Thick yarn but no ideas...

Hi, everyone.
I have a little problem. My mom gave me 4 skeins of thick yarn (200g, 120m, NS 7-8) that she originally wanted to use to knit a sweater for my daughter. She said, “You can do that too—you have more time than I do.”

I knew right from the start that it would be way too thick, so I tried crocheting a jacket out of it using size 10 hooks and double crochet stitches, thinking that would make it looser.
But it’s still too thick for my daughter, and it also looks very stiff.

Does anyone have any ideas for what to do with this thick yarn? We have more than enough hats and scarves, and it’s not suitable for a rug because we have cats....

Hi Nadeleule,

I’d probably crochet a nice bag out of such thick yarn.
Another great thing you could definitely make with it is a storage basket—or even several.
Maybe a backpack for your daughter would work, too.
What do you think?

Best regards, Doreen

Solch eine dicke Wolle würde ich verstricken, gehäkelt wäre mir das auch zu steif. 
Vielleicht ein Poncho?

How about arm knitting? Even kids can do it with a little help. There are plenty of patterns online... 

Wie wäre es mit einer (Strand-)Tasche? .... oder Kissenhüllen? .... oder vielleicht auch eine Katzenhöhle?

Wie wär's mit

• einem Sitzkissen zum Mitnehmen zum Wandern oder auch zum Strand o.ä.;
• mit großen Nadeln gefertigt - eine "Knie-Decke";

Ich würde ein Kissen häkeln. Schau dir doch mal mein Eulen-, Katzen- oder Pferdekissen an. Die sind alle mit einer sehr dicken Wolle gehäkelt. Das geht schnell und sieht super aus.

Wow, that’s a lot of suggestions!
Thank you all so much. I think I’ll probably make a pillow and some storage baskets; a cat cave would be cool, but the yarn is royal blue, and the cats (two Norwegian Forest Cats) shed white fluff—as soft as cotton wool—so it would look terrible after just two days. Besides, they’re both so big—I don’t even have that much thick yarn *laughs* Maybe I’ll make one out of light-colored thick yarn or fabric yarn sometime.
Thanks again!

I'd make a pillow out of it, or potholders, coasters, or placemats.