I can’t not share this photo John took yesterday of a squirrel who really knows how to relax.
Sadly I am out of town and missed seeing it in person! Captions, of course, are welcome.
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Tiny Skunk
Lookout!
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!
Tiny Gnome at the Beach
I love this photo that Ravelry user Slohman took of Tiny Gnome on vacation!
Isn’t it fun how a simple color alteration can give this guy a new outfit (or no outfit at all, in the case of the dancing naked gnomes)? I wonder what else Tiny Gnome can do with the right threads…
If you’re looking for it, the Tiny Gnome pattern is available in the Mochimochi Shop, and it will also be included in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, coming out next month!
By the way, thank you for all the super sweet birthday wishes yesterday! 30 is off to a good start!
Coming Soon: Flushie the Toilet
Look who’s going to make a splash soon in Mochimochi Land!
I’m kind of ridiculously excited about this design—as fellow toy designer Katie Boyette must know, it feels like a real accomplishment to figure out how to knit a toilet. The pattern for Flushie the Toilet and his sidekick Professor Plunger will be in the Mochimochi Shop any day now.
Flushie seemed somehow appropriate for today because it’s my birthday, and I’m turning 30! I am not ashamed to be a real grownup age and knitting toilets for a living.
Tiny Pineapple Has Many Talents
Tiny Pineapple may neither be a pine nor an apple, but that doesn’t mean he can’t do a whole lot!
Grilled, mashed, baked, conserved,
Dried, fried, sliced or preserved,
Tiny Piney can do them all,
Even though he’s oh-so small!
That clever poem is courtesy of Gulnoza, our caption contest winner! That means she wins a free PDF pattern for Uh-Ohs. Nice job!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a caption—there were many really cute ones! (And now I get to go eat that pineapple.)
Tiny Pineapple
Winning caption by Gulnoza:
Grilled, mashed, baked, conserved,
Dried, fried, sliced or preserved,
Tiny Piney can do them all,
Even though he’s oh-so small!
As we all know, a Tiny Pineapple neither comes from a tiny pine tree nor is related to a tiny apple. So where did this peculiar tiny fruit come from?
Leave your caption in the comments to this post, and we’ll pick our favorite on Monday. The winner will get a free PDF pattern for Uh-Ohs, a Mochimochi Land classic!
Mini Rubber Cat
Look who got a new little friend!
Since we live in a small apartment, we try to keep our knickknacks to a minimum, except when it comes to vintage rubber cats. We found the bigger one at a flea market in Manhattan several years back, and I just got the mini one from my mother-in-law as an early birthday present. I probably could not have been more excited about an unexpected present. Thank you, Bonney!
Two Years of Tiny Knitting
That’s right—last Friday’s Tiny Firecracker marks two years of knitting tiny animals, foods, people, and other various things. It started with a Tiny Brain on July 1st, 2009, then continued every weekday that month. After that, I was having so much fun that I’ve kept up the Tiny Challenge on a weekly basis ever since.
Some of the Tinys have been more successful than others, but it’s been a rewarding challenge. Coming up with a new Tiny to knit every week has forced me to take a regular break from current projects to brainstorm and problem solve. I’m made Tinys while I was on vacation, while I was under the weather, and while I thought I was way too busy to make time for it. And I’m glad I did! Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi is a direct result from this project, but even if it hadn’t turned into a book, I would still see it as a fulfilling way to spend a few hours each week.
Click around on the image above to be taken to the original blog posts.
Now for the question: will I keep it up? I don’t see why I should stop now—my love for Tiny knitting is as strong as ever—so I think I’ll keep making Tinys as long as I can. Maybe the project will change a bit over the next year, though. I would rather be flexible about the challenge and keep it meaningful rather than continue it just to try to break my own record.
If you’ve ever thought about doing a creative challenge, whether to be documented on a blog or just something to do in private, I encourage you to start today! Make an illustration each week, write a poem every month, or take an improv class. I’ll continue to knit and see what happens next.