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Fry Takes a Walk

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.

Tiny Things at Saffron

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.

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It’s been lots of fun to finally have designed projects that are quick enough to justify selling a few. And they’ve been selling!

If you’re ever in Brooklyn, please stop by this shop! They have fresh flowers, vintage clothing, jewelry, and a few other little things handmade by locals. (I also blogged about Saffron when my friend Kana opened it last year.)

Tiny Telephone

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This one won’t take messages, or look up a phone number, or find you directions. What does she look like, your secretary?

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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, Harper!

Class at Brooklyn General March 7th

I’m so excited to be teaching a class on how to knit my Tiny Elephant at Brooklyn General next Sunday!

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If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll join me in learning the basics of knitting small with double-pointed needles, plus other techniques like I-cord and picking up stitches.

Participants in the class will get the Tiny Things Collection 1 pattern (including Tiny Elephant, Tiny Corn, Tiny Violin, and Tiny Toothpaste) PLUS the yet-to-be-released Tiny Things Collection 2 patterns. That’s right—you’ll get the new patterns before anyone else!

The two-hour class will be 10 am to 12 pm at Brooklyn General on Sunday, March 7th, and the cost is $50 plus materials. (You’ll need size one dpns, fingering-weight yarn, and a small tapestry needle.) To sign up, please call the store at 718-237-7753.

I’m planning to hang around a bit after the class for a trunk show of my patterns, so please stop by and say hi even if you don’t take the class. See you there!

Oooh Tessellations

I’ve been on a tessellation kick lately with a new cross-stitch design that I’m working on. Having grown up on Square One, this song has been in my head a lot in the past few weeks. Way catchier than the original!

Here’s what my dino tessellation is looking like. I’m pretty excited about it.

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Jell-O-Scape

I was wowed when I saw these photos of a Jell-O San Francisco done by Liz Hickok on Beautiful Decay last week.

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On her website, she describes how she makes the molds, then lights them from below and photographs them for exhibition. Because they fall apart so quickly, many of her exhibitions are comprised only of photos and videos of the Jell-O sculptures.

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Aren’t they incredible? I love the idea of a knitted landscape too (something I’m in the beginning stages of working on), so I’m finding this project especially inspiring!

Soupy’s Spoon

Soupy found a plastic spoon in a bag of takeout that we got, and he started playing with it obsessively! Soupy and his spoon were practically the cutest thing ever.

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He got a little self conscious about it when I started taking pictures, but he still played with it for me.

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He loves his spoon so much that we can’t just take it away from him, so now we have a plastic spoon lying around our apartment, along with balls of paper, cardboard boxes, and other pieces of trash that our cats treat like treasure. Sometimes these “toys” get a little out of hand.

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But you just can’t say no to that face, right?

Tiny Lamp

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This guy’s a little tired of everyone always yanking his chain!

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He can only hope that someone will hook him up to a “clap on” system someday.

Shelbi was the first to suggest a Tiny Lamp in the comments back in July of last year, so she gets a free pattern!