My mum is very excited about the impending arrival of her first grandchild. Fortunately, she's keeping herself busy with projects to rival my step-dad's Star Wars cake, starting with this deadly (but cute) knitted dalek.

You can get the pattern for this here. Also, she's going to have a go at these dinosaurs, possibly these zombies, and then maybe even pacman and his ghostly enemies.

Thanks to Boing Boing for bringing these to my attention for motherly construction.

Every child should have one...