There was a time when Saturday mornings were magical, thanks in large part to Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Even now, I still get a little thrill when I hear the first few notes of the theme song, which...
My fellow tiny knits lover Sheila made a family of tiny yetis and then gave them a feast fit for an abominable snowman! Something tells me these little carnivores wouldn’t have the best table m...
It’s a very windy day in Mochimochi Land! (This little animation was a blast to make—I used three different gnomes: regular gnome, gnome with his hands holding his hat, and a hatless mode...
Look what I learned to make in Photoshop: endless hugging gnomes! Here’s the repeated motif up close. I had the idea to make repeated patterns a couple years back, when I got the book Digital T...
Here’s another great tiny mochi mod of an iconic little lady! Knitjvf used the Tiny Bride pattern (from Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi) as a base to knit up this adorable tiny Anne of Green Gables. Isn&...
I’m excited to announce two new kits in the shop: Sushi and Unicorn! These tiny mochi kits give you the pattern and just the right amount of yarn and stuffing to knit multiple itty-bitty mochis...
Don’t you hate it when you’re a zombie, and you know your arm isn’t so securely attached to your body but you go ahead and do some jumping jacks anyway? I hate that too.
A while back, my dad suggested out of nowhere that I knit a tiny Birth of Venus. (I love his suggestions.) I had the idea filed at the back of my mind when to my surprise, someone else beat me to it!...
We got a ton of amusing captions over the weekend for Tiny Dung Beetle—both tasteful and not so much! After reading through many good ones, John and I decided we were particularly charmed to th...
Winning caption by Tracy: Tiny dung beetle is color blind, he just wants to make a snowman. And now for something completely different… a tiny dung beetle! I’ve never met one in person, b...
I am so pleased to share an interview today with Hine Mizushima, one of my all-time favorite craft artists! I had the pleasure of meeting her last year when she was in NYC for a needle-felting art sh...
A little bit of Mochimochi Land found its way onto The Martha Stewart Show last week! When Martha recently debuted her new line of yarns from Lion Brand, I thought it would be fun to use it to knit t...
When they’re not busy infesting my apartment, the tiny gnomes in Mochiomochi Land like to hop around on mushrooms! The mushrooms aren’t so enthusiastic about this particular gnome pastime.
How awesome is this needle-felted artwork by Hine Mizushima?! “I’ll Hold, You Wind” will appear in Art Too Cute for Words, a group show that will run May 12 – June 24 at Leann...
Sometimes I wish I had four hands so that I could play video games while I knit. (When I really think about it, though, gaming while knitting would probably mean bad results all around.) My hands are...
Wow, I am so impressed by all the really BIG projects described in the comments on my Jumbo Gnome post—more than 450 of them! I have to admit it’s especially fun to hear about all the acc...
Update: We’ve selected the winner of the Knit Picks giveaway, but we would still love to hear about your biggest knit in the comments! I’m so excited to announce the newest pattern in the...
This wasn’t an entry in our bunny contest, but I’m in love with this jackalope made by Neledh! It’s a mod of the Tiny Easter Bunny pattern in Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi. Isn’t it a...
It seemed fitting to follow up the Girl Scout pattern with this adorable scene from bunny camp, made by Kristen for our recent Tiny Baby Bunnies Contest! The book of scary bunny stories and the roast...
This is an intermediate-level knitting pattern for everyone to enjoy. Please check out the Mochimochi Shop for more patterns that you’ll love! This year the Girl Scouts are celebrating their 100th an...
The Tiny Baby Bunnies Appreciation Society continues! For our tiny bunnies contest, Sarah showed us her amazing crafty bunnies whom she’s trained to help with her weaving! Love it! Now if she c...
John has a new website! And it isn’t just any website, it’s new partner site of The A.V. Club, where I’m sure many of you read about movies, TV, and other pop culture stuff. My husb...
Easter Bunnies aren’t born; they’re made. Starting with Easter Bunny preschool, as shown by saraq24‘s entry in the Tiny Baby Bunnies Contest! If I could go back and do it over again...
Bunnies aren’t just for Easter, of course. fhmitchellaud gives us a peek at how the Steinbunnies celebrate Passover! So cute! Happy Passover to those who are celebrating tonight and next week.
Have you dyed your Tiny Baby Bunnies for Easter yet? btc989 shows us how! You start with some white bunnies, and some cups with dye in them. Dip a bunny by its tail… Just do a half-dip if you w...
These bunnies are speaking truth to power, and their numbers are multiplying! D.C. area knitter Rusty made these outspoken little guys to surprise coworkers with. If only all activists were this ador...
We announced the winners of the Tiny Baby Bunnies Contest yesterday, but we had so many favorites that we’re going to be featuring many more here on the blog! This scene is not for the weak at ...
Thank you so much to everyone who entered our Tiny Baby Bunnies Contest! We were so thrilled to have more than 300 PHOTOS entered, and you all really came through with the creativity: your bunnies we...
Everyone knows that bunnies hatch from eggs, but did you know they come FIVE to an egg? The Tiny Baby Bunny Contest is now closed for entries. Thank you for all the fantastic photos! We’ll anno...
This really big little bunny is here to remind us that this is the last weekend to enter the Tiny Baby Bunnies Contest! If you haven’t entered yet, that still gives you enough time to knit up s...
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