What to Knit - Holiday 2011 vol 1 - toys

Over a glass of red wine, some pretzels, and some red pepper hummus, I started scanning the 'net for the perfect holiday gifts for family, friends, and readers.  (I recommend this combo to those looking for a new snacking fave, but I digress.) 

For those who like their gifts well known and identifiable, consider the following: 

Looks like Grommit from the Wallace and Grommit movies.  He's the only knitting dog I know of...  Click here

Or for Dilbert fans, Catbert?  Dogbert?

How many on your gift list are obsessed with Angry Birds?  Try this.



Then again, there are the animal lovers in the group.  Some of my favorites include:  Hedgehog


Pigeon


Polar Bear 






Or for the electronics-obsessed?  Laptop


Surveillance Camera

Dessert fans? Whoopee Pie

Doughnuts                                                        Cupcakes

Or sports fans?    Baseball          Football         Soccer

Silliness in the Morning

Enough!  I relent!  For all who have emailed me asking, I've included a photo in my bio to the right of this article.  (I told you I looked like a normal person.)  Now, is this really me?  Or did I substitute? Yes, it's really me. I would have substituted someone far more interesting if I were going to do that!  Like who?

Julia Roberts

Rumor has it that Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz are both avid knitters.  (I don't know this for sure, but I've seen Ms. Roberts discuss her knitting in interviews.)  I suppose I could scrounge up pictures of them on the net.  They are definitely interesting. Or maybe Franklin Habit, since he's a guy, a knitter and a cartoonist.  Or Grommit, from the wonderful Wallace and Grommit movies.  He's a guy, a knitter, a cartoon, and a dog!  I'm not saying you have to be famous to be interesting, but let's be serious.  It doesn't hurt any.

Cameron Diaz

Franklin Habit

Grommit

I would be happy to chat about knitting with any of these good people (and dog).  Grommit doesn't talk, but he diagrams well, so I think it would work.  Anyway...