my new joy in the world
i crochetted my first ponchos for gifts this past christmas after knitting a shitload of scarves for everyone the previous years. i even knitted a few caps! i wish i had taken photos, but that'd be too much like right.
you would think that making gifts would make them less expensive, right? nahhhhh...
the good yarn is either 7.00 a skein for a decent amount, or almost 5.00 for an obscenely low amount of yarn. either way, unless you're only trying to knit some thumb warmers, you've gotta get at least four skeins in order to make something like a poncho (although two skeins would give you a nice scarf). in other words, knitting gifts could be just as expensive as going to the store and buying the gift, and with MORE time involved!
oh well, i said i was gonna stop buying gifts just for the helluvit, so that means everyone i know has either gotten a scarf, a poncho, a hat, or a baby blanket from me.
i need more money so i can turn into that shallow, materialistic, self-centered, lazy bastid i've always strived to be. then i could just write out checks and mail them to folks. or better yet, i could wait until december 24 to buy all my gifts and end up buying matching fanny packs for my daughter and her husband, like my dad did for dex and i. you know...cuz it's the thought that counts.
you would think that making gifts would make them less expensive, right? nahhhhh...
the good yarn is either 7.00 a skein for a decent amount, or almost 5.00 for an obscenely low amount of yarn. either way, unless you're only trying to knit some thumb warmers, you've gotta get at least four skeins in order to make something like a poncho (although two skeins would give you a nice scarf). in other words, knitting gifts could be just as expensive as going to the store and buying the gift, and with MORE time involved!
oh well, i said i was gonna stop buying gifts just for the helluvit, so that means everyone i know has either gotten a scarf, a poncho, a hat, or a baby blanket from me.
i need more money so i can turn into that shallow, materialistic, self-centered, lazy bastid i've always strived to be. then i could just write out checks and mail them to folks. or better yet, i could wait until december 24 to buy all my gifts and end up buying matching fanny packs for my daughter and her husband, like my dad did for dex and i. you know...cuz it's the thought that counts.