Home made Xmas gifts (merged threads)

I have just rediscovered Knitting

I am knitting THIS hat for a 17 year old (girl) for Xmas and a scarf (just cast on until it's about wide enough then knit one pearl one until it's long enough) using motled purple chunky knit wool total cost £3.39 (for one ball of wool which gives enough wool for both hat and scarf) Loads cheaper than £12.99+ from C&A or wherever. It took me about 3 hours to knit it (then I unpicked it because it was full of holes :-[, it looked good though, apart from the holes)

There are loads of free patterns on the internet just type 'free knitting patterns' in a search engine

This is my favorite out of the ones I've found: Elvis wig ;D

there are some really brill ideas on here and it's given me some great ideas, kids will love making all this stuff this year ;D ;D

some of the ideas are brilliant. passed a couple on to mum in law to do for me. ;D

When money is tight,  I resort to giving things which are either homemade or something that will bring a laugh.

One year, I gave batteries which I'd bought from the £ shop with a tag attached:   "Gift not included"  

i did this with some last year for the kids, put toy not included on it. they were stunned, but it was very funny.

ask at your local florists, they will usually sell you some oiff there roll, i got about 4mtrs last year for about £1.50.