Gnomes vs. Snowmen: The Battle for Mochimochi Land |
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We’ve often told Anna Hrachovec that we would like to take a vacation in her brain.
We love Mochimochis. We love teeny-tiny mochimochis. And after having the opportunity to see her art installation at Gallery Hanahou in New York City, we love her rather deviant little gnomes and snowmen who are trying to take over the world.
When we heard that Anna was going to create a miniature epic battle scene inspired by the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England, we scratched our heads and said, “What? Really?” Whether or not you’re familiar with the tapestry, the installation of more than 40 knitted panels fitted along the length of Gallery Hanahou’s walls is a crafty triumph, to say the least!
A simple snowball fuels the fight between gnomes and snowmen for control over carrot supplies, herds of cuddly bunnies, candy canes, and robots (don’t even get us started on Santa Claus). Check out the slideshow below!
Categories: Knitting & Crochet |
Tags: >Bayeux Tapestry, Anna Hrachovec, Gallery Hanahou, gnome, Knitting Mochimochi, mochi, mochimochi, mochimochi land, Mochimochiland, snowman, snowmen, Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi
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 Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi More Than 40 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give Written by Anna Hrachovec Category: Crafts & Hobbies – Knitting Format: Paperback, 144 pages On Sale: August 16, 2011 Price: $19.99 |
- Press Release: Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec
Anna Hrachovec compiled her love for knitted mochimochi—super-cute and slightly strange character designs—in her first book, Knitting Mochimochi, which bewitched and beguiled knitters everywhere. Now in her second book, TEENY-TINY MOCHIMOCHI: More Than 40 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give (Potter Craft; on sale August 16, 2011), Anna brings the “miniature” crafting trend to knitters with more than 40 bite-size projects for small, anthropomorphic knits: tiny objects, animals, people, food, nature, and holiday items.
- Crafternews + Vogue Knitting Live = One Great Time!
Vogue Knitting Live took place in New York City on January 14-16, and yarn lovers of all stripes took over the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Knitters and crocheters from up and down the Eastern seaboard came to attend the gala dinner, attend classes and workshops, sample new yarns at the yarn tasting bar, and learn new skills at the beginner’s bar.
- Introducing ePatterns from Potter Craft
Start creating! Potter Craft announces the arrival of individual knitting and crocheting ePatterns for sale from five of their most popular books. Available in all electronic formats including reflowable and fixed format for usage on devises such as the iPad, Kindle and Nook, as well as downloadable PDF. These are available wherever eBooks are sold.
- Holiday Crafts Made by the Editors of CrafterNews
Here at Crafternews, we’re busily crafting for the holidays. We’re making lists (and checking our craft libraries twice) to see what wonderful handmade goodies we can create for our friends and families. Take a look at some of our project below—we hope the stories will inspire you!
