Category: Mochimochi Land News

Bundle-up Bears Pattern FREE with Purchase!

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Spread some cozy cheer with Bundle-up Bears! The pattern automatically comes FREE with any purchase of $5 or more from the Mochimochi Shop through January 1st! A link to download the pattern will be sent to you within 24 hours of your purchase. (You don’t have to add it to your cart.)

These palm-sized little guys can be knit up in an evening, with no seaming involved. They’re removable from their snowsuits, so you can bundle them up again and again!

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Make them for friends, for family, and for keeps!

Sticka Mochimochi

Posted on by Anna

I got THE BEST early Christmas present in the mail the other day…

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?!? It’s Knitting Mochimochi in Swedish! And in hardback! My editor told me about a year ago that they had sold the rights to a Swedish publisher, but I didn’t really believe it until I had proof. Every pattern has been translated. Even confused moose speaks Swedish now!

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Or I guess I should say Förvirrad Älg speaks Swedish…

For just 120 krona, it can be yours!

Tiny Mochi Buttons Are Here!

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Your voices have been heard! Now you can purchase this pack of 1-inch buttons in the shop!

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75 or so of you weighed in earlier this month when I asked which tiny characters you’d like to see as buttons, and although I took all of the suggestions into serious consideration (I especially loved the suggestions for multiple themed button collections), it looks like ultimately Vicky was the first person to suggest the exact combination that we ended up with:

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(I’d already mentioned in the post that I’d be including the gnome, so that counts as predicting all four!)

So Vicky gets a set of the buttons for free, and for everyone else, they’re now available as a 4-pack for $5 in the Mochimochi Shop! (I think they’d look awesome on your knitting bag, don’t you?)

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New Tiny Fall Patterns

Posted on by Anna

Look what’s new in the shop!

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With squirrels, footballs, bats, and pumpkins, fall might already be the cutest season, and the new Tiny Fall pattern collection brings autumn knitting to new levels of adorable!

I think these itty-bitty guys would make perfect fall-time party favors or decorations. Maybe even earrings or a charm bracelet!

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The 4-pattern collection is now available as a PDF download for $6 in the Mochimochi Shop!

Super-Scary Mochimochi is Here!

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It’s chaos here today in Mochimochi Land, as Super-Scary Mochimochi has just been released and the tiny zombies are going wild!

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No gnome is safe!

You can get your copy of Super-Scary Mochimochi, which is packed with 20+ patterns for the strangest and silliest knitted toys you’ve ever seen, from Amazon, from Barnes & Noble, and in bookstores and local yarn stores across the US. Signed copies are also now available in the Mochimochi Shop (with international shipping).

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And if you’re in the NYC area, please join me this Thursday for a talk and book signing at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio! (RSVP here.)

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I can’t wait to see the monster mochi invasion!

New Tiny People Kits!

Posted on by Anna

Just added to the Mochimochi Shop: tiny clown, viking, and pirate kits!

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Each kit comes with enough fingering-weight yarn (Cascade Heritage, a nice wool/nylon blend) and polyester stuffing to make 3 itty-bitty clowns, 2 teeny-tiny vikings, or 3 eensy-weensy pirates. They’re perfect for on-the-go knitting and make great gifts for fellow knitters.

And as with all orders of physical goods (books, kits, and original knits), these guys come with a freebie gnome button!

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Right now I’m still out of town working with my photographer on a future book (!!!), so all orders of physical goods will be shipped on September 19th.

Super-Scary Mochimochi Preview: Little Miss Widow

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Just one more week before Super-Scary Mochimochi is on sale in bookstores everywhere in the US! Woo hoo!

I had a hard time choosing which project to feature as the last preview (they’re all my favorite, of course), but I finally decided to share one of the sweetest scary little knits in the book…

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Meet Little Miss Widow! This stylish spider wouldn’t dream of wearing her hourglass on her back—that’s sooo last season. Instead, she’s converted it to a bow on her head, and she can also be worn on your head for an adorable Halloween accessory!

I don’t design a lot of wearable knits, but I loved the idea of a spider you could take with you. My friend and fellow designer Angela Tong helped me work out how to design my first lace pattern (thank you, Angela!), and the pattern for the headband comes in both adult and child sizes.

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And that super cute model? She’s Sarah Simons, my photographer Brandi Simons’ younger daughter. (I told you she was a great photographer—she even comes with her own models!) With those freckles and missing front teeth, there was no way she couldn’t be in the book!

Super-Scary Mochimochi is now available for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Starting September 18th, it will be in local yarn stores throughout the US, and signed copies will be available from the Mochimochi Shop too.

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And don’t forget the talk and book signing coming up September 20th at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio!