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Tubby Has Arrived!
Feb 5th
Tubby is finally ready to make a splash in the Mochimochi Shop!
This knitted bathtub is the first Mochimochi Land pattern created by popular demand. (He was originally meant to be a one-of-a-kind, but his loyal fans insisted that he receive pattern status.)
So because you asked for Tubby, now you can make your own Tubby! This fun pattern consists of simple techniques of knitting in the round and mattress stitch.
Buy the pattern as a PDF download here!
UPDATE 2/5/08: By the way, for those who are on my mailing list and received a mysterious announcement email with no subject, I apologize. My Mail program is doing strange things to my emails once they leave my outbox. Hopefully the next one will have a subject line!
I Sewed Something
Feb 1st
This is Charleston.
I’m very much a beginner at sewing, so I was amazed that I could accomplish a cute toy in one day. With the help of my mother-in-law, of course!
His bottom, which I had to sew shut by hand, is a little bunchy…
But I think he’s totally cute!
We made him from this McCall’s pattern:
It was a little confusing, because there were different pieces for doggy 1 and doggy 2, but they looked like the same dog to me.
Anyway, a dog got made end the end, and I feel like I’ve accomplished my “argg out of comfort zone” challenge for the month.
Hayden at knit-one-one Magical Mystery Knitting Party
Jan 30th
I’m excited to talk about an event last Friday that by design I couldn’t mention until it was all over!
A few months ago I was contacted by Sile (pronounced Sheila) at knit-one-one, a California knitting studio that specializes in knitting lessons and events. They were interested in making Hayden the Haystack at their next Magical Mystery Knitting Party, an event where instructor Kate reads a pattern aloud for the attendees to knit up, and everyone tries to guess what they’re making throughout the process.
Though I couldn’t be there in person as I would have liked to, hiding behind a plant to watch the evening unfold, Sile was nice enough to send me the play-by-play and great photos right away!
Apparently there was a little confusion over the color of yarn to bring, but I think red makes a nice fall haystack, don’t you think?
Some of the guesses throughout the evening were: leg warmers for dogs, a banana cover, and a chew toy.
Even after the Haydens got stuffed, Sile says, people were still guessing. Then she offered up a clue about European painters, and Ellen, one of the guests, shouted out “Haystack!”
The haystacks look like they were having a little party themselves!
I was so thrilled to have my Hayden be a mystery knit for one night. Thank you Sile!
Bonney’s Sunday Adventure
Jan 24th
It’s time for another installment of funny/bizarre occurrences in the life of Bonney, my mother-in-law!
In this episode, Bonney relates a Sunday trip to the grocery store.
I went to the grocery store on Sunday. On my way out of the store I saw 2 loaves of bread from the store bakery on the ground. They were in cellophane bags and just sitting there. An older woman was standing by them and I started to stoop over to pick them up for her when she said “How about that” and she looked at me. I figured they must have fallen from someone’s cart and looked around the parking lot for someone loading their car. Nothing. So this lady says to me “Take one. If they’re here when I come out, I’m going to.” Instead, I picked them up and took them to the courtesy counter and handed them over.
The whole thing hit me on several different levels. Here was this very respectable looking woman very anxious to steal a loaf of bread.
I value my karma more than to risk it stealing a loaf of bread.
Last (and this is the part that makes me laugh) she told me to take ONE!! Like the other one would be waiting for her when her shopping was done.
Maybe this doesn’t sound so strange but it was!!
Thanks for sharing, Bonney!
Tubby is Coming Soon!
Jan 23rd
Yes, everyone’s favorite knitted bathtub is coming to the shop in February!
I had a couple of fantastic test knitters try out the pattern for me, one of which was Hannah of Bittersweet. I don’t know how she found the time to take out from her baking and crafting to give Tubby a whirl, but I’m so grateful that she did. And what awesome results!
With his big smile and almost-overflowing water, it’s like he’s silently urging you to jump in.
As she often does, Hannah wrote a charming story to go along with her project. Check it out at her blog.
Thanks so much, Hannah!
