Winning caption by Radioactivegan:
Tiny Llama didn’t know why he caused such a stir when he told everyone he was the dolly’s llama.
All this Tiny Llama wants is a caption. And a snack. Leave your funny Tiny Llama caption in the comments, and we’ll pick our favorite on Monday to win a free PDF pattern from the Mochimochi Shop!
Update: Thank you to CRAFT for sharing this!
I just finished making the biggest (and final!) thing that will be in my show in Berlin.
It’s a rainbow asteroid scarf! It measures about 26 feet long. That’s a lot of scarf…
But it’s not for wearing. It’s meant to hang throughout the show, starting at one end on the needles of the giant yarn ball (which is now anthropomorphic and holding a pair of knitting needles), and ending up around the neck of the Snowman Planet. I guess you’ll just have to see it.
The show opens April 6th at Smallspace gallery in Berlin. Join us for the opening at 7 pm if you can!
Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Maine visiting relatives. A trip to Maine isn’t complete without an hour or two at an antique mall, but I don’t have room for many cool knickknacks in my little apartment, so I usually go home empty handed. This time I was smart and headed for the boxes full of antique postcards. I managed to take home three extra special ones for a song.
I can’t wait for 2012 to get here, because then I can wish someone the most terrifyingly happy new year ever!
Here’s another New Years card from Europe that’s bursting with unusual symbolism. Nothing says Happy New Year like mushrooms, clovers, and cannons, right?
(My dad interpreted the mushrooms to be champagne corks, which makes more sense. But boy, they do look like mushrooms, don’t they? And I saw clovers on several New Years cards, so I’m thinking that’s a European thing? Either way, I still think this card is creepier than the sum of its parts.)
And lastly, what’s more lucky than a dismembered piece of rabbit? How about a disturbingly illustrated one?
I’m really looking forward to someone’s next job interview, or maybe marriage. Good luck!
The winner of this week’s Tiny Leprechaun caption contest wrote a cute poem that sums up what this little guy is all about!
Congrats to Caroline, who for her clever poem wins a free pattern from the Mochimochi Shop!
We wrapped up our silent auction for Japan on Friday with a high bid of $270! That full amount has already gone to the American Red Cross, and my silly knitted factory will be going to a good home.
Thank you very much to our top bidder and to everyone who submitted a bid.
Whether or not you participated, we encourage you to give to the American Red Cross for Japan relief efforts if you haven’t already. The situation is still desperate for so many people there and recovery will take a long time.
We love you Japan!
Winning caption by Caroline:
If rather than ”top o’ the mornin”,
You’re tired, fed up and mean,
Pop me in your pocket and smile
At something Irish, wee, and green!
(me!)
I pretty much entirely missed St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, so I’m making up for it today with this little guy!
We’ve all heard what leprechauns do, but a tiny leprechaun deserves his own special tiny leprechaun lore, don’t you think? Leave your lore in the comments, and the writer of the best caption will win a free PDF from the Mochimochi Shop on Monday!
Live in NYC? You can join me and Brooklyn General for a Doughknits workshop at The City Bakery on March 31st!
The workshop will be part of the City Bakery Night of Knitting on the Rocks, which will include cocktails, hot chocolate, food, and knitting workshops by local yarn stores.
Tickets are $45 and space is limited. Find out more at the Facebook event page and buy tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.
Not able to make it to this event? The doughnut pattern will be part of the next Tiny Things pattern collection coming soon to the Mochimochi Shop!
I stopped by the Lion Brand Yarn Studio the other day to pick up some yarn and check out their new space-themed window. It’s fabulous!
I was really amused that “space” is the theme for their March window—I found this out last month when I asked them about contributing yarn to my own upcoming knitted solar system show. Funny coincidence, huh? But the displays will be totally different, as you can probably imagine. They definitely don’t have a Snowman planet in there.
Be sure to stop by to see this if you’re in NYC. The backside is just as charming—the spaceman has a pack of Vanna’s Choice on his back!