One of my favorite mochimochi knitters is Sheila, aka QueenofSheeba on Ravelry, whose funny and creative projects have appeared on this blog from time to time. THIS time she’s been up something that I really wish I’d thought of first: combining mochis with hexipuffs to make mini dioramas she calls hexiscenes!
Not Betty [Biscuit the Baker pattern from Adventures in Mochimochi Land]
Do you wanna build a snowman? [Tiny Christmas Tree from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, Mochimochi Snowmen]
Tim Ber [Tiny Lumberjack from Tiny People 2]
Mawwiage [Tiny Bride & Groom from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi]
I asked Sheila where this idea came from, and this is what she said:
The Hexiscenes actually started out on a sad note. We got the call that my beloved mother-in-law had just entered a hospice for final care. (Sob) I didn’t know the rules for flowers in the facility etc but HAD to bring her something so she knew how much I love her and was thinking about her when I wasn’t there. (Sob! Sob!) It had to be knit and something she could just hold in her hand. It ended up being this:
We go together like peas and carrots [Tiny Baby Bunnies]
That is how the Hexiscene was created ~ with me crying my way through the first one!!! Now every one I make I smile (and cry a little!) thinking “Donna would have loved this!”
It’s touching how small knitted things can contain so much meaning. As you saw above, Sheila has continued to make many more hexiscenes—aside from being perfect little gifts, they seem to feed her dual addictions to tiny mochis and hexipuffs:
I have a thing for tinys as you know AND a thing for Hexipuffs. I have made about a bajillion puffs for chair back cushions, footstool covers, pillows, toys, and heading for five (yup-CRAZY) window quilts! I’m thinking in this drafty old farmhouse I should just start sticking them to the walls as I finish them for warmth-hehe. Not so practical for cleaning though… The point is I don’t want to stop making them OR tinys as you know!
I would love to post all of Sheila’s hexiscenes, but there are just too many at this point. OK, here’s one more—they’re getting more elaborate!
Under the sea [Ichigo the Adventurer from Adventures in Mochimochi Land, Tiny Nosey Fish]
OK, I only have so much bandwidth, so I encourage you to check out Sheila’s project page to see more.
These are wonderfully creative. Can you imagine how special these are as gifts!! Kudos to Sheila!!
OMG!!!! These are the GREATEST!!!! Love them!!!!
I’m so going to steal this idea. Thanks for sharing, Anna!
Too cute. Good way to focus grief into something positive.
What a fantastic idea. I am so glad she was able to make something lovely to help cheer an ill loved one and she can remember her every time she makes one.