17 Gift Ideas For Knitters (Advanced Knitter)
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The holidays are always fun and full of joy: time for good food, seeing your friends and family, and, of course, exchanging gifts.
Receiving and giving gifts is always joyful, seeing what your loved ones got for you, the thought behind their gift, and seeing the happiness on their face when they open your gift.
How To Choose Gifts For Your Experienced Knitter Friends
Sometimes, choosing the right gift for your crafting friends can be a little overwhelming.
One way to decide what to get is to ask yourself some questions.
- What do they need?
- What do they like to do?
- What could be the perfect gift?
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What Do You Get An Experienced Knitter?
Choosing a gift for an experienced knitter can be a fun and thoughtful process.
Since they likely have a good collection of knitting supplies, you might want to consider items that enhance their knitting experience, inspire creativity, or provide a touch of luxury.
Here are some gift ideas for experienced knitters:
- High-Quality Yarn: Experienced knitters appreciate luxurious and unique yarns. Look for specialty yarns, hand-dyed yarns, or natural fibers like alpaca, silk, or cashmere. They may also appreciate hand-dyed sock yarn. Plus, they love adding to their yarn stash!
- Knitting Needles: Invest in a set of high-quality interchangeable knitting needles or individual needles made from premium materials like bamboo, rosewood, or metal.
- Knitting Accessories: Consider accessories like stitch markers, cable needles, needle organizers, unique scissors, a yarn bowl, a notebook, or a stylish knitting project bag or tote bag.
- Pattern Books: Find a beautifully illustrated and well-reputed knitting pattern book that can provide new inspiration, new stitches, and challenges.
- Knitting Magazine Subscription: Gift a subscription to a knitting magazine that delivers fresh patterns, articles, and knitting inspiration regularly.
- Knitting Classes or Workshops: Enroll them in a knitting class or workshop that focuses on advanced techniques or a specific knitting style.
- Personalized Knitting Tools: Consider customized or personalized knitting tools like stitch markers, leather project bags, or engraved knitting needles with a range of needle sizes.
- Project Kits: Look for kits, including yarn and a pattern for a special project. This can be a fun and unique gift that ensures they have everything they need to start knitting right away.
- Blocking Supplies: Quality blocking mats, T-pins, and blocking wires can be a valuable addition to their toolkit.
- Wool Wash and Care Products: High-quality wool wash, blocking spray, and other knitting care products to help them care for their finished projects.
- Gift Cards: If you’re unsure about their specific preferences, a gift card to a local yarn store or an online knitting supply shop is always a safe choice.
- Subscription Box: Some companies offer knitting-themed subscription boxes that deliver yarn, patterns, and knitting accessories to their doorstep each month.
- Yarn Swift and Ball Winder: These tools make winding skeins of yarn into manageable balls of yarn easier and more efficient.
- Handmade Stitch Markers: Find unique and handmade stitch markers that add a touch of personal flair to their knitting.
- Finishing Touches: Consider unique buttons, a shawl pin, other closures, or specialty items that can be used to enhance and personalize their finished projects.
Remember to consider the knitter’s personal style and preferences when selecting a gift.
If you’re unsure what they might like, consider asking them or consulting with other knitters and crafters they know for recommendations.
Experienced knitters often have a wishlist of knitting items they’d love to have, so a little research can go a long way in finding the perfect knitting gift.
Gifts For Knitters
If the answer is project bags, knitting books, sock blockers, a tape measure, a tapestry needle, and more…then you need to keep reading.
The good news is that if they love to knit, there are many options for you.
There are lots of unique gift ideas for an avid knitter.
Yarn is always a great gift!
There is a hundred percent guarantee that if your friend/family member is a knitter, they have a totally healthy obsession with yarn.
So you can never go wrong with a skein or more soft and squishy yarn.
If you don’t want to choose the yarn alone, you can always gift them with a gift card from yarn companies, for example, Lion Brand or We Are Knitters.
Choose a beautiful needle set they will love or a book they will enjoy…
Furthermore, you can gift them with a fancy pair or set of needles or a set.
As a knitter, we love knitting needles, especially unique pretty ones.
You can also gift them a pattern book or an ebook if they prefer having their patterns online.
Moreover, you can gift them a pretty bag where they can store their knits and carry their WIP (work in progress) and supplies everywhere they go.
