I don’t know about you, but I think I’m all bunnied out for a while after last week. Let’s see, what is the complete opposite of bunnies… robot dinosaurs, perhaps?
OK, so this is a really cute robot dinosaur. But good enough!
When I didn’t have bunnies on the brain last week, I set up a Facebook page for Mochimochi Land. So I hope you’ll become a fan if you’re a Facebooker. And I’ve been Tweeting on Twitter for ages now, so you can find me there too.
It’s Bunny Week in Mochimochi Land! What does Bunny Week entail? Well, all this week (through Saturday, April 3rd), you get a free pattern for Dust Bunnies with every purchase of $5 or more from the Mochimochi Shop!
Bunny Week also means that we’ll talk bunnies on the blog this week! Got a cute bunny photo? Send it to me this week at info [at] mochimochiland [dot] com, and you might see it right here.
By the way, if you make a purchase this week, a link to download your free Dust Bunnies pattern will be emailed to you within 24 hours of your purchase.
OK folks, the tiny trend continues in the Mochimochi Shop with Tiny Things Collection 2!
These little guys are hugely addictive! You’ve been warned if you start making entire herds of Tiny Vacuums, Tiny Babies, Tiny Lollipops, and Tiny Lions. All use fingering weight yarn and size 1 needles. Techniques include picking up stitches, I-cord, and a little bit of mattress stitch and Kitchener stitch for the vacuum.
And if you’re in a not-so-tiny mood, these projects can be easily scaled up just by using thicker yarn and larger needles—like this!
You can buy the PDF pattern collection for $5 here in the Mochimochi Shop.
Now that I’ve started adding cross-stitch patterns to my shop and I might someday do other kinds of projects, I’m thinking it’s time for a new Mochimochi Land tagline! Right now, it’s “Knitted toys and people living together in a spirit of tolerance.” I like the subtle humor of this, but I think a tagline that isn’t so knitting or toy-specific might be a good idea.
You guys are creative, so I would love to hear YOUR ideas for a new Mochimochi Land tagline. Please leave them in the comments to this post! It should probably be catchy and cute, but not too cute. (You know what I mean.)
I won’t necessarily use one of the suggestions, but I might! If I choose your suggestion, there’s no prize, but you do get some glory for totally knowing what Mochimochi Land is all about.
I’m so excited to reveal the cover of my forthcoming book!
You may have noticed it there on the right sidebar of my blog – if you click on that link, you can pre-order it and get it when it’s released in late June. (It’s also great if you want to wait until the summer and buy it from your favorite LYS.)
There are more projects than shown on the inside, and there are also lots of beautiful on-location photos taken by the amazing Brandi Simons inside. (I can’t share those right now, but I’ll definitely give an inside peek when I can!)
If you’re wondering, the big-mouthed guy featured on the cover is a wearable slipper called a Feet Eater! In addition to animals and inanimate objects, the book contains patterns for a number of extremely silly wearable toys. I’ll be sharing more details about the book, including some photos from Brandi’s shoots, in the coming months, so stay tuned!
I’m so excited to be teaching a class on how to knit my Tiny Elephant at Brooklyn General next Sunday!
If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll join me in learning the basics of knitting small with double-pointed needles, plus other techniques like I-cord and picking up stitches.
Participants in the class will get the Tiny Things Collection 1 pattern (including Tiny Elephant, Tiny Corn, Tiny Violin, and Tiny Toothpaste) PLUS the yet-to-be-released Tiny Things Collection 2 patterns. That’s right—you’ll get the new patterns before anyone else!
The two-hour class will be 10 am to 12 pm at Brooklyn General on Sunday, March 7th, and the cost is $50 plus materials. (You’ll need size one dpns, fingering-weight yarn, and a small tapestry needle.) To sign up, please call the store at 718-237-7753.
I’m planning to hang around a bit after the class for a trunk show of my patterns, so please stop by and say hi even if you don’t take the class. See you there!
Update: The yellow Cheeseburgers into TVs factory has been sold and is no longer available.
I should mention that these two Tiny Things Conversion Factories are available for purchase!
Trees into Lions:
Cheeseburgers into TVs:
These are original knitted pieces that I made for the third annual “Luv-able & Hug-able” plush show that took place in December at gallery hanahou.
The price has been reduced to $200 each. Email me at info@mochimochiland.com if you’re interested!
Oh, and if I may do a quick brag: my third Tiny Thing Conversion Factory (which sold at the show) made it into Flickr’s Explore feature and has been viewed more than 11,000 times!
