anyway...) I can recommend Anne Hanson's sock designs (well, some of them) for guys. She has her own guy to knit for, and while he is a pretty snappy dresser, he still manages to look very 'guy'. Of course, have no idea what your own guys require, but if you haven't, go take a look. You know, those electronic patterns are easy to tote around. I've found a great non-wasteful wrapping method. I buy Christmas fabric, sew up quick drawstring bags to fit what I need to wrap (using twisted yarn "rope" for the strings, and drop the gift in with a quick nametag. Bags can be re-used by the recipient, fabric can be recycled, or bags can be returned to me (which is what usually happens) and used again the next year--which reduces the number I need to make each year. The bags & fabric also take up much less space than wrapping paper/ribbon/bows/etc. Stephanie, I'll pass on my own solution to wrapping Christmas gifts to you: fabric drawstring bags! The first year you make em, they will cost you about the same time as wrapping (OK, maybe a little more time) but the pay off comes in subsequent years when you get a pair of socks done, grab a fabric bag (in a cute Christmas-y fabric), slap those socks in the bag, tie on a gift tag and voila, wrapping is done. I sew a little fabric loop into the side seam as I make the bags so