I recently had a friend tell me he wanted to learn to fly fish and I offered to tie hime some flies to get started. I have never tied for anyone except myself and must say I was flattered. They are a gift but are these patterns sufficient enough or am I missing the boat on anything special. I have tied three of each of these:

Elk hair caddis
Griffiths Gnat
Pheasant Tail
Adams
Beadhead flashback nymph
Hares Ear

I could probably tie a bunch of wooly buggers in different colors

Anything else come to mind?