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Tiny Lemon

Posted on May 27, 2011July 2, 2011 by Anna

Winning caption by Michelle:
Tiny dyslexic lemon isn’t afraid of being squeezed, but don’t show him the melon baller!

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This weekend marks the official start of lemonade season! But I have a feeling this Tiny Lemon isn’t so excited about that.

Leave your Tiny Lemon caption in the comments (one per person, please) and this time our favorite will win a free PDF pattern for Campy and the Mallows!

Because of Memorial Day, we’ll choose our favorite caption on Tuesday. Good luck, and have a great weekend!

Put a Ring on It

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Anna

One of the cool things about Tinys is that you can easily make them into different things like ornaments, pins, or jewelry. Check out this Tiny Gnome ring I made yesterday!

It’s really easy to do. I just made a knitted band out of the yarn I had leftover from knitting my gnome. For my medium-sized finger, I cast on 24 sts onto size 1 DPNS and worked a k1, p1 rib for 3 rounds, then bound off the stitches.

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I used the loose ends on the band to stitch the gnome on, and now he’s turned into fashion! (He’s pretty proud of himself.) You can do this with pretty much any Tiny pattern—all you have to do is figure out how many stitches you need to cast on for the band.

If you make a Tiny ring, be sure to sure a photo in the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group so we can all see!

Tiny Burger Kit on NY Mag Website

Posted on May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 by Anna

This is kind of old news, but in April my Tiny Burger kit was featured on the New York Magazine website as a nifty gift for Mother’s Day!

The kit was featured as a product available at Saffron, the lovely boutique in Brooklyn that carries my kits and a few of my hand-knit Tinys.

There are several retailers now carrying my kits— if one is near you, please check them out and help support a local business!

In NYC:

Brooklyn General
Knitty City
Purl Soho (coming soon!)

Outside of NYC:

Clay Wood & Cotton (Beacon, NY)
Cloverhill (Catonsville, MD)
Essential Knits (Grantham, NH)
Schmancy (Seattle, WA)

My Tiny Kits are available at wholesale prices to retailers, so please email me if you’re interested in them for your store!

Sozi’s Cake

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Anna

My souvenir from Berlin just arrived! It came beautifully wrapped…

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…and inside was a framed illustration by Rilla Alexander!

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It came from her exhibition that was happening in Berlin at the same time as mine, as part of the Pictoplasma Festival. (Rilla is an Australian artist who lives in Berlin.) The adorable character is Sozi, Rilla’s alter-ego who also stars in a new picture book called Her Idea. Highly recommended for those who love beautiful illustrations and stories about creativity!

John is a big fan of cake, so that’s why the illustration is perfect for us. Can’t wait to hang it near my desk!

Tiny Grub a Reality TV Star?

Posted on May 23, 2011May 25, 2011 by Anna

Thank you all for your terrific captions for our Tiny Grub! Many of them were first-person grub quotes, including our favorite…

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Celebrities in my jungle, this won’t end well.

Hilarious! The author of that witticism is Mummy, who wins a free Tiny kit from the Mochimochi Shop!

Also, there was a very strong runner-up this time that we simply have to give props to as well:

There once was a tiny yarn grub
Who wished for a bath in a tub
So that he would be clean,
White and pristine,
Instead of in need of a scrub!

That adorable poem was from Lydia. We thought she deserved something too, so she’s getting the Tiny Things Collection 5 Patterns. Yay!

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

Tiny Grub

Posted on May 20, 2011July 2, 2011 by Anna

Winning caption by Mummy:
Celebrities in my jungle, this won’t end well.

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It’s a Tiny Grub! What does a Tiny Grub think about all day while he’s lying around being grubby? Leave your cute/funny caption in the comments (one per person please), and we’ll pick our favorite on Monday to win…

… you probably guessed it, a free Tiny Kit!

The winner will get to choose from Tiny Buger, Panda, Zombie, Frog, or Bee. So get captioning!

Tiny Kits Now in the Mochimochi Shop!

Posted on May 19, 2011May 25, 2011 by Anna

UPDATE 5/20: Thank you to CRAFT for blogging about the kits!

I’m happy to announce that my Tiny Kits are now available in the Mochimochi Shop!

The kits come with a pattern (obviously) and enough fingering-weight yarn (Cascade Heritage, which is a wool/nylon blend) and stuffing to make multiple Tinys. Make them into earrings, gift toppers, or carry them around in your pocket for good luck!

Available kits are for Tiny Zombie, Bee, Panda, Burger, and Frog.

You’ll just need a set of size 1 DPNs, a tapestry needle, and a couple of hours to make the little guys.

p.s. These patterns won’t be in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, in case you were wondering!

Toy Design Class at Brooklyn General June 26

Posted on May 19, 2011May 19, 2011 by Anna

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With encouragement from nice knitters on Twitter, I’ve decided to offer a class on designing your own knitted toy! Wouldn’t that be fun?

If you’re experienced knitter who loves toys in the NYC area, I hope you’ll sign up for my 3-D Toy Design Class at Brooklyn General on June 26th. (Experienced just means that you have an understanding of basic construction and experience with knitting in the round.) You’ll bring a sketch of an animal, doll, or any other kind of character, and we’ll make a plan for how you can turn it into a knitted toy design.

I think it will be a blast seeing what people come up with and figuring out the best design together. A little simple math and geometry will be involved, plus a lot of tricks and techniques that I’ve picked up in 4 years of toy designing.

Date/Time: Sunday, June 26, 1-4 pm

Price: $75

Level: Experienced (an understanding of basic construction and experience with knitting in the round)

Supplies needed:
– One or two sketches of toys you’d like to design
– Worsted-weight yarn in two colors and size 5 double-pointed needles