knitabit

Back to basics

After the sock conflagration over the weekend, I decided to get out something that I definitely couldn't screw up: another chenille scarf. This is Colinette "Isis" again, on 10 1/2 needles (yes, they're aluminum - they're the only kind I have in this size, and they're probably about 20 years old so back off!)

My knitting was interrupted by the need to compile our family's Christmas wish lists, to be distributed by email to my mom and my siblings. We write up lists as a courtesy to one another, to prevent added holiday stress. Amongst my siblings, we exchange "family" gifts (i.e., a gift the whole family can enjoy) and then we buy cheapie gifts ($5-10) for each of the kids. It's coming up with suggestions for those cheapie gifts that's hard. What can you buy a 13-year-old for $5? It's not that these kids are ungrateful, it's just hard to think of ideas. So anyway, I sat at the computer for an ungodly amount of time last night, just pondering.

Comments

I think you can buy single CD's for that price, maybe even less, like $1.99-$2.99 each. My teenager loved singles at that age. I really want to send you a set of bamboo's so you can retire those aluminums:)

Posted by: Lisa at November 25, 2003 04:35 PM

Amazon's discounts are so good right now that lots of books would hit your $5 - 10 target. Free shipping, no sales tax... life is GOOD!

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at November 26, 2003 06:52 PM