Since I’ve been asked more than once recently about what I want for Christmas, here’s my list. I’d had some of it done before my birthday, but this morning I worked on completing it.
1) Yarn! I like bright colours, I like soft yarn, I like standard yarn. And if you buy me yarn, I might make you something in return. My favorite colours are green and red, but I also like blue, yellow, purple, and orange (in that order). Black, brown, white, and off-white are also cool. Do not by me eyelash yarn or similar frilly yarns.
Here’s a quick lesson in what to look for with yarn weights: On the label, there will be a little picture of yarn with a number on it. This is the yarn type, and how big it is around. The kinds I’m looking for are generally across the board; I already have a bunch of size 4 (which can be labelled as Aran and Worsted), and I have much less of every other kind (0, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6). I have lots of patterns I want to make, so even buying me some of what will be used can be a big help. I think having wool would be cool, and alpaca would be pretty sweet.
I want to make a Harry Potter scarf that is Ravenclaw-themed, and I need blue and bronze for that. You can look up the specific shades online. I need much more blue than bronze, and the pattern calls for 1,000 yards in total.
I’m going to make my adorable niece a nice owl. The yarn type is super bulky, and I do not – I repeat, do not - want any frilly yarns for this. I want yarn that’s pretty much the same as regular yarn, but obviously bigger, or one like in the pattern. For the body, I want to use a medium brown and a nice off-white, so its belly is white and its wings and head are brown. It calls for 180 yards for the body, so I would probably get at least 125-150 in brown and 100 in white, just to be safe. It makes me on-edge to think I’ll run out of yarn, and I like having extra for future projects. I’ll also need grey, yellowy-green or blue or yellow-orange, and dark grey/black (all for the eyes, so I don’t need much).
2) Knitting needles. I need circular or double-pointed needles far more than straight – I have nearly every size of straight, and I can borrow the ones I don’t have.
For circular needles, I need “16 long ones pretty much across the board, except for sizes 4 and 6; speaking of, I would also like something like this set http://www.knitpicks.com/needles/Options_Interchangeable_Nickel_Plated_Circular_Knitting_Needle_Set__D90335.html, so I don’t have a bajillion knitting needles in every size. The only downside to that set is that it only has two sizes of cords. If you could find one that comes with more cords of varying sizes, that would be awesome. I don’t know what need I have for large needles, so keep away from those until I know for sure.
For double-pointed, I could use a range of sizes. I already own size 4, 6, and 7, so any others are cool with me. Make sure they aren’t too short or too long, but I would rather have too-long ones than too-short.
3) What would make me really happy is if people read my book, or asked about it. I’m rewriting it – that’s true – and you can’t read the new version yet, but even though I don’t have anything for anyone to read yet, just asking about how it’s going is appreciated. Only two people ever ask how things are going with writing, and it makes me sad that none of my close family ever bring it up themselves.
4) Knee-high socks are the best for winter months. I’ll take all kinds of socks, but I don’t really like neon. I want plenty, but keep in mind I don’t want it to be one of the only things I get altogether (that is, I don’t want my only presents – from everyone as a whole – to be nothing but socks, knitting needles, and yarn).
5) My Amazon wishlist is a good source for ideas. I have yet to update it since my birthday, so check back in a couple of weeks to see if I’ve done anything (and possibly hound me to if I haven’t).
6) Again, I would love nothing more than that Neverending White Lights: Act III album! Even though owning the actual CD would be nice, I don’t have anything to play it in and my computer and CDs don’t get along, so having a digital copy – even if you got it for free – would be AMAZING.
7) Your love and affection! I like it when people pay attention to me, because sometimes I get forgotten and then I go sob quietly in the corner for a while.
8 ) I always appreciate money. Who doesn’t? I have a list of things I’d like to get, and I want to pick those things out myself.
9) A hot man. Please?
10) Boy cooties, or hot-man cooties (see above).
Again, I don’t want any candy or sweets. I think everything else is fair game!




Written by Meaghan
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