Tiny Caveman 2

Jacques, whom you may remember from a previous post, was a little lonely.  And we all know that cavemen aren't the best at making friends due to their sophisticated language and high standards.  Thus, the only way to satisfy Jacques was to introduce a new caveman, Claude.  Claude enjoys painting (on cave walls or canvas, both are equally well-suited to his preferred acrylic medium) and dressage.  Jacques and Claude are currently finishing the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, as part of their exclusive, caveman-only book club.  Don't ask to join: they'll just laugh.

Enjoy some more pictures below...

Another Knit Robot

Time for another brief update of the knitting blog.  My schedule has become increasingly busy, so I've had a lot less time to actually knit.  Luckily, I still have a lot of pictures that I took earlier in the summer that I can still share!

Below are a couple more pictures of yet another tiny robot.  I had made this previously made a gray robot, but this robot comes in the white variety.  This one also knows how to use the tiny knit computer... I like to imagine a tiny robot army of all the different color yarn I have.  We'll see if that will be my next project...  

Knit Mailbox II

One of my most popular knits has been the knit mailbox, which looks complex to create but is surprisingly easy, especially given the great instructions provided in Teeny Tiny Mochimochi.  For my second mailbox attempt, I decided to use some brighter colors, so instead of the typical red mailbox flag, I used pink.  Instead of a white envelop, I used bright blue.  I consider this my pop art mailbox.

And in one of the pictures below, you will find a gnome checking his mail.  Yes, gnomes get mail too (via GPS - the gnome postal service).

Knit Cactus II

I have knit a cactus from the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi book previously, but on my second go-round in the book, I decided to change up some of the colors and try something a little different.  I've made a slightly lighter cactus (not bright green this time) and he's got green spikes.  Don't worry about that though - he's a gentle cactus.  In fact, this cactus' favorite past time is volunteering at the local animal hospital, frolicking through the woods, and practicing yoga - so he's not quite as prickly as his appearances may indicate.  Never judge a cactus by his pokers.

A few more pictures below!

Tiny Knit R2D2

A friend had a request, and it seemed simple at first:  knit an R2D2.  After all, R2D2 is pretty much just a cylinder with some attachments.  So I took up the challenge and looked at some R2D2 patterns.  Unfortunately, most of them were for crochet, which is not my medium of choice (obviously).  After thinking about it for a while, I ended up looking at a number of patterns and kind of making one up myself.

As someone that has never seen Star Wars, this was a bit of a challenge since R2D2 is such a classic character.  I didn't know any of the visual cues that would indicate that my creation is truly R2D2.

I present the final product, which is now living happy with Laura.  I have received confirmation from several bona fide Star Wars fans that have indicate that, yes, my R2D2 is recognizable and even pretty cute!  Below are a few more pictures.

Tiny Hamburger

The quintessential summer food: the hamburger.  What better way to celebrate the final weeks of summer than with an adorable knit hamburger.  You may recognize this little guy from the wonderful pictures taken by my med student friend.  I've taken a few solo pictures of the knit hamburger to share as well.  I'll let you be the judge of whose pictures are better (I'd say, hands down, hers a better).  

Some more pictures below!

Tiny Airplane 2

While I've previously posted a picture of an airplane I had knit (that now is living in Seattle), we all know that you can't just knit a single airplane - you need a fleet.  Today, I present to you the upgraded version of the airplane:  still no leg room or in-flight meals, but this airplane does come with wi-fi.  

This is the airplane the tiny gnome uses to get around to his various knitting activities, so you know it's a quality flight, as long as you're made of yarn.

A few more pictures below!

Happy Knit Recipient #2

Medical school is hard.  No, it's really hard.  That's why I think it's absolutely awe-inspiring that my good friend from college, Jia, is studying medicine at one of the best schools in the world.  Jia is also an incredibly creative and fun person, so when I sent her some Mochimochi, she sent me back some really great photos.  While I tend to use a plain white background for taking pictures of these knit creations, Jia went the extra mile (and then some) and took the following.  Thanks so much for the great pictures, Jia!

