Giveaway: Huge Huggable Mochimochi

April 27, 2015 by Sarah White 22 Comments

Congratulations to Anne!

Sometimes I get jealous of crocheters because it’s seemingly so much easier to make dolls and characters and food and all sorts of really interesting creations out of crochet than it is out of knitting. Maybe that’s not really true and I’m just not creative enough to translate fanciful designs or ideas into knitting the way some people are with crochet.

Anna Hrachovec is one of those knitters who can turn wacky ideas into great knitting projects, and she has a whole series of books filled with what she calls mochimochi and what others might call knit amigurumi, to borrow a term from crochet.

Her 2013 book, Huge & Huggable Mochimochi, is full of 20 larger-than-life projects for fun knit items like the giant piece of birthday cake on the cover, big birdies, a giant hamburger with all the fixin’s, even a toy monster truck. (Huge in this case is still not all that huge; most of the projects are two feet long/tall or smaller.)

There’s a sweet pair of teddy bears, a capybara caravan, a stuffed submarine. Knit a giant pencil, or a huge toothbrush and tube of toothpaste.

No, I don’t know why you’d want to, either, but they’re still pretty darn cute, I have to say.

And as a writer, I may actually need a novelty knit pencil.

If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, May 3. If you could knit any novelty shape, what would you knit? I’d kind of love a plush sewing machine.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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knittingdancer says
April 27, 2015 at 10:01 am
a dog
Debbie Price says
April 27, 2015 at 10:10 am
I think I would knit a garden full of flowers with faces! I am starting to knit more. I am a crocheter first 🙂
Thank you for this giveaway.
Deb
Patty Manders says
April 27, 2015 at 11:21 am
Oh, my DH definitely needs a monster truck!
from windy VT,
the Vermonster
Margay says
April 27, 2015 at 11:32 am
Oh, the possibilities! I’d love a knit book toy – like Pride and Prejudice.
Brekke says
April 27, 2015 at 11:53 am
A giant Cupcake!
kim says
April 27, 2015 at 11:57 am
A bottle of wine
Laurie says
April 27, 2015 at 12:06 pm
A giant knitting needle–or two.
Linda says
April 27, 2015 at 1:13 pm
What a great giveaway! I would probably knit FOOD and/or trucks. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Karey says
April 27, 2015 at 1:28 pm
I love knitting odd things! It’s so much fun! I really want to make a cupcake and some parakeets next!
Barbara Young says
April 27, 2015 at 4:57 pm
If I can’t get a sewing machine, how about a hot air balloon?
joyce says
April 27, 2015 at 4:59 pm
I would make a princess doll for my grandaughter.
sierramay says
April 27, 2015 at 5:04 pm
A “oversized” plush chair, big enough my cat could sleep in it!
Cherie says
April 27, 2015 at 5:40 pm
An ice cream cone! 🙂
Pauleen Potter says
April 27, 2015 at 6:39 pm
I would love to knit characters and elements from the Doctor Who universe such as the Tardis, the Daleks and an adipose 🙂
Ellen says
April 27, 2015 at 6:53 pm
I’d knit a hotdog in a bun!!
annehaun says
April 27, 2015 at 8:21 pm
I would love to make a doll for my grand daughter.
Theresa says
April 27, 2015 at 10:31 pm
I’d make a life-sized unicorn!!! I love fantasy creatures.
Chloe says
April 28, 2015 at 7:11 am
Wouldn’t some of these items be great to give to a day care center for fun or for teaching tools (like the pencil or toothpaste and toothbrush)? So much stockinette perfect for TV knitting and maybe stash busting?
Yvonne says
April 28, 2015 at 1:27 pm
I would love a chane to win the book I don’t know what I would knit first love the big cupcake Louise
lindarumsey says
April 29, 2015 at 5:41 am
I’d knit a fully furnished doll’s house!
Nancy D says
May 3, 2015 at 7:18 pm
A cute vintage trailer 🙂
Lulu says
May 5, 2015 at 2:03 pm
I’d love to knit a lamp!

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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