No, you haven’t jumped ahead to the end of October or worse, November. It’s still the middle of August. I head back to school this weekend (being a better blogger this summer…not so much). I have, nevertheless, commenced that task all knitters fear – Christmas knitting.
A fellow Knittitor inspired me to start thinking about Christmas knitting last month. I figured out who I needed presents for and looked up patterns relevant to their interests/preferences. I used a spreadsheet in Google Drive to organize everything, keeping track of the yarn type, needle size and yardage needed for each pattern. Once that was organized, my mom and I headed to Michaels for yarn (currently, I prefer Michaels to JoAnn’s). I still have a few people to figure out gifts for, but the major ones are already underway and some are already finished!
Christmas 2013
- Mom – Tweed Cardigan in yarn she’s had stashed since before I was born. Started.
- Dad – Golf club covers with cartoon ‘swearing’ symbols on them. He’s recently become obsessed with golf and the ‘swearing’ will entertain him. Started.
- Stepmom – Pretty cabled headband in stash yarn.
- Stepsister – Hat and cowl set in pretty yarn. Hat finished. Have tried 18230981209301 patterns for the cowl. Still haven’t found the perfect one.
- Cousin – Cotton Candy colored cardigan (say that 5 times fast). Finished.
- Grandmother – Double knit piano scarf, as she’s a pianist and only really likes black and white.
As you can see, only two of those projects haven’t been started yet. And it’s the middle of August. That means I have plenty of time for selfish knitting. Currently I have the following on needles for me:
- A lacy top in a lavender bamboo blend.
- A cover-up for orchestra.
- Socks that need to have the heel ripped out and redone (not doing that anytime soon).
- My Viajante, which has been a WIP since April.
- A long cowl I started last night.
Yep. Plenty of selfish knitting going on. Well, it’s back to packing. I’ll try to post an update before the end of the year…but no promises.