Holiday Gifts!?

It's Thanksgiving eve and I am sitting in my Mom's living room. I'm watching tv and thinking about tomorrow's dinner. Out of now where a wave of dread suddenly came over me.

OMG Christmas is a month away and I haven't started any of the knitted gifts that I thought about making for family members.

Today's post is trying to get my myself organized and making realistic goals for the next 4 weeks. Feel free to chime in. I am going to need some quick project ideas.

Below you find a mini list of items I would like to make. It is a lot less enthusiastic than what I said I wanted to make as Christmas this summer.
The only person that I feel that I have to make something for is my Cousin Debra who has mentioned to me several times that I have never made her anything.

Person	Present
Allison	Socks
Auntie Bob	Socks
Debra	?
Janice	Fashion Scarf
One of the Middleton Girls	Big Girl BSJ

The question now is what am I going to make her. I really don't know. I know she would love a scarf, but I don't know if I am going to have one completed in a month, because I am procrastinating knitter. I know what yarn I am going to use. I just don't know what I am going to make with it. I guess I should look on raverly and see what other people have done with Eco Duo yarn.

After writing this I went on raverly and I found this. Looks simple and quick. Would you be happy if you revived that hat and scarf as a Xmas present?

Plus I need to need to finish the final objects for Mr. Crawford's goody box. I am in MD for a couple of days, so I can try to finish up/start while I am done and I will make an effort to knit everyday. I can do this! I can do this! My hands may be bleeding at Christmas dinner, but I will be done!

Christmas To Do List

Suzy and Cheryl came over yesterday to help me pack up my apartment and dehoard. I am moving out of this shit hole apartment at the end of the month.

It was a fun day (until Ms. Edwards tried to make me throw out my scrap note paper). When the 3 of us get together we have a ton of laughs and we always have a bunch of knitting/yarn chats.

During the course of the dehoarding we went through my crap yarn bag and I actually threw out yarn. I don't think I have ever thrown out yarn. The crap yarn bag is filled with random remnants. I think I have remnants from EVERY project that I ever made. When I say EVERY project I mean EVERY project.

Luckily they didn't make me throw out anything from the real stash. :)

Since I am putting most of my stuff in storage, it doesn't make sense for me to take all of my yarn with me, so I pulled out enough yarn to create a bunch of projects.

Here is my wip/Christmas to do list. Let's see if I get all of this done.

WIPS:
Baby Legall's - Baby Surprise Jacket
Mr. Crawford's - Meandering Scarf

TO DOS/Yarn I am taking with me:
5 Balls of Red Cashmere - Scarf for Jan or Debra
4 Balls of Red Baby Alpaca - Scarf for Jan or Debra
5 Balls of Red Inca Alpaca - Scarf for Jan or Debra
4 Balls of Green Alpaca Yarn - Something for Allison
5 Balls of Bulky Hot Pink Yarn - Bulky Baby Surprise Jacket for Kaia or "Baby"
1 Ball of Pink & White Cotton - ?
2 Balls of Sugar & Cream - Wash Cloths for Baby Legall
2 Balls of Multi-Colored Paton Merino Wool - Hat for Mr. Crawford
4 Balls of Patons Kroy Sock Yarn - Socks for Dr. Freeman