Can you believe it’s May already? It’s about time I put this new springtime cross-stitch pattern in the Mochimochi Shop!
Author: Anna
How-to: Joining feet
I just got an email from someone who wanted some clarification on how to join the feet in the Mochimochi Reindeer pattern. It’s a very simple method, but not so simple to explain in words. Since I also use the same basic method for the Ninjabun and the Woodins patterns, it occurred to me that others might like a quick visual guide. Here goes!
How-to: Mattress Stitch
For a lot of knitters, seaming finished pieces together is their least favorite part of of a project—it’s time-consuming and can turn out so ugly. But for those who have joined the cult of mattress stitch, the technique of sewing pieces together on the right side for a virtually invisible seam, finishing is a relatively effortless and almost magical process. Mattress stitch is also a very handy skill for making great looking knitted toys.
New X-stitch Pattern: Merry Meadow
Can you believe it’s May already? It’s about time I put this new springtime cross-stitch pattern in the Mochimochi Shop!
I mostly worked on this pattern back in January, when springtime was just a pleasant dream, so I’m excited to finally release it! I think everyone can use some cute flowers and a little chaos and destruction for their wall.
The pattern, comprised of charts with symbols for colors, is available as a PDF download for $7.
Plus! If you buy the pattern before the end of May, you can get a big discount on it through CRAFT—see the details on the offer on the CRAFT blog. Thanks, CRAFT!
Tiny Chair
He just dealt with a mid-life crisis by getting reupholstered.
gardienne suggested a tiny chair in the comments way back in July of last year, so she gets a free pattern!
Naked Caveman!
Pretty much way cuter than a clothed caveman, don’t you think?
I like this idea, so maybe I’ll make a naked gnome next…
Why Does the Sun Shine?
Last year They Might Be Giants released a cool new video for Why Does the Sun Shine?, which is on their new kids’ album Here Comes Science. The video was animated by Hine Mizushima, who makes the most amazing needle-felted creatures. (You can see her work in Lost at Sea next week.)
So much fun!
I was listening to an old Radiolab podcast the other day, and they pointed out that this song, which was originally written in the ’60s, is a bit inaccurate because the sun is a plasma and not a gas. Oh well—it still rocks.
TV Guy is Going to Watch Golden Girls Reruns All Day Long
Here’s another little illustration of one of the patterns from Knitting Mochimochi, just for fun!
