OK, call me crazy but I have actually started making Christmas gifts, although totally unplanned I must say!
This is a scarf I made for my 2-year old niece. I saw this wool at Hobbycraft and loved it so much I had to buy it and make something with it as soon as I got home. Because she lives in Portugal and it's very hot there now I'll only give it to her for Christmas when it should be cold enough for her to wear it.
I also made myself a scarf to wear during the much cooler Spring/Summer season here in the UK.
The stitch pattern used on my niece's scarf is called "Fanfarre" and you can find it here.
On my scarf I used the one below.
Below are some of my other crochet projects:
Crochet necklace
Paisley
Shazronnie
Those scarves look gorgeous. I haven't ventured into crochet yet!
I don't think you're mad to think about Christmas. I'm usually panic making cards in December after starting in September then getting sidetracked.