More below!

Tiny Knit Zombie

The beautiful of the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi is how the author of the books and patterns has a fantastic sense of humor and channels this into creating really interesting knitting patterns.  Probably the most beloved is the gnome, but I think that the zombie is equally cute.  

We're going to go with Francois for this zombie's name.  He used to be a sous chef in a famous Mexican restaurant but then passed away from an unfortunate Muenster cheese accident.  Regardless, he still remains active in the kitchen, specializing in desserts and baked goods in the afterlife.  

Enjoy some more pictures below!

Tiny Knit Panda: Sir Fancy Panda

 The super-awesome Kylie from the super-awesome website Daily of the Day had a request: a knit panda.  And not just any panda - a fancy panda.  Well, little did she know that not only do I specialize in pandas, but I specialize in fancy pandas.  

The result:  Sir Fancy Panda (Esq.).  Not only is this panda just plain adorable, he's also got a fancy panda bow tie.  Yeah, he knows he looks pretty fly.

The pattern comes from Mochimochi Land and was modified to include the fancy bow tie.

Some more pictures below!

Tiny Bee

Just a quick update to show one of my newest creations - a tiny bee mochimochi.  This pattern comes directly from the Mochimochi Land website (not available in the book, if you're wondering).  I was surprised at how easy this was to make, but I'm pretty happy with the results!

And another note:  I'll be upgrading the camera I use to take these photos soon.  I hope that less Photoshop will be required to brighten them up with this change... :)

More pictures below!

Tiny Computer

I spend way too much time on the computer, but don't blame me - I have to write and analyze data!  That's beside the time I spend on Facebook, Twitter, Daily of the Day, and various blogs...  

A few months ago, I had knit this tiny computer from a pattern in Teeny Tiny Mochimochi and it has remained one of my favorites because it's both adorable and strange.  The computer is a little dated - there's no flat screen on this guy and it's not a laser mouse - but it's still functional.  Even the tiny knit gnome gets in some time checking his emails since he just tried 40 free hours from AOL with a CD-ROM he received in the mail.  Good deal.

Below are a few more pictures of the computer...

Happy Fourth of July!

In celebration of America's Independence Day, here are a few pictures of a knit firecracker, made from a pattern in Teeny Tiny Mochimochi.  Even knit adorable things can be patriotic!

This week is quite the busy week (aside from all the knitting because, you know, I do have a job that pays the bills), but I'll be updating with a few different projects, including a knit R2D2 made for a friend and a bunch of new teeny tiny Mochimochi.

More pictures of the firecracker below!

Knit Television

One of the first items I ever knit from the Knitting Mochimochi book was the television.  How could I not knit a television?  It's a television!  It's knit!  It's awesome!

Because I was a beginning knitter, I made a number of mistakes with this pattern, but since that time, I've learned from those mistakes and improved significantly.  Nonetheless, I still think this knit TV is still pretty cute.  

Gnome in the City

While I specialize in tiny adorable knit things, once in a while I'll tackle a larger project, especially from the "Knitting Mochimochi" book.  These projects take significantly longer than the tiny mochimochis, but they're well worth the effort.  

Below I have a few pictures of the city I knit using a pattern from Knitting Mochimochi.  The entire pattern was quite straight-forward, yet the most time-consuming part was the asphalt portion - lots and lots of rows of gray.  The buildings were fun, though, and putting eyes on each of them gave them all the adorable touch so characteristic of Anna Hrachovec's patterns.  

You might also notice that the tiny gnome found his way to the big city, as did the tiny caveman.  It's a melting pot.

