She could use this present while "kipping"!! I do not think that it would cost over $10.00 total. 8-)
DAY ONE - A traveling jewelry bag. This is a heavy plastic pouch with a zippered pocket in front and a larger open pocket on the back. This folds into thirds and is big enough to carry everything, but small enough to fit into a medium purse. I paid $1.00 for mine at the dollar store.
DAY TWO - A small pair of scissors. The folding scissors are great, and even children's scissors would be fine. They have a sharp enough point to cut the yarn, but not sharp enough to cut the plastic pouch.
DAY THREE - A retractable tape measure. The cloth ones cost about $3.00, but I am using my DH steel measure. It did not cost anything and it works fine.
DAY FOUR - Four markers. Here you can use different kinds of rings; small white rings to make buttons, a packaged little box with different markers bought at the LYS; or just 4 rubber bands in 2 sizes and colors. I have used them all and each has it's advantages.
DAY FIVE -Two darning needles, a regular sewing needle (with white thread) and a long piece of your favorite 4 ply yarn. You should ask the recipient if she would like plastic or steel darning needles. I prefer the steel myself, but my mother liked the nylon because she thought that it did not separate the yarn. I really need 2 darning needles, especially if I am making socks or mittens, cause I half-way finish the first and then start the second and need one needle to finish both separately. The sewing needle is for when there is a rip in something else and the mommy can come to the rescue by having a needle and thread on her always!! All the needles are threaded through the yarn and placed in the pouch, so they will not hurt anyone when you go into the bag and you know where they are most of the time.
DAY SIX - A crochet hook. The size depends on the person knitting. I use mine (size 5,US) for many things like picking up a lost stitch, casting on, pulling ends through, etc.
DAY SEVEN - Now we get down to brass tacks!! A pattern from the Christmas list to kip. I use "Joan's socks", a two needle mitten or a four needle mitten. Take the pattern, enlarge the print and make the pattern as small as you can to fit into the pouch. Also, put the pattern in some kind of plastic sleeve so that even if it falls, it will not get dirty. Always keep a second copy at home or in another place in case the first one gets lost.
DAY EIGHT - Needles and yarn to make the pattern on Day SEVEN. Using "Joan's socks" or some mittens in Woolease would be inexpensive, pretty, and very warm. The most costly item might be the needles in the size needed for the pattern. Please make sure that the color of the needles matches the pouch and the yarn.
I use the above every day. And I cannot think of anything else that a knitter would need for a kipping project.