wear so I will have to unknit that part and fix.
I knit for me, my family, friends, and some charity (I want to get into that more started making blanket squares working up to making hats for hospital babies). I think that deep down everyone appreciates a knitted gift and they’ll think about it when they think about you.
I find patterns that I think will work for that person or I’ll make something up…whatever it comes out as I know is for a reason 
I knit for everyone else but me. I thin my 2yr old has received a good share of knitted goods. Last winter when one of our cousins was preggers I knitted for the new baby and her 2 other kiddos. Some of the first few things I learned to knit when to her kids. Being 3 & 5 they didn’t really care that I had made mistakes. 
I have a tendency to only knit for those I know appreciate hand-made things. To me, it’s not worth the time and effort (and aggravation sometimes) to make something that someone will look at, smile politely, and think “NEXT!” I knit for close family members, since we’re all crafty in one way or another, very close and appreciative friends, and charity.
I’m still a n00b but I am knitting mainly for myself. Also for my 3-year old DD.
DH has been hounding me to start a sweater for him but I haven’t found a pattern I like yet.
I have ideas in my head about Christmas presents, but having spent a lot of time making handmade gifts for family in the past, I am hesitant to bother this year. Maybe a scarf/hat for each SIL and that’s it…
I knit and crochet mainly for me. On occasion I’ll make something for someone else. Hmm, so far, it’s only socks for others except my friend in Korea who I made a scarf and a shrug for because she can appreciate it. Generally no one but me can appreciate the work I put into a hand knit, so if it’s just because they need something, I’d rather buy the thing they need and give it to them. They are generally just as happy (happier, even) with that than with a hand knit.