The last gifts I need to make are men's ties for my stylish boy-friends. Lucky for me, they all like more adventurous patterns and shun the traditional. So, here is my tie out of Liberty of London fabric. The fabric is whimsical and colorful. Hey, not every guy wants to wear pink, but most of the ones I know will!

There's a nifty tutorial for the tie at the Purl Bee and, you will need to buy the Tana Lawn fabric from Purl Soho. You can search around the web for other cotton lawn that is less expensive and very nice. I found some options for around $18/yard which is $20 / yard less than Liberty's Tana Lawn.

The tutorial is easy to follow but it's not an "instant" pattern. It has a fair amount of handwork and requires care in cutting and stitching. Beginner? probably not if you ask me but it's not exactly hard - just tedious.

I will be making more of these - I'm on the home stretch - only 3 more gifts I have to make before next week.