Huge & Huggable Mochimochi

Huge & Huggable Mochimochi
Title Huge & Huggable Mochimochi PDF eBook
Author Anna Hrachovec
Publisher Potter Craft
Pages 475
Release 2013-10-15
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0385344589

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From the author of the incredibly original Knitting Mochimochi comes a delightful collection of supersized, quick-and-easy knitted toy creations sure to please knitters of all ages. Bigger sometimes does mean better. In Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi Anna Hrachovec charmed knitters with her adorable miniature Mochimochi Land creatures. In Huge + Huggable Mochimochi she gives us knitted toys with even more to love. With 20 large-scale projects, from a massive monster truck to a pirate pillow pal and a super-cute bag buddy that converts from knapsack to shoulder bag, these playful knits make wonderful gifts and whimsical decorations. Anna also explains how to size the projects up or down so the knitter can customize each piece as desired.

Knitting Mochimochi

Knitting Mochimochi
Title Knitting Mochimochi PDF eBook
Author Anna Hrachovec
Publisher Potter Craft
Pages 146
Release 2010-06-29
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0823026647

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Toys, people! Who doesn't love toys? They make you smile, give you something to squeeze and hug, and can even sit on the couch and watch TV with you. But could the toy be a couch, or an old-fashioned television? Is that too weird? Not if the toy is mochimochi, the super-cute and strange knitted toys author Anna Hrachovec created after fallingi n love with the bizarre character designs that are popular in Japan. A mochimochi can be anything, from fearsome baby gators to pigs with beehive hairdos, from the toe-nibbling monster slippers to an assortment of itty-bitty hamsters, micro mountains, and human beans complete with comb-overs! And what knitter doesn't need a diversion from the usual socks, hats, and scarves? Many of these toys take less than an hour to make. Don't worry, even a beginner can learn to knit mochimochi. If your toy comes out a little lumpy, it'll only add to its personality! Whether it's a bite-free bed bug, a smiling smokestack, or a grouchy couch--these 20 toys are quirkier than teddy bears but every bit as adorable.

Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi

Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi
Title Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi PDF eBook
Author Anna Hrachovec
Publisher Potter Craft
Pages 146
Release 2011-08-30
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0823082296

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TINY IS THE NEW HUGE! It’s an indisputable fact: Everything is cuter in miniature. And while it’s true that knitted toys are cute to begin with, they’re even more adorable when they’re tiny. In Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, designer Anna Hrachovec presents more than 40 patterns for her funniest and most delightful knitted Tinys—three-dimensional animals, objects, and people, all with Anna’s quirky, Mochimochi Land anthropomorphism that knitters love. Tinys make cool gifts for any occasion, are some of the fastest, easiest projects you’ll ever knit, and can be turned into pins, magnets, Christmas ornaments—anything that could use some scale-model silliness. So pick up your sock yarn and size 1 needles and get started—you’re certain to make even a grouch giggle like a schoolgirl!

The Big Book of Drawing

The Big Book of Drawing
Title The Big Book of Drawing PDF eBook
Author Watson-Guptill
Publisher Watson-Guptill
Pages 746
Release 2012-05-08
Genre Art
ISBN 0770433340

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Discover the Keys to Creating Beautiful Drawings with Master Artists Between these pages, artists of all backgrounds will find anything and everything they need to know about drawing. With thorough explanations of materials and their composition, step-by-step demonstrations, and practical advice for creating compositions, The Big Book of Drawing is a comprehensive authority on the medium that is the foundation of all other visual arts. Learn how to handle charcoal, pastel, pencil, and an array of inks; master various shading techniques, including cross-hatching and chiaroscuro; and discover the secrets to constructing attractive and unique compositions. Aspiring artists will learn from the best, with a plentiful array of work by old masters, such as Van Dyke, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. This combination of a detailed instruction book and folio of masterpiece art inspires and informs artists in a way that no other drawing book does.

Our Robots, Ourselves

Our Robots, Ourselves
Title Our Robots, Ourselves PDF eBook
Author David A. Mindell
Publisher Penguin
Pages 274
Release 2015-10-13
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0698157664

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“[An] essential book… it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.”—Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age From drones to Mars rovers—an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future. In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environments—high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer space—to reveal where the most advanced robotics already exist. In these environments, scientists use robots to discover new information about ancient civilizations, to map some of the world’s largest geological features, and even to “commute” to Mars to conduct daily experiments. But these tools of air, sea, and space also forecast the dangers, ethical quandaries, and unintended consequences of a future in which robotics and automation suffuse our everyday lives. Mindell argues that the stark lines we’ve drawn between human and not human, manual and automated, aren’t helpful for understanding our relationship with robotics. Brilliantly researched and accessibly written, Our Robots, Ourselves clarifies misconceptions about the autonomous robot, offering instead a hopeful message about what he calls “rich human presence” at the center of the technological landscape we are now creating.

Pigs with Wigs

Pigs with Wigs
Title Pigs with Wigs PDF eBook
Author Anna Hrachovec
Publisher Potter Craft
Pages 24
Release 2011-12-13
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0307985342

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This is what happens when you let the pigs get into the piggy bank. Such extravagance is appalling! Included are 4 designs for interchangeable wigs—an awesome afro, magnificent mohawk, beautiful beehive, and buxom bob. Suggested materials include 4/medium (worsted) yarn, a set of 6-inch US size 6 (4.0mm) double-pointed needles, stitch marker, safety eyes (size 9mm), tapestry needle, and stuffing.

Baby Beanies

Baby Beanies
Title Baby Beanies PDF eBook
Author Amanda Keeys
Publisher Potter Craft
Pages 146
Release 2012-07-11
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0770434215

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Easy-to-knit hats for easy-to-love babies • 25 super-cute, simple-to-make hats for little heads • Cute-as-a-button projects showcased with stunning baby portraits • Perfect projects for beginning knitters make great baby gifts! Whatever their activities, we think you'll agree: babies should wear hats. Mainly because they look so darned cute in hats! And they look really, really cute in Baby Beanies. Author and photographer Amanda Keeys designed these enchanting toppers for the babies who model for her, and her simple patterns use bright colors, lush textures, and quirky embellishments to rise to the top. Directions for basic stitches and techniques are included, so even beginning knitters can easily whip up a present for a special baby. Readers will enjoy the funny, engaging text and the hundreds of adorable photos. Go beyond blue for boys and pink for girl—make them something nice from Baby Beanies!