Cats, listen up! Our popular Matryoshkats pattern is now a Matryosh-kit! The deluxe kit makes TWO SETS of Matryoshkats, one in warm pinks and purples and one in cool blues and greens. 🩷💙

The seamless pattern is worked in the round on double-pointed needles in a delightfully simple way: each cat half is an un-stuffed ovoid shape that you’ll partially invert to make a hollow cup. You’ll pick up a small number of stitches to work the ears and tail.

The kit includes the pattern, a bit of polyester stuffing (for the innermost cat), and two arrays of wool yarn (Cascade 220, a favorite in Mochimochi Land). Just add size 5 needles and a tapestry needle!

The Matryoshkats Kit comes packaged in a 6-inch square kraft box, purfect for gifting or knitting on the go. 💝😺

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It’s a Mochimochi Land holiday tradition: a brand-new holiday pattern, and it’s free with purchase!

For a limited time, spend $5 on anything in the Mochimochi Shop, use the code DROOL at checkout, and the new Drool Runnings pattern will appear in your cart, like holiday magic! (No need to add the pattern to your cart.)

The pattern is a PDF download that you can access immediately in your browser. A download link will also arrive by email.

Drool Runnings calls for fingering-weight yarn in 7-9 colors and a set of size 1 DPNs. You’ll also need a little polyester stuffing, a small tapestry needle, and two pipe cleaners that you’ll insert into the sled runners.

This little bit of holiday joy knits up in a day or two for quick gifting! At the original size, this project makes an adorable holiday toy (for kids 3 and older), ornament, or tabletop decor (just add fake snow!). You can also scale the whole thing up a bit by using thicker yarn and appropriately sized needles.

Also available as a kit that includes pattern, yarn, stuffing, and pipe cleaners!

As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, the idea for this pattern came from my dad, and I had so much fun creating the design. I hope these jolly dogs and their super sled will help make your holidays bright too!

My thanks to Marilyn Passmore for tech editing this pattern and to Kristine Brandel for test knitting.

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🐍 2025 is the Year of the Snake! 🐍

The new year is already sending us swerves and surprises—to put it mildly—so why not knit a tiny snake or two for good luck? We’ll need it!

This sassy-sweet pattern is now available as a PDF download (Both here on Ravelry as Snake Charmer) and as a kit.

The quick project incorporates a bit of I-cord, intarsia knitting, and knitting in the round. You’ll add a pipe cleaner before seaming the belly with mattress stitch for a pose-able tail.

Linked videos will help you with intarsia, mattress stitch, and embroidery to give your snake a cute lil forked tongue.

The kit comes with the printed pattern, enough yarn and and stuffing to knit two snakes in red and gold, plus color-coordinated pipe cleaners to give your snakes’ tails a stylish swivel. (The matching colors help keep the pipe cleaner invisible inside.)

Here’s to a year of just enough smarts and silliness to succeed 🐍

Thank you to Marilyn Passmore for tech editing and Kristine Brandel for testing 💛

A little behind-the-scenes after the jump!

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