Check out the buzz on Mochimochi Land! (and scroll down for publications and shows)
People I Think are Cool podcast
Episode 116: Anna Hrachovec (aka Mochimochiland), October 2018
She’s a Boss podcast
Episode 4: Anna Hrachovec, Founder of Mochimochi Land and Knitting Celebrity, August 12, 2016
Tulsa World
“Owasso Native Spins Quite A Yarn In New “Mochimochi Land” Book With Knit Characters”, July 2, 2015
Let’s Knit
“Last Word” feature, July 2015
Knit Picks Podcast
episode 144: “The Cutest Thing I Ever Made”, June 6, 2015
BuzzFeed
27 Insanely Adorable Knitted Creatures That Would Make Perfect Gifts, May 11, 2015
Marthastewart.com
Amigurumi: The Miniature Craze That Has Everyone Hooked (interview), May 1, 2015
Chicago Tribune
“Remarkable Woman: Anna Hrachovec knits enchanting toy creatures” (interview), October 19th, 2014
Let’s Knit
“Welcome to the Weird Wide Web” (interview), July 2014
Martha Stewart Living
Gift guide, December 2013
Knitcircus
“Welcome to Mochimochi Land: Designer Anna Hrachovec” (interview) September 2012
The Martha Stewart Show, April 27, 2012
Debbie Bliss
“It’s a Small World” (interview), Spring 2012
CRAFT Blog
“Two Years of Tiny Knitting: An Interview with Anna Hrachovec”, July 18, 2011
Knit Today July 2011: “The Sky’s the Limit”
AP story “Knitters Take to the Streets,” June 3, 2011
New York Magazine website
Featured Mother’s Day product, April 2011
Knit Today
“In the spotlight” interview, December 2010
Craftsanity podcast, Episode 122: “Greetings from Anna Hrachovec’s Mochimochi Land,” December 20, 2010
Must Have Cute, “Boo the Bat Knitting Pattern,” November 9, 2010
AP story “New Wave of Monster Crafts are Frightfully Fun,” October 7, 2010
The Storque
“How-Tuesday: Petite Pencil from Mochimochi Land”, September 28, 2010
[Anna’s] work is a lovable fusion of humor, Japanese kawaii elements, unexpected scale, and good old fashioned hand-knitting.
Design for Mankind
“A Knitted Asparagus”, September 20, 2010
Shut up. You know there’s nothing cuter than a yarn veggie.
Knit Today September 2010: “Knitted Pigeons Flock to Trafalgar Square”
Simply Knitting, “Blog review: Mochimochi Blog”, September 3, 2010
Juxtapoz, “Get Knitting” (interview), August 17, 2010
YarnCraft Podcast, Episode 72: Inside Design (interview), August 3, 2010
Ready Made Craft Blog, “Knitted Gastropod Tutorial from Mochimochi Land”, July 27, 2010
Knit Picks Podcast, episode 144: “Interview with Anna Hrachovec”, July 23, 2010
Knitty First Fall 2010: Knitting Mochimochi Review
Knit Spirit: “Anna Hrachovec: the crazy toys knitter,” (interview) July 8, 2010
Simply Knitting July 2010: “On the Needles” (interview)
Londonist “Tiny Perching Pigeons in Trafalgar Square,” June 22, 2010
Boing Boing: “Knitted Snake Devours Mouse,” May 1, 2007
Publications
Adventures in Mochimochi Land: Tall Tales from a Tiny Knitted World by Anna Hrachovec, Potter Craft, 2015
Huge & Huggable Mochimochi: 20 Supersized Patterns for Big Knitted Friends by Anna Hrachovec, Potter Craft, 2013
Super-Scary Mochimochi: 20+ Cute and Creepy Creatures to Knit by Anna Hrachovec, Potter Craft, 2012
Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec, Potter Craft, 2011
Me Make Monster by Jenny Harada: “Nom-Nom-Nomsters” pattern, North Light, 2010
Knitting Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec, Watson-Guptill, 2010
CRAFT Blog: CRAFT Pattern Podcast “Tiny Perching Pigeons” pattern, June 4, 2010
Craft Magazine #6: “Which Came First?” pattern
Knitty Fall 2007: Woodins
Shows
“The Gnome Genome Project” (solo show) at Everyday Mooonday, Seoul, May 23 – June 22, 2015
“The Wooly Woods” (solo show) at smallspace gallery, Berlin, April 10-14, 2013
“Gnomes vs Snowmen” (solo show) at gallery hanahou, NYC, November 2011 [Part of Pictoplama Festival Character Walk]
“Mochimochimochimochimochi”: Installation at Lion Brand Yarn Studio, NYC, August-October 2011
“Mochimochi Worlds” (solo show) at smallspace gallery, Berlin, April 6 – 10, 2011 [Part of Pictoplama Festival Character Walk]
“Luv-able + Hug-able” at gallery hanahou, December 9, 2010 – January 14, 2011
“Greetings from Mochimochi” (solo show) at gallery hanahou, NYC, October 7 – 29, 2010
“Plush You LA” at Munkey King, LA, August 26 – September 19, 2010
“Lost at Sea″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, May 6, 2010 – June 11, 2010
“Luv-able and Hug-able 3″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, December 3, 2009 – January 9, 2010
“Plush You 2009” at Schmancy in Seattle, October 10 – November 12, 2009
“Luv-able and Hug-able 2″ at gallery hanahou, NYC, December 4, 2008 – January 7, 2009
“Plush You SF” at Double Punch in San Francisco, November 7, 2008
“Plush You 2008” at Schmancy in Seattle, October 10 – November 20, 2008
“Luv-able and Hug-able” at gallery hanahou, NYC, November 8 – December 21, 2007
“Plush You 2007” at Nancy in Seattle October 15 – November 15, 2007
“Luv-able and Hug-able” at Gallery LELE, Tokyo, January – February 2007