Why Do You Knit? Every knitter can answer this question without hesitation when describing the joys and irritations of creating beautiful handmade things with knitting needles. All knitters can remember their very first project, and a few may still treasure it as a keepsake (although I threw mine away because it didn’t look like a potholder after all). No matter, the reasons people knit are as varied and different as they are. Here are a few I’ve collected through the years.