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Press
Check out the buzz on Mochimochi Land! (and scroll down for publications and shows)
CRAFT Blog
“Two Years of Tiny Knitting: An Interview with Anna Hrachovec”, July 18, 2011
Knit Today July 2011: “The Sky’s the Limit”
AP story “Knitters Take to the Streets,” June 3, 2011
New York Magazine website
Featured Mother’s Day product, April 2011
Knit Today
“In the spotlight” interview, December 2010
Craftsanity podcast, Episode 122: “Greetings from Anna Hrachovec’s Mochimochi Land,” December 20, 2010
Must Have Cute, “Boo the Bat Knitting Pattern,” November 9, 2010
AP story “New Wave of Monster Crafts are Frightfully Fun,” October 7, 2010
The Storque
“How-Tuesday: Petite Pencil from Mochimochi Land”, September 28, 2010
[Anna's] work is a lovable fusion of humor, Japanese kawaii elements, unexpected scale, and good old fashioned hand-knitting.
Design for Mankind
“A Knitted Asparagus”, September 20, 2010
Shut up. You know there’s nothing cuter than a yarn veggie.
Knit Today September 2010: “Knitted Pigeons Flock to Trafalgar Square”
Simply Knitting, “Blog review: Mochimochi Blog”, September 3, 2010
Juxtapoz
“Get Knitting” (interview), August 17, 2010
Anna loves knitting, but she is not your usual run of the mill scarves and hats type of lady! No, Anna’s special knitting talent comes in the shape of extremely cute little animals and creatures no bigger than your fingertip.
YarnCraft Podcast, Episode 72: Inside Design (interview), August 3, 2010
Ready Made Craft Blog, “Knitted Gastropod Tutorial from Mochimochi Land”, July 27, 2010
Knit Picks Podcast, episode 144: “Interview with Anna Hrachovec”, July 23, 2010
Knitty First Fall 2010: Knitting Mochimochi Review
Knit Spirit: “Anna Hrachovec: the crazy toys knitter,” (interview) July 8, 2010
Simply Knitting July 2010: “On the Needles” (interview)
Crochet Today July/August 2010: “Playtime Patterns”
Londonist “Tiny Perching Pigeons in Trafalgar Square,” June 22, 2010
CRAFT Blog: “Make Space for Crafting Interview,” April 21, 2010
Knit Picks Podcast, episode 117: Featured patterns, October 14, 2009
Super Cute Kawaii: “Mochimochi,” August 11, 2009
Let’s Knit August 2008: “18 Reasons to Knit for Your Home!”
The Martha Stewart Show: Featured audience member, February 26th, 2008
Boing Boing: “Knitted Snake Devours Mouse,” May 1, 2007
Publications
Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec, Potter Craft, 2011
Me Make Monster by Jenny Harada: “Nom-Nom-Nomsters” pattern, North Light, 2010
Knitting Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec, Watson-Guptill, 2010
CRAFT Blog: CRAFT Pattern Podcast “Tiny Perching Pigeons” pattern, June 4, 2010
Craft Magazine #6: “Which Came First?” pattern
Knitty Fall 2007: Woodins
Shows
“Mochimochi Worlds” (solo show) at Smallspace, Berlin, April 6 – 10, 2011 [Part of Pictoplama Festival Character Walk]
“Luv-able + Hug-able” at gallery hanahou, December 9, 2010 – January 14, 2011
“Greetings from Mochimochi” (solo show) at gallery hanahou, NYC, October 7 – 29, 2010
“Plush You LA” at Munkey King, LA, August 26 – September 19, 2010
“Lost at Sea″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, May 6, 2010 – June 11, 2010
“Luv-able and Hug-able 3″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, December 3, 2009 – January 9, 2010
“Plush You 2009” at Schmancy in Seattle, October 10 – November 12, 2009
“Luv-able and Hug-able 2″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, December 4, 2008 – January 7, 2009
“Plush You SF” at Double Punch in San Francisco, November 7, 2008
“Plush You 2008” at Schmancy in Seattle, October 10 – November 20, 2008
“Luv-able and Hug-able” at gallery hanahou, NYC, November 8 – December 21, 2007
“Plush You 2007” at Nancy in Seattle October 15 – November 15, 2007
“Luv-able and Hug-able” at Gallery LELE, Tokyo, January – February 2007