Wedding Gift For June

Andy has a cousin getting married in June, and I would like to make them a gift. She made us the most marvelous ceramic owl candle-holder & is quite the artist in general, so she would appreciate handmade gifts, and she & the husband are just really nice people in general, so I want to make them something. I used to knit Christmas stockings--
usually in red & green with candles or wreaths on the leg--but then I got tired of that design & modified the pattern to make thiswhich I really like. The problem is, there are also 2 children so we're talking about 4 stockings by June (or later--let's be honest, not a lot of my handmade gifts are delivered on time....) not to mention all the other knitting projects going on right now.....

I could sew Christmas stockings, or maybe finish one of the Christmas quilts since they might already have Christmas stockings....What would be a good wedding gift?

Comments

Gaidig said…
Personally, I say quilt. If they have two kids, they probably already have stockings, plus I think they could get a longer period of use every year out of a christmasy quilt than stockings.
April 14, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Daniele said…
OH! I say quilt too. Something they can all use. I must say, though, those stockings are wonderful! Maybe you could knit them in Bulky/Worsted weight???
April 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Ilix said…
I agree. The Quilt if you can part with it.
April 14, 2009 at 10:52 PM
toni in florida said…
OOOOH! That's my name on the bottom one! (Heh, heh, heh!) And it's so purty!
April 15, 2009 at 6:21 AM
RobinH said…
In the quilt department- my mom made me a lap quilt- about 5x5' that matches my couch. And that thing gets used just about every day. (It's got a flannel back, which is not only toasty but helps it not to slide off when I fall asleep on the couch.)
April 15, 2009 at 6:28 AM
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