i know there are people disappointed with the results but off the top of my head there are some real good possibilities to come out of this: even if its not what you wanted it can be more than just a knitting animation and boom - you get one sweater.
so some possibilities just off the top of my head right now:
1. return of the imaginary best friend: your adult-elder sim can now knit a stuffed animal that can be given to an infant or toddler. once the child grows up it becomes an imaginary best friend. so the little elephant stuffed animal or the dragon stuffed animal - whatever it could be - poofs into the imaginary best friend that was in sims 3. it won't be creepy this time around, hopefully, it will just look like a walking talking knitted stuffed animal.
2. rocking chairs: sims can now have rocking chairs back in their game, they can rock and read, knit, hold a baby (god, can we please get that baby overhaul?), or snooze.
3. fun cas objects: horribly made sweaters, horribly made socks, the range from poor to excellent quality would be a fun addition. sims with low knitting skills will create objects that...well, aren't very good. as they skill up the quality will increase and so will their clothes or things they create. i'm hoping that they will play with the emotion system with this, a sim wearing a piece of garbage knitted shirt will have an embarrassed moodlet. or a sim with a nicely knitted sweater will have a confident moodlet. who knows, it will definitely alter gameplay.
4. build and buy objects: if they do an elder focused pack, it would be nice to have some build buy assets that look like the inside of a grandmother's home. just as a funny joke, even though the item could be useless i'd love to see that blue cookie tin (
you know the one) make an appearance. just some build/buy assets like these:
what other possibilities can you see happening in this pack?
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I really don't want knitting to become a stereotypical elder pack, based on a stereotype that is fast becoming outdated. 50 years ago was woodstock. The retirement homes of today are as likely to have computer savvy residents listening to the Grateful Dead or the Rolling Stones (our favorite music tends to be the music of our late teens) as ones knitting while listening to Glen Miller. If we must go with a stereotype, I'd rather go with a Woodstock Generation one.
....I highly doubt it...this is a stuff pack...
Though I'm not keen on this idea...didn't like them in TS3
The reason I'm so disappointed is because laundry day stuff was not what I expected. It's not that I didn't want laundry but I thought it wound be more detailed like having a better dirty clothes system, washing and drying the clothes, ironing them on an ironing board and putting them away after being folded. Laundromats. Running out of soap or detergent and making a trip to the retail store to purchase more, dumping the freshly dried clothes ok top of the kids so they play in it before helping to put them away. (That was like a family tradition 🤣)
etc etc.
That's why when I hear knitting I just think it's going to be knit sweater animation and boom a sweater appears, rinse and repeat.
Maybe they will surprise me. I want to add some some fun creative ideas here but nothing comes to mind. 😅
We already have the various levels of quality for woodworking items so having knitted ones in a similar way would be awesome: low skill produces a misshapen item with dropped stitches and holes, high skill produces items of good quality. The moodlets could also be related to who made the item: a Sim wearing a sweater that was gifted to them and made by a family member could get a "warm and fuzzy from loving gift" moodlet.
I hope we get wearable knitted accessories and clothing that can be knitted by Sims and then unlocked in CAS.
As for aesthetic, while I do see the appeal of making this a "Granny" pack, I'd rather see a mix of older and cozy with contemporary. Hopefully a yarn stash shelf, a spinning wheel (decorative, likely) or yarn ball winder, baskets with yarn balls, possibly a pet/toddler toy use for single yarn balls, a project bag as a decoration, french knitting for toddlers and kids...
We already have the kinda aesthetic that I'd love to see for this in Cats&Dogs and the Laundry pack (wicker furniture, clothing styles) so I'm not sure what direction I'd prefer they go. Guess we'll see what the concept art is like.
Yes to knitted items improving with higher skill.
Here are some of my hopes:
Hats, layerable scarves, gloves, socks, sweaters and cardigans in many designs (and weird holey misshapen items with low skill).
A variety of knitted toys that can be cuddled and carried around, will sit on the floor, dressers and end tables and can be cuddled in bed (and seen in bed).
Knitting for kids upwards.
Option to use knitting pins or a knitting machine (the machine being more expensive but faster results).
Sims being able to show others how to knit.
Knitted items being sellable in retail stores etc.
