Have I ever told you about my love for mochimochi? Anna is this amazingly creative knitter who makes these awesome knitted toys, her mochimochi. I first discovered her when looking at books in Borders (RIP Borders, sigh) and I saw (and subsequently bought) her first Knitting Mochimochi book. Then I found out about her awesome website and blog where I could purchase even more adorable patterns. And Anna is a total sweetheart! Between the awesome knitted monsters of Rebecca Danger and Anna's adorable Mochimochi, I knew I had to learn how to knit just so I could make some of these adorable new friends!
Admittedly, my knitting is still in its early stages and I find that I'm just learning as I go. But one day I hope to make all of the great patterns I've collected from all of these talented ladies. I used to think crochet was really tough, too, and now it's a breeze, so I hope I'll be equally good at knitting before I know it! You know how I love me some cute handmade critters. Anna's designs are super adorable and whimsical - where else can you find patterns for all sorts of cute animals and, oh I dunno, a happy toilet? Love them all! (Reading her old posts about all the cute stuff in Japan makes Matt and I want to go, you know how we love us some claw machines and the prizes overseas are WAY better than the stuff we get here.)
Anna's been challenging herself to make tiny knitted items through the years and that's the theme of her newest book (pictured above) which came out yesterday! I've been waiting for months for it to come out and was *thrilled* to see that the book even includes her pattern for tiny monkeys. AND they're clutching tiny bananas! How cute is that?? I was considering picking up the book at Barnes & Noble last night but decided instead to buy from Anna directly so I could get an autographed copy. Unfortunately, she lives in NY so I wouldn't be able to make it to a book signing so this is the next best thing. I can't wait until my book comes so I can check out the rest of the patterns and jump back into knitting! Maybe these tiny mochimochi will be just the thing to get me going so I can soon be drowning in a sea of knitted fun! :)
(Have I mentioned lately just how much I love crafty cute things?)
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