Changing out an item

I am changing an item out on my January gift list. I was planning on making a scarf for a friend and I had bought the yarn. I finally found a pattern that i really liked and i started full speed ahead. but now I don't like the way the yarn looks with this pattern. and since I like the pattern more than the yarn, I am going to postpone this project till I find a yarn that I like. However, I am going replace the item with a hat for my husband for valentines day. The deadline for the hat is still the end of january though. Hopefully this project will go much better than the scarf project. I'll keep you posted.