Gameplay Discussion: What does Knitting in The Sims mean to YOU?

I think many of us would be very pleased with rocking chairs being added as a minor gameplay item (a la the windchimes, drinks tray, or windmills of Backyard Stuff - not the main focus but fitting with the theme). These would be particularly useful for elder Sims gamplay!

Another gameplay item could be a sort of multipurpose crafts table where knitting could be completed alongside woodworking and similar crafty activities already in the game (flower arranging maybe?). Knitting would also be able to be completed away from the table with knitting needles/yarn ball in the Sims inventory.

I would love the idea of certain colours of yarn being purchasable but then "rarer" colours could be implemented using dyes from harvestables (i.e. flowers, berries). These harvested based knitted items could be sold for more, and also provide special moodlets?

EDIT: This may belong moreso in the "what should we be able to knit" thread, but I think it'd be more resource-efficient for the devs if some of the knittable items were instead new swatches for previously designed items (i.e. new bedspreads for existing frames, new couch cushions for existing couches, new curtain swatches, new children's toy swatches). This would increase the amount of knittable items, but not take away from other resource-intensive object creation.

I definitely think a rocking chair would be very cute (with a potential modern scandi-style option as well?), maybe even a hanging chair like from TS3 Store Bohemian Set that hangs from the ceiling!

Maybe it would be great to be able to have baskets of different colored yarn that you can also incorporate into the retail system of Get To Work, so you can have your own textile shop.

A new death from wrapping yourself in the knitting process would be very much fun.
OR a new creature in the style of the scarecrow but it's a lifesize yarn-doll.

This is a pretty small thing, but I would love the ability to knit tablecloths.

Teaching younger Sims to knit could be implemented by having a children's craft table object where child Sims can be "mentored" by older Sims to create smaller, more basic products (i.e. finger puppets, basic soft toys like Yarny?). This would increase the child's creativity skill, but becoming Knitting skill points when they age up to teens. I don't know if it's a good use of resources for a Stuff Pack to have an entire in-depth teaching system for older Sims though. I'd rather see more gameplay objects instead.

I'd really like knitting to be a sort of social activity, where you can knit together with other sims to build relationships and gain the knitting skill faster. It'd be nice if we had a dedicated object for it too, like a craft table or a knitting basket that you can place chairs around.

Being able to knit clothing, toys, and household items is obviously a must, but what else are you looking for with knitting in The Sims 4? Gift giving? Profitable Crafting? Funny failures?

I want to say all three! :( One of my favorite things to do with a starting out Sim is starting them out learning a skill that is profitable. Because, I like that it's more challenging and difficult to save money up to expand the house, to buy new, more quality furniture and also to buy objects that will give them activities to do with friends and family. So, having another Skill that allows my Sim to make money is great! But also to be able to have my grandparent Sims knit objects/clothing for their grand-kids would be super cute! They could be able to give them these gifts for their birthday or during Winter fest/Christmas.

What kind of interactive knitting gameplay objects would you like to see?
Yarn basket? Rocking chair? Craft Table?

Definitely would like to see a rocking chair for the elderly to use, or other Sims. Pregnant Sims should be able to use this so that they could knit little booties (socks) for their newborns! :) And yes, please, to a crafting table! I think this table could include the dyes that @Simmer_Will mentioned as well as other things that could make different kinds of yarns to craft stuff. But I also think having the option to just knit with hand and needle/yarn is nice, too. The crafting table could just be to gather material to be able to make new yarns for Sims to use to knit with, or if they need to make something much bigger than say a scarf, or socks, etc.

If we could get different dyes for colored yarn, please don't make it super easy to obtain. I'd like some rarity colors that we'd have to "find", in the worlds, or something like that.. or getting our knitting Skill up and needing certain flowers, etc in order to create the colors at the crafting table. Then as Simmer_Will said, being able to just have that yarn that we've made from the crafting table into our SIms inventories, we could then knit where-ever we wanted (ie: a rocking chair, or at a chair/table, etc).

We've seen "teaching other Sims to knit" come up a lot. How do you imagine this would work? Are you familiar with our existing "Mentoring" system that let's Sims with high skill levels teach other Sims those skills?

I'm not sure exactly how it would work, but I would like to see mom's/dad's or grandparents that knit be able to teach their kids, yes, CHILD Sims to knit. They could knit only a few things at first, though.. like small toys, or a scarf and then this is where the funny failures could come into play because some kids or new knitters wouldn't know how to do it, yet as they're still learning and this is where they could have some mess-ups and maybe get wrapped in the yarn, or get their fingers knotted in yarn, lol, or something like that. :)

I'm sure you guys will come up with a better idea for the failures, I still love the animations when my Sim working at the flower arranging table and is just snipping away at the flower and accidentally cuts the flower off, leaving only the Stem, and her eyes get big, and she covers her mouth and has to toss the stem away! Lol. ♥

It would be nice to have family knitting projects where they knit something bigger like patchwork quilts or bed covers for exemple. Kids should also be able to knit things and give them has gifts. Knitting could even be used as some kind of holiday tradition, too. I also love the idea of a rocking chair as a gameplay object.

Gifting crafted objects would be great, a choice of gift wrapping/handmade wrapping and bows.

Craft tables and paper crafting would be amazing! Maybe they could create birthday cards and photo albums? Lots of craft room objects and craft storage would be great too.

Also it would be so cool if sims could sell their creations online, sort of like Etsy. So in their inventory there could be a “list item for sale online” type option and they can check back to see if it’s sold and claim the cash.

Selling your creations is cool, but my favorite part has been making blankets/stuffed animals/hats for my kids, and squeaky ball toys for my dog. And the ability to customize to whatever you can dream up.

Just please, don't make it all about old people.

For me knitting is a creative progress where I can create all I want, from stuffed animal and coaster. Where I can choose the colors and the form. When was in primary school I crocheted a long snake (1 meter) in 2 weeks during my vacation for school. I loved it and hate it the same time but I am still proud of it and I still have it. <3