Christmas in the Country: Handmade Presents for the Family

Many crafters procrastinate on making the gifts they have laid out for friends and family members, but I don't do that anymore since a nasty experience involving me staying up until three o'clock A.M. on Christmas Eve to finish the presents I had on the needles.
What makes this really bad is that we usually get up between 4-5 in the morning to do Christmas Morning.
So this year to prevent that from happening again, I began working on presents in late September/early October because I had a list of a whopping 22 presents to make!
In this post I am going to share with you five super great and easy patterns that make great gifts that are simple for beginners and fun for advanced knitters too!

The first pattern I will share is called Wheat by Tincanknits. I have knit one of these so far and have one more that needs to be started and finished. It is a super simple scarf involving garter and stockinette stitch that will leave you feeling satisfied and stylish when you wear it around!
See the pattern here and the image of my Wheat scarf below!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wheat-4

The second pattern is a hat, called Barley, that is also by Tincanknits. The pattern is versatile in its sizes (ranging from a toddler size to an adult large size). The pattern includes a combination of stockinette and garter stitches as well as a simple and easy to remember pattern repeat for the body of the hat.
See the pattern and an image of my Barley hat below!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barley-2

The third pattern is a coffee cozy called Main Street by tincanknits. This pattern is perfect for all of the coffee junkies in your life. The pattern is one size but it fits every size of the generic disposable coffee cups. A desirable thing about this pattern is that it reduces the amount of cardboard sleeves used and thrown away, helping reduce negative impact on the environment!
See the pattern and an image of my Main Street below!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/main-street

The next pattern is a small toy I knit for my baby cousin Cyrus, called Henry's bunny. It was stuffed with some spinning fiber I had lying around. The pattern is knit in one piece aside from the legs and is very simple.
See the pattern and the image below!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/henrys-bunny

The final pattern is a knitted dish cloth called Molly Weasley's Dish Cloth. It is a pattern I made up and is very simple (however, this is a common way of making dish clothes so there's probably some just like it else where).
This pattern can be seen below along with an image.

Diagonal washcloth: 1 Ball Cotton Yarn (Sugar & Cream brand) 

Size 10 knitting needles 

Cast on 4 stitches 

Knit 2 rows even 

Next Row: Knit 2, Yarn Over, Knit across to end Repeat this row until you have 40 stitches on the needle. 

Next Row: Knit 1, Knit 2 together, Yarn Over, ssk, Knit across to end 

Repeat this row until you have 4 stitches left Knit 1 rows even and then Bind Off This pattern is from Cindy Smith.

I hope you enjoy these great patterns in your quest for Christmas gifts and enjoy the coming Holiday season!
The Millennial Homesteader