December in July

I've just started thinking of Christmas gifts.  Having four children and, admittedly, make most of their birthday/Christmas gifts sends me on this track.  Oh, did I forget to mention - two of my children have December birthdays.  That's right!  So I begin thinking of the month of December in July.

Here's what I have on my mind so far...

I'm thinking of these...

...for a couple certain ladies I know.  You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

I've only been knitting for about a week now, but this pattern only uses basic stitches, so I'm hoping to be advanced enough to make them when the time comes.

For my youngest daughter, I'm making an amigarumi doll.  I've started using this pattern which is more of guidelines than a pattern.  But that's how I like it since I change most patterns to suit my needs and aesthetics anyway.  Here's this doll:

I'm only thinking of changing the hair.  I like this hair a lot.  Embroidering it I think will create less mess than having loose hair.  Here's the photo so you can see what I'm talking about:

Alright, I'll continue this little countdown  later.  Have fun with this.  And, please let me know what/if you're making for gifts this year... if you're even thinking of that, yet!