Here’s an idea: let’s kick off November with a new cross-stitch pattern in the Mochimochi Shop!
The Forest Friends collection comes with charts for three little designs that will each fit into a 3″ embroidery hoop for framing. They’re very quick to stitch up, and also easy to frame! (A tutorial on how to frame them is included with the patterns.)
Forest Friends is available as a PDF download for $5 right here!
Update!: Check out more photos from the Tea Party/ Trunk Show at the gallery hanahou Flickr page.
Thank you to everyone who came out to on Saturday for the Mochimochi tea party and trunk show!
It was really cool to have a crowd see the show one last time before it was dismantled. (I was busy with that this morning—not as much fun as setting it up, but it certainly was much faster!)
After everyone enjoyed delicious cupcakes from Made Fresh Daily, I gave an unplanned talk and did a little Q&A about knitting toys, writing my book, and how the installation came about. It was a lovely gathering!
Because it was the last day of the show, people who purchased creatures from the installation were able to take them home right then. It was bittersweet moment when I snipped off a little “mochi” riding a cow for a visitor.
(You can also still order many of the little guys from the gallery online shop.)
This was the perfect way to wrap up the show. It’s now all packed away in bags, but it will all hopefully get unpacked again sometime soon in a different place!
Tiny Bat says Happy Halloween! He actually says that every weekend, not understanding that Halloween is only a once a year thing. (Tiny bats aren’t known for their intelligence.)
No caption contest this week, but let’s resume next week!
I got the most fun mail the other day! Madeline shares my passion for knitted tiny stuff, and she was sweet enough to send me a tiny knitted pumpkin of her own design.
I love it!
The inspiration for the pumpkin came from Madeline’s workplace—she manages the store housed in the giant pumpkin that you see in the photos.
Madeline referred to her package as “fan mail,” so I guess this is my first-ever fan mail—thrilling! Thank you, Madeline!
Just a reminder that this Saturday is your last chance to See “Greetings from Mochimochi,” My knitted installation at gallery hanahou in NYC!
Join me at the gallery for a trunk show and tea party on October 30th, from 2 to 4 pm: enjoy tea and cupcakes and the chance to buy little creatures right off the installation!
There will also be a selection of my other pieces on display (just for viewing).
Please RSVP to info@galleryhanahou.com so that we know how many cupcakes to get. See you there!
What to do with all that candy corn that you knitted from my free pattern? Paula Knits packaged hers into cute gifts!
(I love that she marked them clearly as a “trick,” just in case someone wonders if it’s edible.) These would be really fast to put together in time for Halloween!
Now that my show is up (and soon to be down, sadly!), I’ve had a little more time to do stuff with my hands other than knitting. Like gaming! I’ve finally had a chance to play Limbo, which I mentioned here a few months back. I’m really enjoying this game—it’s so beautiful and creepy! Definitely suitable for right around Halloween.
I love the spooky, lonely atmosphere of this game, whose visuals are entirely in shades of gray, with no dialog or even numbers or letters on the screen. It’s basically a puzzle game, with many unsettling twists.
Another little game that got my attention lately is Super Meat Boy, which John recently reviewed for the A.V. Club.
I haven’t played this one myself yet, but it looks like a fantastic platformer, and the art is wacky and superb. You’re a little cube of meat in this game, and that comes with fun splatting sound effects and meaty residue that you leave everywhere you land. Even as a vegetarian, I can appreciate this.
Whoa, Halloween is this weekend, people! You may have your costume all ready, but how about your knitted treats? There’s still plenty of time to whip up a few Boos for your favorite tricksters!
I was checking out the recent Boo additions on Ravelry the other day, and realized that there are now over 500 projects listed! Here’s a small selection of some that caught my eye this time.
Sometimes the subtlest design details are the coolest. I love this striped Boo from Nettischaf:
Browny is a sweet little modest Boo from Junovela:
I love the colors and the awesome button on Tracy’s Boo:
Aranyita’s disco bats appear to be ready to get down this Halloween:
As always, Boos are better in twos, and better yet in threes—as snapper’s Boos know!
Hey, Boo is now 2 years old! I’ve been astounded by the popularity of this simple knitted toy that I designed a while back, and it delights me every time I see a new incarnation of this little guy.