Tiny Gnome

Probably one of the most-knit patterns from Mochimochi Land is the tiny gnome, at least based on all the photos on Flickr (see this one!).  And with good reason - the knit gnome is adorable.  I've made a couple, one of which is living with my dear mother, but I've never added any images of my gnomes.  Below are a ew pictures that I've taken of this little guy, but there are certainly more to come - this little gnome enjoys working on his little knit computer, exploring the knit city, and chopping down trees in the knit forest.  More to come in the future...

Happy Knit-Recipients

In my two previous posts, I mentioned that I had knit some things for other people and sent them off.  Now that they've received their tiny things, I've gotten a few pictures back:

Ashleigh's Dino and Pear:

Kylie's Pups (with her adorable real-life tiny dog):

Nona's Airplane (named Artichoke Blue):

Thanks to them for showing me that these tiny guys made it to their destinations safe and sounds.

I've added an "About & Contact" section above if anyone is interested in knit things as well.  I can accomodate most requests with my own creations!

Another Knit Puppy

On a roll - first my blue dog and now this little guy.  I decided to branch out and try to make something of my own, instead of using a pattern from someone else.  After having knit so many small toys, it wasn't too hard to figure out how to get the shape and proportions right for a small dog.  Knitting up the attachments and putting the final piece together was similarly easy.  So I present my first original mochimochi - a tiny green dog!

More pictures below!

Mini Blue Puppy

A quick project I whipped up while jet-lagged and half-asleep:  a blue puppy!  This is for a distant friend that special-requested a dachshund, and while I admit that dachshunds are not really blue, I still think it's pretty cute.  Plus, I'll be making more in additional colors, including the "traditional" dachshund colors.

This pattern comes courtesy of the Mochimochi Land Store.  More great stuff over there to buy and knit!

I have an excuse for not updating lately - I just came back from a wonderful vacation to a land far, far away. Now that it's over, summer has begun and I have more time on my hands to knit and update this blog.

Some more pictures of the blue puppy below!

Another Knit Elephant

A few months ago, I made an orange elephant (here!) but I have recently sent this away to a new home and decided to make another.  This time, I made a purple elephant, and his name is Russ.  He's really good at geography and chess.  But not really because he's just a knit elephant.

Some pictures below!

Tiny Volcano

I've never been anywhere near a volcano but I've heard that they're pretty cool.  In lieu of visiting a real volcano, I have knit one.  This knit comes from Teeny Tiny Mochimochi (website here) and was incredibly easy to work up.  Plus, it's pretty adorable.  A couple pictures below.

Tiny Cactus

The months of April and May were difficult and busy, and because of this, I had to consolidate my time and concentrate on work and other endeavors.  Now, with summer fast approaching and my time freeing up ever so slightly, I hope to update this blog as I had previously.

Tonight, I present to you the tiny cactus.  Her name is Alecia, and despite her prickly appearance, yarn doesn't hurt, so her cactus exterior isn't really that intimidating in person.  Also, she's got stuffing inside rather than water.  What did you expect from a cactus named Alecia though?

A few more pictures below!

Knit Mailbox

Why is it that the most ridiculous knit things are the cutest?  First there was the adorable knit hotdog and then there was the tiny caveman.  A knit caveman.  Awesome.

Today I present the tiny knit mailbox from the book Teeny Tiny Mochimochi.  While it might look complicated and it does have lots of pieces, it was a snap to knit the mailbox up and put all the pieces together.  I was surprised at how straight-forward this pattern was, but all of Anna Hrachovec's patterns are fantastic that way.

More pictures below!

Tiny Pear

I've begun a foray into knitting fruit, and this is certainly my favorite - a tiny pear.  It's only about an inch tall, but  for what it lacks in size, it makes up in resistance to spoiling.  While a normal pear would rot in a week or two, this tiny pear is completely resistant to rotting.  Quite a feat, huh?  Well, maybe not that exciting...

