I’m now back in NYC after a productive trip to Oklahoma. I was having some amazing toy photography done there by my friend Brandi Simons, for a project that I’m eager to talk about at a future date.
The city always seems bigger after I’ve been gone for a few days. At least there aren’t any giant snails attacking it!
This one-of-a-kind knitted piece is now available for $80. It measures about 6.5″ wide and 6″ tall.
Please email me at info@mochimochiland.com if you’re interested in purchasing it.
The popular British knitting magazine Simply Knitting featured my Luvgun pattern in their February issue as one of “5 of the best Valentine’s treats.” I’m chuffed, I think!
(Isn’t John a lovely hand model?)
The issue also includes a new Alan Dart pattern for Simply the Sheep, who is very cute.
Thanks in part to your input last month, I now have a pattern shop on Ravelry!
It was very easy to set up, and hopefully it will be just as easy for people to buy patterns there as it currently is on my website.
For now, my newest patterns, special offers, and free patterns will still only be available here at mochimochiland.com, so it’s a good idea to sign up to my mailing list for annoucements (just email info@mochimochiland.com) or to check the blog frequently.
Everyone’s second-favorite February holiday is fast approaching – it’s Groundhog Day on February 2nd, of course! Get ready to celebrate either the coming spring or six more awesome weeks of winter by knitting Godfrey the Groundhog, just added to the Mochimochi Shop! (He also makes a great gift for that other February holiday.)
This top hat-wearing rodent is easy to spot in the wild: just keep an eye out for a sophisticated-looking mound of dirt!
Techniques for this interactive knit include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, I-cord, and mattress stitch.
Buy the pattern as a PDF download for $5 here!
Thinking about what you’ll be knitting in 2009? Why not start with a super-fun pattern that will love you back?
Looper loves to curl, cuddle, hang and hug with an adjustable loop tail!
Techniques for this quick knit include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles and mattress stitch. Directions for splitting the tail in two and rejoining to form a loop are included in the pattern.
The pattern for Looper has been available in printed form at Loops, a fabulous knitting store in Tulsa, and now you can get it as a PDF download for $5 in the Mochimochi Shop.
Update: Wow I’ve already gotten over 20 responses! I think I’ll have to close the window on testing volunteers for now, but I’ll post again if I find that I’m in need of a few more. Thank you to those who responded—you’ll hear from me soon!
Interested in testing Mochimochi Land patterns? I have a lot of new projects that will need testing soon, and I’m looking for volunteers!
Testing involves trying out one my new patterns and letting me know if you run into any typos, questions, or problems, then showing me your results and sharing your overall thoughts on the pattern (while keeping everything hush-hush until the pattern is released). Compensation comes in the form of free patterns!
If you would like to be a tester, and you are 18 or older, please send an email with a couple of low-resolution photos of projects that you’ve knitted (toys are preferable) to info@mochimochiland.com. Space is limited, so the sooner you email me with your photos, the better. Prior testing experience is great, but not required.
For those of you who are already on my testers list, expect to hear from me soon!
If you’re in the NY area, please join me tonight (Dec. 4th) at “Luv-able and Hug-able,” the holiday plush show at gallery hanahou! Other plush-makers will be there too, including The Ossu! Syugeibu, Jenny Harada, Nicole Gastonguay, and Katie Park!
Luv-able and Hug-able
December 4 – January 7
Opening party: December 4, 6-9 pm rsvp info@galleryhanahou.com
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
[7th floor, NW corner of Broadway + Houston]
If you can’t make it in person, you can also see all the plushes in the show at the gallery online shop, where they’ll be available for purchase starting December 5th:
Hope to see you there tonight!
While we’re stuffing our turkeys and tofurkeys this week, I bet many of us are trying to come up with the ultimate holiday gift. Well, some assistants have just been added to the Mochimochi Shop…
These holiday helpers think they have come up with the ultimate gift: little knitted elves!
Techniques for this simple pattern include knitting in the round on double-pointed needles and mattress stitch.
You can buy the pattern as a PDF download for just $5 here.
Plus, visit the shop by the end of the year and you can download a free sheet of funny Mochimochi Elves gift tags!
Click here for the download page. Then download, print, cut, and tag!
Update: Thank you to Craft for posting the Mochimochi Elves on their blog!