http://mochimochiland.com/weblog Let's knit toys Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:15:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can you guess what they are by their silhouettes? Coming soon to the Mochimochi Shop! http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/tiny-things-collection-2-coming-soon/ I am so in love with these plates by artist Lisa Grue that are now on exhibit at gallery hanahou. The plates are Royal Copenhagen porcelain and hand-printed by Lisa. The neon pom-poms are just the perfect touch too! This is just part of Lisa's show "Owls Have More Fun," which is ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/delicious-dishes/ This may be my favorite Hugs photo yet! This sweet guy was made by Emily, aka Taffyyarn on Ravelry. Blythe doesn't seem so impressed by the attention, but those color schemes were just meant to be together. This cute photo reminds me to remind YOU to keep adding your photos ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/hugs-blythe/ I am way too excited about my new swift and yarn winder that I got only recently. (I didn't even know the wooden contraption was called a swift, that's how clueless I can be about knitting-related stuff.) See all that pretty green Cascade yarn in the bottom drawer over there? I ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/all-wound-up/ Since seeing Oiyi's fun-size versions of my Tiny Things Collection 1 patterns done in worsted yarn, I've been meaning to try out one of my Tiny patterns using bulky yarn to see just how much bigger the toy could get. I finally tried it, and it really worked! I made ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/not-so-tiny-elephant/ He's a pretty decent guy—just don't let him sell you any car insurance. It seems that nobody has suggested that I make a tiny caveman before, so this one is all me! http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/tiny-caveman/ I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my forthcoming book! You may have noticed it there on the right sidebar of my blog - if you click on that link, you can pre-order it and get it when it's released in late June. (It's also great if you want ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/my-book-cover/ John was helping me with stop motion animation software yesterday, and when I wasn't looking, he made this cute video of his toy Fry going for a walk! The toy comes from the Kidrobot Futurama series. http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/fry-takes-a-walk/ After visiting Brooklyn Flea on Saturday I stopped by Saffron down the street, and I was delighted to see this wonderful display of my Tiny Things that they have for sale. It's been lots of fun to finally have designed projects that are quick enough to justify selling a few. ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/03/tiny-things-at-saffron/ This one won't take messages, or look up a phone number, or find you directions. What does she look like, your secretary? Many people have requested a Tiny Telephone in the comments, but Harper was the first to do so, back in July of last year. Free pattern coming your way, ... http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/2010/02/tiny-telephone/