I tried knitting a couple of times, usually get very very angry before any real achiviements are made. So if you have any kind of temperament, you maybe should let the missus do the knitting
But knitted wool wear is great. High weight-warmth ratio, fire retardent, silent and keeps you warm when moist/wet. A thick knitted sweater is my all time wilderness garnment (well, after my anorak), would always choose it before a fleece jacket. Knitted mittens as liners for windproof mittens are great! And socks are chapter for themselves. A knitted hat is hard to beat as well, and easy to make. Another thing a started using a couple of years ago, and actually made myself, and which I can recommend as a beginners project, is wristwarmers. It's lika a tube with half a glove-finger for the thumb. Lovely in the autumn.