Anna, the designer of Mochimochi Land's incredibly cute yet wacky knitted toys, also writes this blog. In it she talks about the new designs she's come up with. (Her latest one, Lucky, is a tree with birds and bird… erm, dollops on top; apparently the tree thinks 'luck is a relative term' and the birds think 'you make your own luck'. If you've ever parked your car under place inhabited by birds, you may well agree with the tree on this one!) Some of the patterns are even free, but the ones in her shop are more elaborate. Harriet the sheep and Hayden the haybale should appeal to any knitter, although we're quite fond of Sleepy Snake and Mischievous Mouse.
Anna also blogs about cute things she's come across - she's a big fan of Japanese cute items - and gives tutorials on aspects of making up knitted toys. There's a nice on on all sorts of eyes, from embroidered on to safety eyes, on the front page of the blog at the moment.
Possibly the best part of the blog, however, is the way Anna interacts with the people who've bought Mochimochi Land patterns and knitted the toys. At the moment she's running a Mochimochi Land photo contest, where the best picture of a Mochimochi Land toy wins a bundle of cute Japanese goodies. We love seeing the inventive things people have done with their toys.
(Apologies if the picture looks odd; Elizabeth is on holiday and I'm less techy than her!)