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17 Gift Ideas For Knitters {The Intermediate & Advanced}
If you are still feeling a little bit overwhelmed check out this list of 17 gift ideas below that are perfect for intermediate knitters.
Craft Project Bag Knitting Bag
It is a modern and great way to store a knitting project.
Find it on Etsy.
Knitter's Pride Ginger Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Tips Set 12cm (5in) - (Set of 13)
A beautiful set of 13 interchangeable needle tips in sizes US 3–17, along with 6 cords, 12 end caps, six cord keys, and one set of connectors.
Plus, a beautiful magnetic case, a pen, and twenty stitch markers.
This set is everything a knitter needs and would make the perfect gift.
Knit Picks Ball Winder
A Knit Picks ball winder and yarn swift will be a fantastic gift for a knitter who likes to use skeins of yarn that need to be caked.
This is the perfect present for your knitter friend to experiment with more fibers and be able to wind them into cakes themselves without the help of a local yarn shop.
Wooden Yarn Bowl
This Wooden Yarn Bowl holds balls and cakes of yarn while you craft to keep them clean and secure; the practical spiral cut-outs and holes guide the working yarn and provide perfect tension while you knit or crochet.
The Ultimate Outlander Knitting Pattern Collection
A set of 4 Ebooks includes 39 knitting patterns inspired by the Outlander TV Series.
It's a great idea to gift this to an Outlander fan.
We Are Knitters Yarn
Soft and squishy yarn in different colors that’s perfect for any project.
You can buy a gift certificate or yarn bundles.
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Addi Olive Wood Fixed Circular Needles 40cm (16in)
A good pair of wooden needles to start their knitting in the round journey.
You can choose one needle size or get a few in different sizes.
Knit Shawls & Wraps in 1 Week
A must-have book with 30 shawls and wraps knitting patterns that knit up quickly.
Your favorite knitter will love this book and can display it on their coffee table!
They can learn new techniques and stitch patterns.
Knitter's Pride-Dreamz Double Pointed Needles Set 5", Socks Kit.
A set of colorful double-pointed needles that are perfect for knitting socks.
Featuring polished wood surfaces and perfect points, they work effortlessly with all types of yarn while also being lightweight, strong, and flexible.
Find this from Knitter's Pride, Knit Picks, or Knit Pro.
Knitter's Pride The Mindful Collection - Warmth - Interchangeable Tips 10cm
KnitPro The Mindful Collection Stainless Steel Interchangeable Needles.
The Warmth set includes 11 commonly used sizes of 10cm stainless steel interchangeable knitting pins in a circular fabric case showcasing the signature mandala design.
Any new knitter or advanced knitter will love this luxury gift.
Clover Set Pom Maker
Making your own pom-poms has never been easier!
The measuring scale on the arch makes it easy to create multi-colored pom-poms.
This package contains four different-sized pom-pom makers.
Approximate finished sizes: 1. 375 inches, 1. 75 inches, 2. 5 inches, and 3. 375 inches.
Row Counter
A must-have set of row counters that fit the top of all knitting needles and help knitters keep track of their rows.
Knitter's Pride Karbonz Set
Knitter's Pride-Karbonz Straight Needle Set 10".
A set of 7 pairs of needles that every knitter needs in a beautiful case.
Lion Brand Hue & Me Yarn
A must-have yarn collection that comes in 18 shades, dark and light colors perfect for every season.
You can also give them a free knitting pattern for all skill levels to go with this thoughtful gift.
Pangolin Sweater Kit
A sweater kit for intermediate knitters that includes the pattern, the yarn, and needles.
Your knitting friends will love a kit with everything included.
Knitter's Pride Knit Blockers & Pin Kit
A kit with knit blockers and pins that’s perfect for the last step of the knitting project.
This knitting gift would be well paired with a set of Blocking matts.
Boye Interlocking Needlepoint, Knitting, and Crochet Blocking Boards
Blocking boards for the final step in the knitting projects.
You will also need a set of T pins or blocking pins.
Handy Little Me Pattern Store Gift Card
Handy Little Me Pattern Store Gift Card What could a maker want more than a gift card for their favorite pattern store?
Your knitter friends will appreciate the thought and get themselves something unique!
