Tester giolou (of the Sails vs. Slugs baseball series) did a swell job trying out the Pundit Babies pattern for me before I released it last week. I was happy to see pics of her adorable results!
She used Lamb’s Pride worsted yarn for her stout little mascots.
The reading material she posed them on might give away giolou’s personal leanings, but she claims to love both of these guys equally!
Thank you to giolou, and also Oiyi, Jessica, and Hannah for testing!
It’s semifinals time! Today we’re posting the first 10 of 20 semifinalists in the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest. Like last year, John and I selected semifinalists based on originality of subject, creativity of knitting, and quality of photo. So many photos met these criteria, it was amazing!
We need to narrow the 20 semifinalists down to 10, and you can help by campaigning for your favorites in the comments of this post. Tomorrow we’ll post the next 10 semifinalists, and then we’ll post the selected 10 finalists and voting will officially begin!
Stackable Cats (blue) by Bitter-Sweet-
Love the colors, love the angle, love the cats!
chichone! by katecarlyle
How would you like to find this one in the dairy department? Cute!
Devil Bob by stitchyandcrafty
An eeevil Bob… is pretty adorable! (Check out the knitter’s blog for instructions on how to do the tail modification.)
Clover the Butterfull by kathrynivy.com
Butterfull couldn’t be cuter sitting in her tree. A great modification to the wings too!
Matt’s First (official) Valentine’s Day by Lamby Knits
This degree of cuteness is bordering on obscene.
ninjabun vs. ninjabunzilla by giolou
Argg! This amazingly giant Ninjabun demands your respect. And all your carrots!
Stackable Cat at the Vet by lesleyhyphenanne
We love this tiny cat waiting for its checkup.
three of hearts in heels by lisa-maria
This photo is so good it could be an ad for shoes. Or little knitted hearts!
Conga Line of Bobs by kayk.
Has anyone else noticed how much Bobs have been up to in our photo contest? So far we’ve had Bobs dressing up as bikers, Bobs building snowbobs, Bobs playing with chicken legs… I’m pretty convinced that these adorable Bobs are actually doing the conga!
Dust Bunny and Big Bunny by rfrmdsquirrel
Am I seeing double? You two must be sisters! (Check out other great bunny-and-bunny photos on the knitter’s photostream)
Which are your favorites? Let us know in the comments!
If you’re in the St. Louis area, I hope you’re checking out Crammed Organisms, the big four-part plush event going on in various venues around the city.
A plushload of artists have work in the shows, including Heidi Kenney and Jenny Harada.
Thanks for the reminder, Melissa!
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Hello, Mochimochi friends! I need to do some work on Mochimochi Land’s server today, so I have to turn comments off for a little while. They should be back up by tonight. Hold that thought!
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I like the name “Stackable Cats,” so I tried to make some. They sort of live up to their name.
Not sure what I might do with these, but I may make a third larger size to go with the small and medium.