Tiny Baby

Since I'm an only child, my parents think it's my sole responsibility to reproduce and carry on the family name.  Well, since that just plain ain't happening right now, I found an alternative: I have knit my offspring.  This is my knit baby, which doesn't have my eye or hair color.  Actually, this baby doesn't even have a nose and is made out of yarn.

Tiny Sailboat

I have named this sailboat Charlie for no good reason.  He took all of about twenty minutes to knit and is exceedingly adorable.  Enjoy a few pictures below of Charlie sailing the open (hand-drawn!) seas.

Muriel the Tiny Mermaid

This is Muriel, a cousin to the more famous mermaid from those Hollywood movies.  No, she's not bitter, but please don't ask her to get her cousin's autograph.  Because she won't.  Jeez, just lay off it already.  Anyway, Muriel has better hair and a lot more thing-a-ma-bobs in her undersea cave.  She's got way more fish-friends than her cousin ever did.

Some more pictures (of Muriel) below!

Tiny Hotdog

This hot dog isn't any ordinary hot dog.  That's mainly because it's made out of yarn.  Also, it's not a Chicago or New York dog - it's from Milwaukee and tastes like beer and cheese.  Not really a bad combination, if you can ignore the yarn taste.  Since today is the Milwaukee Brewers' opening day, isn't it appropriate that a hot dog is featured on this blog?  Yes.  It is.

This is probably one of the best patterns in the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi book.  Admittedly, all the patterns in that book are adorable, but the tiny hot dog is awesome.  

A couple more pictures below!

Tiny Caveman

This is Jacques, the tiny caveman.  He's sophisticated: he enjoys fine Italian espresso, poetry, and clubbing saber-toothed tigers.  His caveman club works not only to catch prey but also to act as a cane when he gets tired.

The pattern for Jacques came from Teeny Tiny Mochimochi, which I have nearly finished.  I'm really not sure what I'm going to do once I've finished the book, since I haven't found any patterns that are nearly as cute.  I've got a small book of amigurumi crocheting, so that's possible.  Otherwise, maybe I'll need to start making my own patterns in the near future...

A few more pictures of the adorable Jacque below.

Tiny Airplane

This is Oliver, the  airplane.  He features 150 seats with no leg room, no on-board entertainment, and no in-flight meals. What did you expect?  He's made out of yarn.

More pictures below...

Tiny Robot

This is my tiny robot, named Nancy, who helps me with my calculus at work.  She clearly isn't much help because she's actually made of yarn, if you didn't notice.

Again, this pattern came from Teeny Tiny Mochimochi (author's blog here).  I've finished almost this entire book in a little over a month because I'm obsessed with it.  

Despite her lack of calculus skills, Nancy does photograph well.  Catch more images below.

Itty Bitty Elephant

Orange elephants are one of nature's wonders: they're gigantic, they're orange, and they don't exist.  That's why I had to knit one.  I'm going to call this little guy Jorge because it seems like an appropriate name for whatever reason.  I made him just a few weeks ago from the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi book (author here).  This pattern was probably one of the easiest to complete in the book - there aren't too many parts to the elephant body, and it was really straight-forward.  I keep thinking that this pattern would be great to make an entire herd of elephants - actually a parade.  Plus, who doesn't like a cute, oddly-colored elephant sitting around?  Yes, that's right: everyone loves a cute oddly-colored elephant. 

Enjoy more Jorge below.

Tiny Sweet Pea

I haven't updated in a while, mainly because of a demanding work schedule, but I have continued to knit the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi when I have time.  They're so addicting because they're so quick and easy to make.  It doesn't hurt that they're also adorable.

The pea pod creature was made a few months ago.  The pattern is a slightly modified version of a Mochimochi Land pattern.  I have yet to finish the sushi set, but I definitely will be in the coming months.

I'll be sure to update the blog more often, as time permits.  It's been a busy month, but I look forward to spring and more knitting.

See more pictures of my sweet peas below...

