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Tiny Princess

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Winning caption by Jan:
Tiny Princess is keeping herself busy taking photos with her new camera while she’s waiting for her tiny prints to develop.

To add to the category of miniature people with cone-shaped hats (see Tiny Gnome and Tiny Wizard)…

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… it’s Tiny Princess!

As Tiny Princesses do, this one is waiting for her Tiny Prince to come. But she has to keep occupied in the meantime, right?

Tell us what Tiny Princess is up to in her spare time in the captions, and we’ll pick a favorite on Monday! The winner this time will get the PDF pattern for Flushie, the friendliest knitted throne!

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Knit Yourself a Toilet!

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It is my great honor to announce the release of the pattern for Flushie the Toilet!

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Flushie wants to be your new intimate friend. This intermediate pattern makes an interactive toy—Flushie’s lid can open and close for hours of potty talk! Perfect for toilet trainees and immature adults of all ages.

A pattern for Professor Plunger is included; additional accessories are limited only by your imagination!

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The pattern for Flushie is available as a PDF download for $7 in the Mochimochi Shop!

** Bathroom Bonus **

Every Flushie purchase through August 7th comes with a FREE pattern for Tubby the Bathtub!

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(A link to download the Tubby pattern will be emailed to you within 24 hours of your Flushie pattern purchase.)

Teeny-Tiny Diorama

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A couple months ago I made a diorama as a little visual promo for Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi—I’ll mostly be using it for in-person events, so I thought I’d share some pics here for people who won’t be able to see it in person.

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A diorama! The last time I made one of those, I think I was still in elementary school. I had a blast coming up with the scene that the Tinys from the book would inhabit. I determined early on that I needed a Tiny Chicken crossing the road, and her motivation turned out to be a pair of Tiny Fried Eggs.

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(The Tiny Armadillo to the right is playing the role of roadkill.)

Tiny Bride and Tiny Groom are perpetually tying the knot, with Tiny Xs and Os serving as their wedding party.

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And somehow a Tiny Caveman beating a Tiny Computer with his club seemed appropriate.

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To make the diorama, I used many of my samples that I already had on hand from taking the photos that appear in the book, so the only things I had to make new were the scenery and the letters. But those letters were a ton of work! I timed it, and it took me exactly 30 minutes to make one of the inch-tall Es in “Teeny-Tiny.” I love how they came out though.

Soupy, of course, says he could have done way better. And gimme that Tiny Chicken.

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If you live in NYC, you’ll be able to see this in person and get a signed copy of the book on September 8th at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio! (Check their website closer to the date for the details.)

Tiny Island

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Who says you can’t be an island?

Soon you’ll be able to make a Tiny Island of your own—this one’s going to be in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi! It’s coming out in just a few weeks! (I’ll also be previewing the actual photos from the book soon.)

No caption contest today, but we’ll get back to those next week. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Simons Family Photo Crew

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This week and next I’m in my hometown of Owasso, Oklahoma, to work with my book photographer, Brandi Simons. These have been some of my favorite times in the past couple of years—Brandi is such a joy to work with, and her photos are amazing. Remember this one?

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Brandi completely “gets” what I do with knitting, and she knows how to bring my toys to life with hilarious and beautifully shot scenes. She also shot the photos for Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi (coming out in less than a month!), and as you may have guessed, working with her again this summer means that you can expect another book in the future!

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Often Brandi will get her whole family involved in our shoots. Her husband Mike Simons is also a professional photographer, and her daughters Sonnie and Sarah are excellent models and assistants.

I so wish I could share the amazing images that are coming from our work this week, but that must wait until the book is published, which will take more than a year! But I’ll be doing some previews from Teeny-Tiny soon, so I’ll finally get to share what Brandi did last year. Stay tuned!

Tiny Interview on CRAFT

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Diane of CRAFT just posted an interview with me about my two years of tiny knitting on their blog.

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Her great questions really made me reflect on what the challenge is all about. For example, what have I learned from this process?

I’ve learned that animals and plants are easy to knit, and toasters and mailboxes are more difficult (but can be really exciting when done right). I’ve learned that I have more sticktoitiveness than I had ever thought, and I’ve learned that bamboo needles are extremely durable.

Thanks Diane!

Tiny Skunk

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Lookout!

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A knitted skunk is probably pretty safe, but maybe we shouldn’t take any chances. And I just realized that I forgot to give him a nose… maybe for the better as far as he’s concerned?

I’m traveling this weekend, so there won’t be a caption contest, but please leave yours in the comments anyway if you smell something funny!