Planning for 2009 - The Year of Gift Knitting

2007 was the Year of Destash - to get rid of bad yarn.
2008 was the Year of Lace - hmmm, not really. But it was a good thought.
2009 is the Year of Gift Knitting - I plan to knit for others.

Knitting chemo caps this year was great. They were so well received, I'm inspired to continue gifting hats. Madonna asked for a lace scarf after seeing my vine lace scarf. Liza asked for a neck warmer. You can't keep it all and I'm still not in the mood for socks, so I'm carrying forward with projects I can give away.

Here is the gift list so far.

A Hulk Hat for Jack
A Calorimetry or Lace Headband for Jack's Sister
Liza's neckwarmer
A hat, bib and booties for Pedro and Margret's baby
A hat, bib and booties for Baby Rogg
A hat, bib and booties for Ricky and Crystal's baby
A lace head band for Brianna Ricky and Crystal's baby's older sister
Madonna's scarf

Because I'm crazed with the felted clogs, I already have a pair in the gift container. Luciano already had a pair. I obviously forgot I made them so the red pair are ready to be gifted to another lucky recipient.

I also plan to turn the linen yarn that's languishing in my stash into a beaded scarf. I have a potential recipient. Julie gave me an unexpected Christmas present. I got her nothing. I need to figure out when her birthday is and see how much time I have. She's very "green" so a linen scarf would be well received, plus we're in TX so a linen scarf is decorative without being too warm.

For me, I'd like to have a walk the dog cowl, but that may have to wait for next winter. I'm also interested in some fair isle. Maybe mittens or the Tapestry Cowl it's colorwork, double knitting and a cowl. Kind of exciting. I really want to give it a try, but for now I have several projects to finish before summer and would probably not be able to give it the time it so deserves. So it will wait.

The stake is in the ground. Let's see how the year falls out. For now I have to finish this year's kntting and that includes the Acero Clapotis scarf for my SIL. Off to knit.