Category: Knitted Things

Snails vs. Slugs: The Eating Contest

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Anna

For their third and final competition, the snails and slugs are battling it out in a gastronomical challenge of epic proportions. Whoever can devour their leaves first will be the superior species!

However, a third party seems to have disrupted an otherwise fair fight…

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The slugs may not have won this round, but one snail in particular has most certainly lost.

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I think that leaves us with no clear winner in Snails vs. Slugs, but a very happy bird instead.

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No matter, though—the others are still blithely munching away.

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And thus concludes our pointless competition.

If you missed the first two rounds, you can see them here and here, and you can also knit some snails and slugs for yourself with this free pattern.

Update: Thank you to Plush You and Softies Central for featuring the Eating Contest!

Finished Loopers

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Anna

Since I released the Looper pattern at Loops a couple of weeks ago, there are now a few completed Loopers roaming the earth!

Svendel came all the way from Arkansas to attend last Saturday’s class at Loops, and she finished her little guy in no time! I could tell that she would, since she knits faster than I do.

Her Looper is king of the laptop!

It’s awesome to see someone finish the project we started in the class.

Pattern tester extraordinaire Miki wasn’t in the class, but she was sweet enough to give the pattern a try while it was still in the works. She recently wrote about her Looper on her blog, with the cutest photos.

I was happy to see that Miki also entered her pics in the Mochimochi Photo Contest!

Miki details her full experience with the pattern in her blog post, which I really appreciate. Thank you, Miki!

Grass in Stop Motion

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Anna

Annie, an avid knitter of Grass, recently sent me a video that she and her friend made about a grassy adventure in the front yard.

Annie says they “failed” at the stop motion, but I think they did a fine job, and the video is hilarious. (I especially love the smoking scenes!)

Maybe next year’s photo contest will have to include a category for video…

Dusty Bunnies

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Anna

It recently occurred to me that it might be time to do some dusting…

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A new pattern coming very soon!

Free Scarf Pattern by Anla

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Anna

Anla, the “almost 12”-year-old knitter who made a terrific Butterfull a couple months ago, has published her first free pattern on her blog!

This boho-chic scarf looks quick to knit up, and great for a cool spring day or early fall.

I’m pretty blown away by Anla’s expertise. When I was 11 I think I was playing with bugs or something….

Lucky (or Splat?)

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Anna

Since I made it for the “Plush You” show at Schmancy last year, I’ve gotten a lot of inquiries about Squirrel-Infested Tree. I was happy to find that there was interest in a pattern, but since I made it as a one-of-a-kind toy, there is no pattern for it (and the toy has since been sold). But I love trees, especially less-than-happy trees, so I recently made another to be available as a pattern.

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This is Lucky—or maybe Splat, I haven’t decided yet. He’s not having such a great day, but the birds tell him that to be pooped on is a sign of good luck. He’s not convinced.

Any preference on the name? Or if you have other name suggestions, I would love to hear them!