-Computer ate really long post.
-Stupid computer re-starts itself at random intervals.
-Probably not personal.
- Feels personal.
-Am doing point form to save time after post consigned to abyss.
-Lettuce Knit Anniversary/Christmas party last night fun.
- Adult sweater started, to finish by Christmas.
-Have convinced self that sweater is fast since it is "chunky"
-Knit 10cm of sweater last night without swatching.
-Thought about math.
-Actually did math rather than just thinking about it when sweater looked very, very tiny.
-Math proved sweater quite wrong. Quite wrong like the way me being a dentist would be wrong.
- Sweater ripped back. 
- at midpoint of rip, only ribbing remained, and Megan tried to stop me from ripping by saying that everything was okay, because "The neck looks big enough"
-Hope destroyed when I told her that sweater was not top down.
-Ribbing is hips. Not neck.
-Hips (sadly for knitter, happily for recipient) much larger than neck.
-Rest of sweater ripped with peer support.
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Gifts for Knitters- Day 8
Yarn. I know - you have some issues around that. We've already talked about how having a lot of yarn means that you like it and would like more, so let's talk about the real issue. You're afraid to buy yarn. I get it - it's scary. There's a lot of kinds and colours and thicknesses and cotton and wool and so we're going to see if maybe there's some way you can get some help. Watch for the following.
1. If, somehow, someway, your knitter just happened to leave a knitting magazine open to a certain sweater with a post it on it that happened to note their size, then you could do the following.
-take the magazine to a yarn shop, show them the magazine, tell them your knitters colour preference (that might be written on the post it too - you should check) and then stand back and let the yarn shop do their thing. Be sure to replace the magazine where you found it.
2.If your knitter is the sort of knitter who has a relationship with a certain yarn shop, then you could do the following:
-Walk into the yarn shop. Say "I am InsertYourName. I would like to buy yarn for InsertKnittersName. I have InsertAmountOfCash. What has she/he been thinking about buying?" Then buy what they tell you to.
3. Keep an eye on the family computer. There is a website called "Ravelry." If you walk by any computer in the house, you might see this website. There is a page your knitter has been keeping, called "Queue." It's a list of stuff they'd like to make, and what they would like to make it out of. If you saw this page open, you could feel very confident that if you wrote down what yarn your knitter had already chosen for that project, that you could then get online or on the phone and order that amount of that yarn in that colour and know that your knitter would be thrilled. They'd also think you were a big of a sneak, and most knitters would like that.
PS. Pro tip: Other knitters can see your knitters Ravelry queue. If your knitter hasn't left it open, but you know other knitters, they can go look for you. This would get extra sneakiness points.
PPS. If you have to make a colour decision, watch your knitter for 24 hours, and know the following. They do not hate the colour of the hand knit scarf they made to go with their coat. They do not hate the colour they are knitting right now (unless it's a gift for a child.) They do not hate the colour of any garment in their closet that they bought in the last year and paid more than $40 for. They do not hate the colour of that sweater they made that they wear all the time- you know. The one that's getting sort of ratty. That one.
PPPS. A skein of cashmere has seldom done a relationship damage.