If you are still looking for that last minute present for mom or grandma

(or, or dad, or uncle Earl). I don't knit, though my lovely and far-more-talented-than-I wife does and my mother does so in her sleep (quite literally, sometimes). I think I am going to get one of these for each of them:

Domiknitrix: Whip Your Knitting into Shape. San Francisco's Domiknitrix brings a wide variety of patterns that are off the beaten path...some more functional than others. I need to think about who I know who still wears a mohawk because the idea of a 'hawk hat it too funny.

Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond. Racier than Domiknitrix, filled with wonderful pinup shots of items in use (the yarn for the Red Riding Hood cape is on order [begging the question, "is a 'gift' to buy yarn for your wife to knit an item that is really for your amusement...or does one need to learn to knit *g*]). The author, Nikol Lohr, is responsible for Disgruntled Housewife [fair warning, not really fit for work...and you may loose a hour].

Who thought knitting could be such fun. Thanks to Violet Blue at the SFGate for the heads up.