White Flag

It came very early for me this year. I am officially dropping out of the all handmade Christmas gifts race this year.

I had such grand plans: a pair of thigh high lace stockings for my older sister, a scarf for younger sister #1, a couple of cool looking scarves for the teen sister, a full mitten, hat, scarf set for my baby brother, cashmere leggings for my mom and a red knitted cap for my dad.

Ha. Ha. Ha. Funny, yeah really funny.

There are several things that I failed to take into account when making this list. Here are a few of the obvious ones:

1. I don't usually work lace or socks, so this means my sister's project would fall into the incredibly time consuming category, and not to mention the whole learning curve thing I would have to overcome in order to successfully complete both pairs.
2. Scarves are really, really, really long and therefore very, very, very time consuming.
3. My baby brother grabbed his winter hat and now refuses to wear it. I need to take a minute....instead, he chooses to wear his store bought fireman hat/scarf/glove combo. sob.
4. Cashmere is expensive. My mom is picky. This is destined for failure.
5. My dad doesn't actually wear hats. Or scarves. Or gloves.

I'm thinking I need to knit something for myself. And maybe my cousin's baby, he turns one on Dec. 15th (and doesn't have a say on his wardrobe). And some mittens for my baby brother because I'm a glutton for punishment.