Knitted blankets and throws that can be added to furniture, like appearing on a sofa or over a bed.
Knitted items able to be gifted.
Dolls that can have little clothes knitted for them and then played with (with an option to change outfit if they are knitted more than one).
Sheep to provide the wool (lol that's never gonna happen).
I'm not expecting these things, just dreaming.
making them old fogeys, dated, bland and bleh NO
I'm not one for knitting, I've been crocheting the same throw blanket for the last ten years. I like the concept of knitting and would've preferred more of a fabric art spin @SimGuruNinja with dry and wet (nuno) felting, tapestry, weaving, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and cross stitching. Depending on the sims esthetic they can make modern/contemporary art/clothing or traditional styled pieces. They can make tapestries, wall art, rugs, scarves, jackets or even create the family tree or shield.
But, a simple animation where someone is sitting in a rocking chair knitting with kittens near by playing with yarn and simmers harping oooo an elder pack NOPE.
I also hope any “knitted” CAS items won’t be available in the game unless they are created through working on the knitting skill.
If they want it to appeal to people, they need a variety and make it for kids and up. It isn't just for elderly women, men, kids and teens also knit. There is modern, there is traditional, there are books with patterns aimed for towards fanbases, goths, punks, etc...I knitted before but because I wanted a cool gothic illusion knit and vampire inspired items (I crocheted more though as it is easier and more flexible).
But the chances of getting these things are slim to probably none. I am already disappointed I can'y play as the grim reaper, so why not give us some dark or unsual knitting? It's not just for grandma's and times have changed so even now, the styles aren't the same as back in 1800's and before.
Also there are different cultures which have their own styles, designs and techniques. There are even patterns aimed towards men.
If they can at least compromise and give us a wide variety (lets face it, stuff pack is mostly CAS items with a few build items, not much interactions), I will be more o.k. with this.
Lets make this a reality!
https://www.reddit.com/r/thesims/comments/e2q5ii/career_idea_for_the_upcoming_arts_pack/
basically its an etsy freelancer career with knitting. i would really like this!
The only way this pack is gonna be fun is if we can "yarn bomb" objects but doubt it. It wasn't in the description.
Theres probably going to be a huge focus on CAS so I wouldn't expect a lot of build/buy at all tbh.
This is why knitting should have been saved for a hobbies EP.
I think what I'd like is in addition to the new CAS items, there to be 3-5 knit recolors of existing base game CAS elements for each body type (Toddlers, Kids, Male Teens-Elders, Female Teens-Elders) that we can unlock via a "pattern book" that our sims can learn the patterns in.
The reason for the pattern book is that it could then (hopefully) be added to via mod the way the spellbook from Realm of Magic was (and I love that mod, even if I haven't grabbed all the spells others have made). This would, in theory, allow other modders to create "patterns" that added knit recolors to other CAS items from any pack (and/or Custom CAS). I'm not sure what sort of programing this would require or if it would be possible, but if it's possible (on a Stuff Pack budget) I think it could be a nice way for people to add new items and expand the use, and allow for different styles of clothing beyond whatever aesthetic eventually wins - Punky, Boho, Goth, romantic, stereotypical "Granny", whatever.
I'm not hoping for much Build/Buy wise. A couple new chairs, a bit of clutter, the toys that have already been mentioned, and maybe some blankets that can be placed across the foot of beds or across the backs of certain couches (full dynamics is beyond what the Sims can offer, so I'm not expecting it to be available for all couches/loveseats.)
we already have the knitting animation, it came in discover university when you can prank yarn bomb the university statues. so asking for a rocking chair animation isn't much to ask for tbh.
I haven’t seen the new repo man yet, but if the animation is similar to previous games, I’m sure that would’ve been used as some kind of “ghostbuster” in one of the new Happy Haunts careers.
Groovey.
Cats do watch laundry, so it's not completely out of scope either. I may be disappointed though. But it would make me so happy if that was a thing .
i think it would be an easy thing to do! they can recolor one of the toys and reuse the animation of playing with them since its already in game. i hope they do do that cause cats playing with a yarn ball would be adorable.
i posted video of the repoman on reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/thesims/comments/dx1gli/everyones_favorite_repoman_is_back/
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The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
Totally works for me!