Attention all last-minute knitters: here is a fabulous chunky scarf pattern from Purl Bee. The author says you could actually make it Christmas Eve and gift it the next morning. I bet I even have time to track down some of those fatty needles and knit the scarf before the 25th. (And I live an hour+ away from any decent knitting shops!)
Now I just need to figure out what "Slip 1 knitwise" means...