http://mochimochiland.com/weblog Let's knit toys Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:03:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My hard drive crashed last week. The techy people I took it to told me it would be a week to fix, but it's now been well over a week, and their new estimate is "we have no idea how long it's going to take." I was hoping to keep ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/beep-boop-crash/ I get so excited when I see the first completed toy that someone else has made from one of my patterns. It always seems like a small miracle that a few lines of written instructions can yield a similar but totally unique creation in another's hands. Disco Smurf was eager ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/disco-smurfs-captain-capacitor/ This is a free and easy pattern for everyone to enjoy. Please check out the Mochimochi Shop for more patterns that you'll love! Hey geek knitters! Get started on a knitted circuit board with Captain Capacitor! He's ready to save the day with his superhuman energy storing capabilities. You'll need: - Worsted-weight ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/free-pattern-captain-capacitor/ Droplets by JamFactory, which debuted earlier this year, are a great example of a reversible toy. Right side up, they're happy little guys (well, all but one of them are)... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/droplets/ Two new free patterns are on their way! We'll start with Captain Capacitor later this week, and little Resisty will follow soon after. Get ready with your knitted circuit boards! While I'm on the topic of geeky knitted toys inspired by my husband, I want to take the opportunity to ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/coming-soon-captain-capacitor-and-resisty-the-resistor/ The votes are in for the 2008 Mochimochi Photo contest! It was clear from the way the votes came in over the last two days that each of the 10 finalists had their fans. In all, we received almost 1,000 votes! The results are exciting, too. But first, John and ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/photo-contest-08-winners/ The votes are coming in fast and furious—over 650 so far! We're going to close the polls at midnight Wednesday night (Eastern Time), so if you haven't voted yet, do so now! http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/last-day-to-vote/ Update: The polls are now closed! Stay tuned for the winners! The polls are now open for the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest!! Thanks to your help in the semifinals round, we have narrowed the 20 semifinalist photos down to 10 outstanding finalists. Like last year's vote, you can vote for as ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/the-big-vote/ 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 ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/photo-contest-08-semifinalists-round-two/ It's semifinals time! Today we're posting the first 10 of 20 semifinalists in the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest. Like last year, John and I selected semifinalists based on originality of subject, creativity of knitting, and quality of photo. So many photos met these criteria, it was amazing! We need to ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2008/08/photo-contest-08-semifinalists-round-one/