Happy Father’s Day!
Author: Anna
Perch a Pigeon in Public
So tomorrow is World Wide Knit in Public Day! Believe it or not, I rarely knit in public myself, but I think it’s a great way to show fiber pride, educate people about the awesomeness of the craft, and recruit new knitters.
If you’re looking for a project to knit in public tomorrow, I have just the thing! Tiny Perching Pigeons is a free pattern that I designed a few years ago, originally for the purpose of knitting in public with the awesome people of Stitch London.
These guys knit up really fast, and if you’re so inclined, they’re a really fun project to leave behind for others to discover.
Speaking of leaving knitted presents for strangers, did you know there was an entire Ravelry group devoted to knitting tiny bunnies and hiding them around the world? They have more than 600 members!
You can find the free pattern for Tiny Baby Bunnies here.
If you’ll be knitting mochis, please take pictures and share in our Flickr group!
Free Pattern: Knit Kid and Purl Girl
This is an intermediate-level pattern for everyone to enjoy. Check out the Mochimochi Shop for more patterns that you’ll love!
What’s that up in the air? Is it a bird? Is a drone?
Photo by Brandy Fortune
It’s a new pattern come to save us all!
Knit Kid and Purl Girl are faster than a speeding yarn swift, more powerful than a knitting machine, and able to untangle knots with a single tug!
When they’re not handling yarn emergencies, they lend their bold and creative problem solving to anyone who carries them in their pocket.
These guys knit up in an hour or two with no seams and very little yarn, so they make perfect “just-because” gifts and party favors.
Let’s Knit Monkeys!
Look who’s finally arrived in the shop!
The Zaru the Monkey pattern is finally here, and I hope you find him worth the wait. This guy wants to swing from your trees and make general mischief with his ridiculously long tail. Knit him for yourself and your monkey-loving friends!
He’s now available as a PDF download for $6 in the Mochimochi Shop.
It’s a really long tail!
See how I designed Zaru in this guest post that I did for Whipup last year.
More Wooly Woods Now Online
New photos from my April solo show The Wooly Woods are now on my art website!
Most of the photos were taken by my sister-in-law Jenna, who was my awesome travel companion to Berlin for this show. (Check out her gorgeous website, especially if you live in the NYC or New England area.)
I’ve also just listed the remaining eight pieces from the show in my shop. Shipping is free within the US!
If you’d like to receive news about my artwork and other non-pattern projects, you can sign up for my occasional newsletter here on annahrachovec.com.
New Tutorial for Joining I-cord Legs
I just put a new tutorial up on the How-to page: How to join I-cord legs together. It’s an essential technique for knitting tiny gnomes, pirates, chefs—all manner of little creatures that walk around on two legs.
How to: Joining I-cord Legs
Many of my patterns for tiny people and other characters use the technique of joining legs together seamlessly into the piece. It’s a simple process, but one that’s best shown in a series of photos that I can’t normally fit into the space of a pattern. So here’s a tutorial on exactly how to do it.
Final Feathers
Is it really the last day of May? I guess that means we need to squeeze in a few more of your bird photos today to finish out the month!
From Salla Ahola, adorable tiny pigeons go on a spring boat trip.
I’m a little worried for the purple bird in the front of the boat, who doesn’t seem to be wearing a life vest! But I guess birds can fly, too, so maybe a spill wouldn’t be a big deal.
Two picnicking squirrels encounter a hummingbird in this sweet scene by Jennifer:
Actually, there’s something very pigeon-like about that hummingbird, although I can’t quite put my finger on it…
And last but not least, FatalsAttraction recreated a haunting scene from a classic Mochimochi horror flick…
Don’t mess around with ghost chickens, I guess!
Thanks again to all of you who entered our Fine Feathered Photo Contest! Whether or not you joined in this time, please keep adding your photos of Mochimochi toys to our Flickr group. They might appear here on the blog, and they’ll automatically be entered in our big annual photo contest in the fall!