my Sim just sat down to knit her very first Beanie, on her own, having never picked up her needles before.Now knitting a beanie in roughly the time between lunch and dinner is pretty fast for any knitter, let alone a beginner, but what I really didn't expect was for my Sim to achieve level 4 of the knitting skill by the time she finished her first garment. The quality is normal- im relieved it isnt excellent.... but I'd kind of expected the first couple of knits to be poor quality, just like when you start out cooking.Is my Sim mysteriously talented with supersim style skill gains or is knitting just too easy? I was looking forward to the challenge to be honest, as I worked my way through every variation of every knittable item, but im worried that by the time I get to my second sock of my first pair (second sock syndrome anyone?!) I will already have maxed out the knitting skill! So tell me please, after you finished your first beanie what skill level was your knitter?

I think I only get to level 2 after the first beanie, but, overall the skill goes up REALLY fast. On the other hand, this is probably a glitch but reading the knitting skill book doesn't raise the skill at all.

"annalephant;d-979284" wrote:my Sim just sat down to knit her very first Beanie, on her own, having never picked up her needles before.Now knitting a beanie in roughly the time between lunch and dinner is pretty fast for any knitter, let alone a beginner, but what I really didn't expect was for my Sim to achieve level 4 of the knitting skill by the time she finished her first garment. The quality is normal- im relieved it isnt excellent.... but I'd kind of expected the first couple of knits to be poor quality, just like when you start out cooking.Is my Sim mysteriously talented with supersim style skill gains or is knitting just too easy? I was looking forward to the challenge to be honest, as I worked my way through every variation of every knittable item, but im worried that by the time I get to my second sock of my first pair (second sock syndrome anyone?!) I will already have maxed out the knitting skill! So tell me please, after you finished your first beanie what skill level was your knitter? Yeah I got to level 2 and it was normal quality. I'm also not having problems selling my stuff on Plopsy either, a lot of folks seem to be having issues.

I am super envious that my knitter sim made a beanie and a pair of crew socks in one morning before leaving for work at 10am. That would take me a week or two, unless I did nothing but eat, sleep and knit! But I figure one day in their world is at least a few weeks in ours. But yes, she reached skill level 2 halfway through that beanie and it was normal quality. I was more focused in whether or not the cats were going to play with the yarn balls (they haven’t yet) and then real life got in the way so I haven’t played as long as I’d like to yet.

I don't have Nifty Knitting yet, but skill gain in general can be boosted by a couple of things.What mood was your sim in? Being in the right mood/emotion can make a sim skill up faster. The skill bar will glow in the colour associated with that emotion when this happens. And does you sim live in a tiny house with the skill boost?

In the videos of gameplay-overview it looks like you are leveling too fast for me.I wish it felt more like a challenge. I already use a mod from Zero to slow down the rate at which my spellcaster levels up and that made it feel much more enjoyable for me. I had to actively plan to get some magic done in order to see results. I would like to see the same thing with knitting.This skill won’t be fun for me unless I can make it feel a bit more like you are learning from your previous knits. That it takes a few finished objects to get better. A new mod to slow it down or Triplis adding the knitting-skill to the mod that makes it possible to lock that skill. Otherwise I will not buy this Stuff Pack.

The Knitting Skill - Difficultly & Levels

18 Replies

pearlbh
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
I think I only get to level 2 after the first beanie, but, overall the skill goes up REALLY fast. On the other hand, this is probably a glitch but reading the knitting skill book doesn't raise the skill at all.
wickichick
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
the first thing my sim knitted was normal quality and she donated it ..the next item was poor quality and she frogged it...the skill does go up quickly but if you use the new aspiration it adds some longevity to your new found skill....in the mean time ...there is so much to do that my sim is not skilling up like a mad hatter...pun intended..but she could be. When she finished her first beanie she was level 2 i think
Lizzychicago
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"annalephant;d-979284" wrote:
my Sim just sat down to knit her very first Beanie, on her own, having never picked up her needles before.

Now knitting a beanie in roughly the time between lunch and dinner is pretty fast for any knitter, let alone a beginner, but what I really didn't expect was for my Sim to achieve level 4 of the knitting skill by the time she finished her first garment. The quality is normal- im relieved it isnt excellent.... but I'd kind of expected the first couple of knits to be poor quality, just like when you start out cooking.

Is my Sim mysteriously talented with supersim style skill gains or is knitting just too easy? I was looking forward to the challenge to be honest, as I worked my way through every variation of every knittable item, but im worried that by the time I get to my second sock of my first pair (second sock syndrome anyone?!) I will already have maxed out the knitting skill!

So tell me please, after you finished your first beanie what skill level was your knitter?

Yeah I got to level 2 and it was normal quality. I'm also not having problems selling my stuff on Plopsy either, a lot of folks seem to be having issues.
babajayne
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I am super envious that my knitter sim made a beanie and a pair of crew socks in one morning before leaving for work at 10am. That would take me a week or two, unless I did nothing but eat, sleep and knit! But I figure one day in their world is at least a few weeks in ours. But yes, she reached skill level 2 halfway through that beanie and it was normal quality. I was more focused in whether or not the cats were going to play with the yarn balls (they haven’t yet) and then real life got in the way so I haven’t played as long as I’d like to yet.
akl1226
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
One sim was level 2 after the first beanie but I had another sim that made a poor quality beanie and didn’t go past 1. Level 4 does seem a bit high for only one item...hmmm.
kathy0906
Rising Newcomer
5 years ago
Well I cheated the skill so I can knit everything, I love this pack I made a toy store and put the Knitted objects In it so all my sims can go buy them . I think the colors are so pretty and go great in the kids rooms
marea_a_moon
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
It seems to go up even faster if you let one sim teach another. The mom in the household i am playing was teaching her daughter who does not have the skill yet, after just few hours she reached level 3 already. I guess it is better this way if you want to level up many sims as fast as you can.
MDianaSims
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I don't have Nifty Knitting yet, but skill gain in general can be boosted by a couple of things.

What mood was your sim in? Being in the right mood/emotion can make a sim skill up faster. The skill bar will glow in the colour associated with that emotion when this happens.

And does you sim live in a tiny house with the skill boost?
Aaammmyyyaammyy
5 years ago
I also felt like the skill went up super quickly. My sim did live in a tiny house though so they got extra skills. But then I moved them out of the tiny house and the skill level still went up very fast. I knit in real life and it took so long to get to a point where I didn't have to start over a dozen times or get my mom to fix it.
SilentK008
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
In the videos of gameplay-overview it looks like you are leveling too fast for me.

I wish it felt more like a challenge. I already use a mod from Zero to slow down the rate at which my spellcaster levels up and that made it feel much more enjoyable for me. I had to actively plan to get some magic done in order to see results. I would like to see the same thing with knitting.

This skill won’t be fun for me unless I can make it feel a bit more like you are learning from your previous knits. That it takes a few finished objects to get better.

A new mod to slow it down or Triplis adding the knitting-skill to the mod that makes it possible to lock that skill. Otherwise I will not buy this Stuff Pack.