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).

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...