Itty Bitty Project 4: Dinosaur

I've been working through the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi book voraciously the last few weeks and have been pretty happy with the results.  I bring my final results to work and have my coworkers critique them, which usually involves at least one squealing with delight - "It's a tiny dinosaur!"

This is my little dinosaur, which I think turned out quite well, regardless of my photography skills.  

With all these small knitted toys, I was told that I should make more stop motion animations with them.  Soon to come...

More pictures behind the cut...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day!

Itty Bitty Project 3: Tiny Lion

 Continuing on with the super cute and super tiny projects I've been working on lately, here is my lion, again from the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi book.  

I have to admit that making these creatures is a little addictive because they take so little time to make and they're adorable.  I'm betting that I'll make it through this entire book by the end of next week...  not even exaggerating.

Below are a few more pictures of the lion.

Itty Bitty Project 2: Monkey

Continuing from the post of my itty bitty chicken, I've also made a little monkey using a pattern from the same book, "Teeny Tiny Mochimochi" by Anna Hrachovec from Mochimochi Land.  This pattern isn't free like the teeny tiny chicken, but I would highly recommend purchasing the book with the pattern.

Here are a few pictures!

Itty Bitty Chicken Mochimochi

I haven't had much time to update because, first, I've been busy with work and non-knitting things and, second, I've been working for what seems an eternity (really just a month) on a knitting project as a gift for my mom for Valentine's Day.  Well, St. Patrick's Day at this point.  While I did finish that project, I haven't finished the detailing and didn't take any pictures.  Thus, I'm posting up these pictures of a small project, literally.  This is the tiny chicken mochimochi from the book "Teeny Tiny Mochimochi" by Anna Hrachovec from Mochimochi Land.

I'm not a very fast knitter, and this little chicken only took me about an hour.  The free pattern can be had here.

A few more pictures just below...

Itty Bitty Knit Mouse

I work in a laboratory that works with mice.  As a Christmas present to my labmates, I decided to knit a bunch of mice, put them in a cage, and place them in the lab as some cute decoration (the laboratory can be quite grey and drab sometimes).  I made up my own little pattern and churned out about ten of these little guys in multiple colors.  The knit mice went over extremely well: everyone loved them and many of the adjacent labs had to stop by and see our new additions.  We've named them after the types of mice we work with and enjoy their company.

I took a few pictures of our mouse "Neijmegen."  He's the orange mouse in our lab and I propped him up with some of our equipment today.  In the future, I'll post some more pictures of our mouse collection and their home.

A few more pictures after the break...

Project 1: Pretty Purple Pig

A friend of mine just recently had her first child, an adorable little girl.  My freshman year of college, she was my RA and actually taught me how to crochet.  At that time, I just worked on making scarves and really simple items.  Now that I can make something slightly more "advanced," I thought I would make her something for her new addition.

This pig pattern is from Knitting Mochimochi, by the very talented Anna Hrachovec (at Mochimochi Land).  I absolutely love this book and couldn't recommend it enough.  It has truly inspired me to try new things with knitting and is enjoyable from start to finish.  I'm certain that I'll be making more posts from patterns in this book in the very near future.

I chose to make the pig purple because I had just purchased some lighter purple yarn and thought it would be a great "alternative" pig color.  This little porcine creature comes with its own bright green bee hive wig, my personal favorite of the wig patterns outlined in the book.  

A few more pictures just below!

What is the Knitosome?

Pattern from
"Knitting Mochimochi"
Mochimochi Land

I'm Bryan.  I like knitting.  Since you're visiting this blog, I'm venturing to guess that you do too.  I've only been knitting for a few years and recently began to try to make some more exciting patterns.  I like small, cute projects, similar to amigurumi but with knitting.  I started this blog as a way to easily share what I'm working on and completed projects.  In the future, I may include some tutorial-like posts about how I knit along with (hopefully) helpful illustrations.

I hope that you enjoy your visit.  Happy Knitting!