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Now for the final 10 of our 20 semifinalists! We are super-impressed by all of these amazingly cute and funny photos.

Based on the comments you leave on this post and yesterday’s post, we’ll narrow the 20 down to 10 finalists for the official vote next week.

slugs vs. snails (baseball) by giolou

For this incredible photo, the knitter put together an entire miniature baseball game, complete with diamond, tiny bats and balls, and itty-bitty snail and slug players. Then Rainycloud had to come and ruin it all. (Check out the entire play-by-play series of photos in the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group.)

Uh-oh’s! by KnitXcorE

We love the storybook look of this photo, and those Uh-Ohs are REALLY surprised about something.

Stackable cats (red, white, and blue) by Amy Hammond

What could be better than three Stackable Cats? Four Stackable Cats! The knitter modified the pattern for a tiny cat to top things off. Super!

Butterfull Working Out by mjernigan08

Poor Butterfull has good intentions, but his little arms are just to short to reach that barbell! (Well, reaching for it counts for something, right?)

Bobs in their natural habitat by VixHg

These colorful Bobs have made their home amongst thorny briars in this awesome nature shot.

Look Ma, No Hands! by mikkers!

Ta daa! Looper performs an amazing balancing act.

Slug Checkers by denise.y.cheung

Hee hee! I love how focused the cats look on their game. This is a great combination of two patterns.

Butterfull (in flowers) by NuttyIrishmanKnits

Uber-cute photo, and I love the one droopy antenna!

Cat grass by The Knitwit

Definitely a one-in-a-million photo of kitty and Grass at play!

Tubby (and octopus) by PrettyCranium

Tubby doesn’t seem all that thrilled to be hosting the octopus’s bath time, but the combo with hansigurumi’s pattern is genius!

Which of these do you LOVE? Let us know in the comments! Then check back next week (probably Monday) for the big vote!

Whew! John and I just went through the more than 500 photos entered in this year’s Mochimochi Photo Contest. We are astounded by your creativity!

It wasn’t easy for us to narrow down the photos (we each had to fight for a few of our favorites), so like last year, we’re going to ask for your help when we post the 20 semifinalists later this week. Then, the official voting will commence when we have selected 10 finalists.

But first, we have so many excellent entries this year that we’ve also selected 20 honorable mentions! Today we are pleased to announce, in no particular order, the first ten photos to receive honorable mentions.

Chick Riding a Chicken by Jenn! (knits a lot)

Somehow, the grownup chicken doesn’t look too thrilled to be Chick’s ride.

Cheesy Story by mariannes_stuff

This Mischievous Mouse tries to dispose of some yucky phony cheese.

Tubby by Bitter-Sweet-

Tubby looks right at home on the tile floor!

Breast Cancer Awareness Bobs by The Knitwit

It’s wonderful to see Bobs do their part for a good cause.

Moss Reindeer by rhiannon76

Don’t worry about this Reindeer catching cold—his antlers and hooves are fuzzy-wuzzy-warm.

Eeeek! by Knittygirlie

A couple of Blythes have to think fast when confronted by a miniature Evolving Punk crawling out of the sewer!

Butterfulls by kimberlane2050

Beautiful colorful Butterfulls!

Angry Bob by BadKittyKnits

Bob Sr. is disapproving of of Bob Jr.’s rock ‘n roll lifestyle in this scene. Isn’t that cute? Even Bobs have generation gaps.

Snails on Camera by lulubelleknits

We love the visual pun of this photo. The snails are cute too!

Guinea Pigs Eat Grass by greensausage

Grass can neither run nor hide from these hungry little guinea pigs.

Congrats to these clever photographers! Tomorrow we’ll have the next ten honorable mentions, so stay tuned!

The pattern for Lucky is now available in the Mochimochi Shop!

This pattern is a quick knit with minimal seaming. Techniques include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles and mattress stitch.

Buy the pattern as a PDF download here!

Update: Thank you to Simply Knitting for featuring Mochimochi Land and Lucky on their blog!

A Texas knitter named Kathy (who designs her own patterns at Platypus Dreams) recently contacted me about knitting some Dust Bunnies to raffle off at a fund raiser for the House Rabbit Resource Network, or HRRN, an organization that educates the public about proper care of rabbits and facilitates rabbit rescues and adoptions. How appropriate for the little guys!

Kathy’s Dust Bunnies attended HHRN’s 15th Anniversary Party, where they mingled with members and their live rabbits. Here are some of the photos from the party that Kathy shared with me:

Who knew bunnies like to be so cozy?

And the Dust Bunnies were adopted by the raffle winner!

I’m really happy that the Dust Bunnies could help the HHRN. If you have a charity you’d like to make or sell Mochimochi Land toys for, let me know! (You can email me at info [at] mochimochiland [dot] com.) I love to know what causes the toys are helping, and it’s great to see photos too!