What lovely gifts to give. I have a couple of afghans that one of my grandmothers crocheted for me and I cherish them.
My sister used to do a little crocheting. She made a pillow for our mom and Christmas stockings for many. They’re individual squares in red, white and green that she stitched together with a large “knitted” look at the top in which she stitched the person’s name - they’re darling!
It’s fun to personalize things - I have knitted Christmas stockings for all of us as well. They’re huge! I knitted them a little too loosely, as they have so much “give” I can no longer afford to fill them lol.
My daughter and her hubby are now raising sheep on their farm. They have bags of their wool from having them sheared this year. There is no market for it, which is a shame. I am tempted to learn how to card and spin it - seems like quite the project, but it might be fun.