Category: Mochimochi Land News

More Wooly Woods Now Online

Posted on June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 by Anna

New photos from my April solo show The Wooly Woods are now on my art website!

Most of the photos were taken by my sister-in-law Jenna, who was my awesome travel companion to Berlin for this show. (Check out her gorgeous website, especially if you live in the NYC or New England area.)

I’ve also just listed the remaining eight pieces from the show in my shop. Shipping is free within the US!

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Last Day for Free Mystery Kits!

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Anna

Today is the LAST DAY for free mystery kits from the Mochimochi Shop! There are 13 designs available in the shop, and three mysteries that await you…

Buy two kits and/or books today from the shop, and a randomly-selected mystery kit will automatically be sent with your order. (You don’t have to add it to your shopping cart.) Order four kits/books, and two different mystery kits are yours. Order six kits/books, and all will be revealed to you!

These are all-new designs that won’t be available in the shop until later this year. So don’t miss out!

Happy Memorial Day!

Coming Soon: Zaru the Monkey

Posted on May 23, 2013May 22, 2013 by Anna

Remember this guy?

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I made him back in September of last year, and foolishly thought I would release the pattern in November. Everyone knows that monkeys prefer summer! So he’s coming to the Mochimochi Shop next month, and he now has a name: Zaru!

I blogged my design process for this guy in a guest post for Whipup that went up in October. You may have heard that Kathreen Ricketson, the founder of Whipup, passed away earlier this month in a tragic accident. She was huge influence on the contemporary craft movement, and she is sorely missed. You can find out how to contribute to a fund for her children here.

Sarah’s Chicken Yarn Shop

Posted on May 17, 2013May 24, 2013 by Anna

The only thing better than a friendly local yarn store is a local yarn store run by friendly chickens!

This is Sarah’s adorable entry in our recent Fine Feathered Photo Contest. It was heartbreaking not to include it in the top three, but all that cuteness and attention to detail gets a big honorable mention from us! (And the gnome button portrait is just genius.)

Don’t forget to keep adding your photos of Mochimochi knits to our Flickr group—they’ll appear in the gallery page of this website, and they’ll automatically be eligible for our big photo contest in the fall.

New Mystery Kits Free with Purchase through May 27

Posted on May 6, 2013May 9, 2013 by Anna

Big news today about tiny kits!

First, it’s time for another free mystery kit special! Now through May 27th, everyone who purchases two kits and/or books from the Mochimochi Shop will get one of these mystery kits for free.

These are all-new designs with patterns that aren’t in any pattern collections or books yet. All I can reveal is that they’re all animals… and they’re all adorable!

Order two kits and/or books from the Mochimochi Shop, and a randomly-selected mystery kit will automatically be sent with your order. (You don’t have to add it to your shopping cart.) Order four kits/books, and two different mystery kits are yours. Order six kits/books, and all will be revealed to you.

Once the mystery kit special is over, these kits won’t be available in the shop again until later this year. So don’t miss out, especially if you love a good mystery…

Plus! By popular demand, the much-anticipated tiny gnome kit is finally here!

This kit comes with a pattern and enough Cascade Heritage yarn and stuffing to knit up three tiny gnomes. (That’s the minimum number required for a gnome kick line.)

If you know a knitting gnome lover who lacks the right colors, this is just the thing! (It’s also great for travel knitting.)

It’s now available for $12 in the Mochimochi Shop! (And yes, we ship internationally.)

Put a Bird in It

Posted on April 15, 2013April 12, 2013 by Anna

Have you entered our Fine Feathered Photo Contest yet? The birds are starting to come out of their nests in our Flickr group!

The deadline is two weeks away, so you still have plenty of time to whip up some mochimochi birds and pose them for photos. Full details here!

The Wooly Woods is Now Open!

Posted on April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 by Anna

Last week it was Gnomes vs Snowmen at Vogue Knitting Live in Seattle. This week, The Wooly Woods at Pictoplasma in Berlin!

If you’re in Berlin, please stop by smallspace gallery through this Sunday (April 14th) to see my new solo show. This was a huge project for me, and I’m so happy with how it turned out (not to mention the fact that all these branches arrived intact). You can read a bit more about it in my earlier blog post.

There are many more fun character art shows going on for the Pictoplasma Festival, all free and open to everyone.

And join me this Saturday at Platoon for a monster knitting workshop. Bring yarn of any kind and a set of double-pointed needles. All experienced knitters are welcome!

More photos coming soon…

Something Huge is Coming this Fall

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Anna

It’s now on Amazon, so that makes it official: Huge & Huggable Mochimochi is coming this October!

My fourth book of patterns for knitted toys will be full of epic mochis with larger-than-life personalities to match. I want to leave most of the surprises for closer to the launch, but you can expect colossal creatures, giant vehicles, and blown-up everyday objects. Like my previous books, this one features fantastic photographs by Brandi Simons. And that gorgeous cover model? That’s my darling niece Nora!

The book is now available for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and starting October 15th it will be available everywhere in the US (including your LYS, I hope!), and I will also be shipping copies internationally from the Mochimochi Shop. October can’t come soon enough!