Got myself into a bit of a pickle, same as basically every year, where I probably need to make something for my grandma but am out of ideas.
So I thought a thread about what sort of gifts we’re all making might be fun but also might kick my brain into gear ideas-wise 😄
My mam has requested I sew her a draught excluder for her living room door, which is a sewing project so simple even I presumably can’t muck it up. But so far I’ve got no real knitting plans beyond a vague “make some tiny last-minute baby stuff for new parent friends”.
Dazzle me with your festive knitting plans!
I doubt that I can make anything in time for Christmas, but I’m tempted to at least knit a tiny vest for a certain fox using scraps from the toddler cowl from last week. Perhaps, if I’m really productive, even a pair of shorts. So kind of a Christmas gift for a plush :)
I generally don’t knit Christmas gifts 🫣. I don’t start early enough and I don’t have the bandwidth. End of year is stressful enough at work herding grown ass adults to complete their annual competency assessments before 12/31 because everyone puts it off instead of working on them throughout year.
I typically give out apple butter or jam and handmade soap.
My LYS released a kit to knit the tiniest sweater ornaments, I thought it was stinkin’ cute, I’ll probably try that next year, because I already had my gifts planned. My usual strategy for the holidays is to gift the same thing for friends, coworkers, acquaintances and such. Usually somehting handmade and a little bit customised. I put more thought on birthday presents. Last year I made tiny succulent planters from coffe mugs.
This year I got some keychains with initials from Aliexpress and I plan to embellish them with macrame and maaaaybe add a tiny amigurumi figure for close friends.
@kurobita @thegiddystitcher When I was on holiday in Iceland last summer, I went into a Christmas shop in Reykyavik, THE Christmas shop! They had lots of tiny little sweaters and hats knitted with Icelandic wool with patterns as Christmas ornaments…and tiny knitted figures of all kinds too…it was SO cute!
Ugh the planter idea is so cute 🥺 Wish my friends appreciated handmade stuff more haha
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@kurobita I am thinking of making these for our holiday tree, and if it goes well they might be a gift for someone next year https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz3oGGWL9d-/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
@thegiddystitcher As far as I have committed right now I am doing zero gift knitting and knitting things only for myself. At least until January.
@thegiddystitcher fingerless mittens mostly. They’re not widely available in shops and people who work from home but want to cut heating costs really appreciate them
@thegiddystitcher also they’re fun to make and I can use different patterns for each so they’re never boring
I definitely need to get on with some of these for myself tbh, exactly for working-at-home purposes, they really are very handy and a really cool gift. Starting to lose track of who’s had what gifts over the years but I think everyone sadly has at least one pair of mitts from me already 😂
