What to knit next?

 

 I love knitting. It's really portable, it's really versatile, and "once you have the notes in your head you can sing a million different tunes, by mixing them up." Seriously, it's very easy to make up your own colour schemes, patterns in the garment, and so on.

I have several other posts in progress, but I am very busy at the moment (we're moving) so I have next to no time for blogging, which is rather vexatious. I do have time for knitting, though, as I can do it anywhere. I did a lot in the car the other day, for instance, and I just finished the project I was working on then: a slipover/sleeveless jumper for a relative. 

My problem now is, however, finding the right project, as I have a lot of yarn, but not enough of any particular colour to make an entire large item. I searched, therefore, for a project that could look scrappy but still nice and stylish and generally pleasant. 

The first project I found was a rather glamourous vintage sleeveless jumper pattern for women:

I found the pattern here

The problem is, I don't think it would be very good in stripes. Maybe I could do each section up the front in a different colour?! I think that might just be rather mad.

Then, I abandoned looking for scrap-friendly patterns and just had a good old rummage through the patterns on the same website. How about this shawl:

this afghan:

or this jumper?

I then spent some time looking on another website and found some pretty things: a jumper (with cables on it - I love cabled jumpers, and if I'm going to spend my time knitting something, it has to look different to a shop-bought product)...

I found it here

a very pretty lacy collar (and I think that it would add some warmth over the winter, like a more elegant version of a scarf, though obviously not as warm. And it's not the same thing. Never mind.);

I found the pattern here

And this, which is ever so slightly tacky but also very fun: 

Link to the pattern here

I should probably say at this point, by the way, none of these are affiliate links...

As anyone who has ever worn hand-knitted socks will testify, they are extremely comfortable. They are also fun to knit, and extremely underrated. However, it isn't worth knitting socks that look like a shop-bought sock, in my opinion - so why not make something like this?

Here!

Or this: 

And here!

Or I could make an enormous scarf: 

Here.

However, the sweetest thing I saw on this website was this set:

And here.

You see? Isn't it adorable?! I don't know to whom I could give it, but it is just so sweet that I might have to make it. I could at least make the blanket... Oh, and it uses small amounts of yarn - perfect! I was never that keen on stripy things, anyway...

As I have to go now, I will leave it there. Which is your favourite? Do you have any knitting patterns you'd recommend? I'm always keen to have any excuse for looking at craft websites!