The Insanity of Knitted Christmas Gifts

I am insane. There is no other explanation for why I have chosen to do this to myself.

I decided that since I’m not working full time and money is tight I am going to knit Christmas gifts for most of my family. Here’s what the list looks like (status in italics):

Lace cardigan* (blocking now, must be seamed)

Lace fingerless gloves (1 done, 1 half done)

Fair isle fingerless gloves* (not started)

Plain fingerless gloves* (1 done, 1 quarter done)

2 pairs of mens socks (not started)

1 pair of womens socks (1 done)

Large felted purse (decorated and lined)* (starting tonight)

Small felted purse (decorated and lined)* (not started)

Mens hat (not started)

Women’s scarf (not started)

The asterisk means that they are my own design, so not only do I have to knit them but I have to design them as well, usually learning from my mistakes as a go along.

See what I mean? I’m crazy. Or if I’m not now, I will be by Christmas. Oh, and most of these actually need to be done before Christmas so I can mail them out in time. Which leaves me about 1 month.

So most (all) of my free time for the next month is going to be spent knitting. I can now knit my way into the psych ward….