Meet the stars who love to knit

Julia Roberts

Life on a film set involves a lot of sitting around between shooting, and several actors have discovered that knitting is the perfect pick-up, put-down pastime. Julia Roberts, here showing off a cute cropped cardi, certainly finds it's the case: 'It's just great to make things. To have a pile of yarn and make it into something.'

While shooting her next film, 'The Friday Night Knitting Club', she's sure to find knitting an aid to killing time - and perhaps getting into character. The film is on release in 2010, but if you can't wait until then, you can read the book it's based on.

If you'd like your own Friday night knitting club, read how to find a knitting group