Will you actually finish the gifts by December? Get a real answer in ten minutes.
Free calculators guess with averages. The Gift Deadline Planner runs the math on your hands — a ten-minute speed test, then an honest verdict for every gift on your list.
Run my gift list — $12 ? $12 · instant access · runs in any phone or computer browser · all sales finalIt goes wrong in September — quietly.
Here’s how handmade-gift December usually goes wrong: it goes wrong in September, quietly, and nobody finds out until the third week of December.
The blanket was never going to make it. You just didn’t have the math.
The Gift Deadline Planner is that math — run on your hands. It starts with a ten-minute speed test (you, your hook, your actual yarn) and then checks every gift on your list against your real pace and the hours you honestly have.
“Nobody on your list needs a perfect blanket. They need you not-exhausted in December.”
— LaurenMost free calculators do arithmetic on averages.
This one starts with you. That’s the whole difference — and it’s the part that actually changes the answer.
A free project calculator
- Guesses with a stranger’s average speed
- One project at a time, no whole-list view
- Tells you the odds, then leaves you there
The Gift Deadline Planner
- Runs on your own tested speed
- Every gift on your list, sorted riskiest-first
- Shows the levers that actually save an at-risk gift
your speed, not an average
Four honest parts.
- The speed test — crochet for ten minutes, count your stitches. That’s your real number, and every verdict runs on it. (You can skip it and use typical ranges — clearly labeled as not-your-number — but the test is the whole point.)
- Your gift roster — every gift: who it’s for, what it is (hat, scarf, blanket, amigurumi, or your pattern’s exact stitch count), the yarn weight, the deadline, and the hours a week you truly have.
- One honest verdict per gift — ON TRACK, TIGHT, or NOT AT THIS PACE, with the projected finish date. Every estimate carries a stated 15% buffer for weaving in ends, frogging, and life. Riskiest gifts sort to the top.
- The escape hatches — for every at-risk gift, the levers that actually change the answer, recalculated live: heavier yarn and a bigger hook, a smaller version, more honest hours — or switching that one to a bought gift, which is allowed, no guilt, no explaining.
Not a motivation app.
No reminders, no notifications, no streaks, nothing to maintain, nothing shared. Your numbers live on your device and nowhere else.
It’s an honest calculator with an escape plan. That’s it.
What you actually get out of ten minutes
An honest verdict per gift, projected from your own hands — labeled an estimate, with the buffer shown.
Found out in September that the throw won’t make it? Good. That’s the tool doing its job while you can still act.
Switching one gift to a bought gift is a legitimate move here — no shame, no explaining.
Weirdly satisfying to know, and it runs every future verdict too.
Made by a crocheter
I’m Lauren — I run Yarn Bits Shop. I built this because I know exactly how handmade-gift December goes: the math you never did in September catches up with you all at once.
So this tool would rather tell you a hard truth now than a comfortable one in November. It’s built by a crocheter, for crocheters — the speed test and the project presets are crochet.
Run your gift list
The tool, on any phone or computer browser — plus your speed number, which is yours forever and weirdly satisfying to know.
Fair and square before you buy: it’s a digital tool with instant access, so all sales are final — I can’t take back access once it’s yours. If you’re not sure, the FAQ below is deliberately honest, and you can always reply to any of my emails and ask.
Gift Deadline Planner
one-time — no subscription
- The ten-minute speed test
- Your whole gift roster, sorted by risk
- An honest verdict per gift
- Escape hatches for at-risk gifts
- Runs in any browser, numbers stay private
Questions? Answered straight.
How accurate is it?
Honest answer: it’s an estimate, and it says so on every screen. Stitch counts come from typical project sizes and standard gauge ranges (or your pattern’s exact count, if you enter it — that’s the most accurate mode). Your speed comes from your own test. The 15% buffer is stated, never hidden. It won’t be perfect. It will be a much better answer than hope.
I crochet in stolen moments, not scheduled hours. Will this work?
Yes — “hours per week” is just your honest total, however it arrives. If it’s two, say two. The tool would rather tell you a hard truth now than a comfortable one in November.
Does it work for knitting?
It’s built by a crocheter, for crocheters — the speed test and project presets are crochet. (Knitters are lovely; this tool just isn’t fluent in your gauge.)
How do I get access after I buy?
It’s a hosted web tool, not a download — nothing to install. The moment you buy, you’ll land on a page with your access link and how to sign in — just use the same email you bought with. It runs in any phone or computer browser, and your numbers stay on your device.
Can I get a refund?
No — it’s a digital tool with instant access, so all sales are final. I can’t take back access once it’s yours. That’s why the FAQ above is deliberately honest: I’d rather you buy knowing exactly what this is. Still unsure? Reply to any of my emails and ask before you buy.
Ten minutes with a hook and a timer.
And you’ll know exactly where you stand — while there’s still time to change the answer.
$12, one-time. Instant access, runs in any browser, all sales final.