How many hot dogs have you eaten so far this summer? The number might be lower if they all looked like this guy…

I think the mini version made by NoDice is way cuter than the original! Here he is close up.

Great attention to detail.

I googled it, and it looks like the Hot Dog Man statue is available in various sizes to hot dog joint owners looking to drum up business. (Good luck with that, I say!)

Summer’s almost halfway over, so here are a couple more tiny hot dogs from the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group to see us through.

From Starparty2000:

Great photo!

And from Momshoo:

Eep!

The Tiny Hot Dog pattern can be found in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi. And remember to add your photos of Mochimochi knits to the Flickr group so we can all see! They’ll also automatically be entered in our big photo contest this fall.

How adorable is this tiny beaver!

He was made by Knitjvf, who used the Tiny Reindeer pattern (from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi) as a base for her little wood muncher. And you see what she did with knitting needles for trees? So clever!

One of the awesome things about teeny-tiny knits is the way that just a few alterations can transform a small shape into a new creature. If you’ve made a fun Mochimochi mod, don’t forget to share a photo of it in our Flickr group!

By the way, for those of you waiting to see Tiny Sumo Wrestler in a fight: I thank you for your patience! It’s been a busy week. but he will be wrestling before long…

How’s this for summertime party favors: a mermaid bouquet!

I spotted this photo by wgreenwood2000 in the Mochimochi Friends group on Flickr. Add your own photos of Mochimochi knits to the group, and they’ll be entered in our fall photo contest and may appear here on the blog!

The Tiny Mermaid pattern can be found in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi.

This weekend my mom and I were enjoying a relaxing drink at a bar when we were startled by a loud BANG that came from the next table over. It was a twisty animal balloon, sitting by itself, that had popped for no apparent reason. (It had come with a group of kids, because this is Brooklyn where bars are all ages all the time.) 

Balloons are so fascinating—they can be sweet and airy, twisty and violent, goofy or graceful. Here’s my favorite ballon image that I found recently (via Architizer), of one of the first balloons used in the Macy’s Day Parade. 

Felix seems a bit heavier than his helium-filled counterparts of today!

I was happy to read all the many different tiny balloon poems that you all came up with over the weekend—some were charming and cute, some were a little sad, and many were ludicrously funny. (It quickly became obvious that balloons and baboons were meant to be in poems together.) 

There were so many great entries that it was impossible to choose just one winner, but in the end, John and I narrowed it down to two. 

you are fat and round
full of air and maybe spit
careful of those pins

That sweet balloon haiku was by Rachel! And here’s our other winner:

I had a lovely afternoon
Running with my red balloon
Until I tripped and let it go
It drifted up; left me below

Then dear Anna heard my cries
And felt a tear in her own eyes
So she knitted all the night and day
For yarn balloons don’t fly away

That one was by Johnna! (And I promise I didn’t pick it just because it had my name in it, although that was a flattering touch!) 

Both of these poets win the PDF pattern for Jumbo Gnome! 

If you haven’t please check out the other wonderful entries in the comments on Friday’s post. Stay tuned for a little more fun with balloons this week!