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Godfrey the Groundhog Now Available!

Posted on by Anna

Everyone’s second-favorite February holiday is fast approaching – it’s Groundhog Day on February 2nd, of course! Get ready to celebrate either the coming spring or six more awesome weeks of winter by knitting Godfrey the Groundhog, just added to the Mochimochi Shop! (He also makes a great gift for that other February holiday.)

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This top hat-wearing rodent is easy to spot in the wild: just keep an eye out for a sophisticated-looking mound of dirt!

Techniques for this interactive knit include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, I-cord, and mattress stitch.

Buy the pattern as a PDF download for $5 here!

Bunny Drawer Pull

Posted on by Anna

I was trying to do something with knitted bunny heads over the weekend, and feeling a little frustrated with it. At one point, in my exasperation, I sacrificed a bunny head to one of the drawer pulls on my desk. It popped right on!

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The backs of the plastic eyes kind of get in the way, but if I replace those with yarn eyes, I bet it would make a pretty good pull. So maybe I’ll make more to gussy up my desk.

You Guessed It!

Posted on by Anna

Those of you who guessed Groundhog Day on my last post are correct! That was too easy.

The pattern will be out very soon, but for now here’s another partial preview:

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That’s one suspiciously sophisticated-looking mound of dirt, no?

If you’re eager to get ready for it, the pattern calls for:
– Worsted-weight wool yarn (such as Cascade 220) in two shades of brown, black, and green
– Set of 7-inch long size 6 US (4.0 mm) double-pointed needles
– Tapestry needle
– One set of safety eyes
– Crochet hook
– Stuffing

Check back later this week for the pattern!

Hinty Hinty!

Posted on by Anna

A good friend of mine loves all holidays, but she especially loves a certain holiday that’s coming up soon. She requested a toy with a theme of this holiday about two years ago, and this year I finally got around to making her toy. I loved it so much that I also made a pattern for it. What is it?

Here’s a hint: The holiday does not begin with a V.

Here’s another hint:

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The pattern is coming soon to the Mochimochi Shop!

Crayon Physics Deluxe

Posted on by Anna

For everyone complaining about how they don’t have an iPhone to play the stacking cats game or an Xbox 360 to play Castle Crashers, John’s latest A.V. Club review is on Crayon Physics Deluxe, a delightful game that you can download for your PC.

You might recognize it from this YouTube video from 2007, before the game was fully developed.

(You can use a mouse to play the game instead of a magical pen on your computer, of course.)

I haven’t played it yet myself (I don’t have Windows on my Mac), but it looks like so much fun that I’ll have to try it soon. You can download Crayon Physics Deluxe for $20 here.