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It’s a Mochimochi Quiz Contest!

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Anna

How about a fun contest?

My mother-in-law Bonney loves knitting so much that sometimes she buys multiples of the same knitting books without even noticing! I helped her sort through her books recently, and Bonney generously suggested that I give away some of her duplicates on my blog. How nice! She’s also throwing in a couple skeins of nice yarn from her stash.

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While we’re at it, the winner will also get two free patterns from the Mochimochi Shop!

To enter, copy the below quiz into an email with the word “QUIZ” in the subject line, add your answers, and send it to info@mochimochiland.com by midnight (Eastern time) on Friday, May 8. (DO NOT LEAVE ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS PLEASE!) John and I will randomly draw a winner from those who answered all ten questions correctly.

We’ll email the winner for their mailing address over next weekend, so be sure to check your email if you enter. Good luck!

qmark 1. What is Boo’s second-favorite word?

2. Which of these has Anna NOT knitted?: musical notes, a lamp, a campfire, a couch, a finger

3. What activity among toys was captured in the winning photo in the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest?

4. Which Mochimochi Land pattern inspired an entire spinoff blog?

5. What does Tums want from you?

6. What aside from squirrels and snails were attacking Anna’s knitted cities?

7. What toy is featured in the Mochimochi logo?

8. Which of these holiday-themed patterns debuted completely out of season?: Luvgun, Mochimochi Reindeer, Boo

9. Which gadget can help you stack cats if you don’t knit them?

10. What do Bobs use to do their secret handshake?

Seedy

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Anna

Is it a little late in the season for planting seeds?

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This one has already started growing feet!

If Wishes Were Dishes

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Anna

You know what would be fun? Making dishes with cute patterns on them.

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(Not as easy to execute as a knitting project, unfortunately, but at least I can sketch it.)

Maybe it’s the warm weather finally come to NY, but my focus is just all over the place! There are suddenly tons of different projects that I want to start all at the same time.

We Have a Chart!

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Anna

Look what I finally finished up this weekend: the Stackable Cats cross-stitch chart! It had been nearly done for a long time, and I just had to finish it up and format it into a printable form.

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Now it’s just a matter of getting the pdf up on the website as a free download, then I hope some of you will give my first cross-stitch pattern a try!

A Pile of Pups

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Anna

Only one more class to go in my Illustrator course, and I’m afraid I haven’t been practicing as much as I should be. But I’m still very excited about the application and all the crazy cool stuff you can do with it. Especially 3D effects!

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This is a kind of preview of the next pattern I’ll be releasing in the Mochimochi Shop. Finally, a stacking pet for dog lovers! I think the illustration more or less looks like the knitted version, except less knitted and soft. (And grass is not included.)

For some reason, I’m suddenly feeling an urge to make stacking animals out of blocks of cheese. This sounds like a lot of fun to me at 1:20 in the morning. If only I knew an animal lover who was hosting a whimsical wine-tasting party.

BFF Series by Travis Cain

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Anna

How cute are these little vinyl toys that I spotted on Pica + Pixel yesterday?

They’re a new series called BFF, designed by Travis Cain. Very much my style!

They’re $7.95 each for a blind box, and you can get them at the Kidrobot website and at Schmancy.

Look Around You

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Anna

Here is a new (to me) television show that I’m pretty excited about. Look Around You is a British spoof on early 1980s educational science shows, done in a deadpan style that is totally spot-on. (Anybody remember 321 Contact?) Most of the people I’ve mentioned it to haven’t seen it, so I thought I would post a clip here.

The show originally aired in the UK a few years back, and it’s now being shown in the US on Adult Swim. (The later episodes include a cast of friendly hosts, but I think I prefer the documentary-style episodes like the one above.)

My Fashion Secret?

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Anna

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Like most everyone else I know, I’ve been trying to cut my clothes shopping budget lately. For me, this has mostly meant staying away from Bloomingdale’s and other favorite stores altogether, but the other day my sister and I gave Goodwill in Stillwater, OK, a try. I wasn’t expecting to find much there in a small university town, but I was pleasantly surprised with some great finds!

I was so excited that I took photos while my sister was in the fitting room…

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