And on to more finished objects.

It was a fairly monster-ish break, considering the toys I knitted.

First off, Hrumph:



Hrumph is a grumpy monster. He is grumpy about just about everything. He is especially grumpy about the current state of television - because he has such stubby little legs, he can't move around all that much, and so television is his main entertainment.

He is knit from a Mochimochiland pattern, using KnitPicks "Palette" in the colors "wood" and "grass" (He may also may be grumpy because he doesn't get outdoors much).

And here's the second Mochmochiland critter:



This is the Evolving Punk. I was originally going to name him Joey (after the Ramone) or Sid (obvious). But after he was completed, he seemed less punkish than puzzled.

So I did a rename. His name is now Tufnel. As in this. (NB, gentle readers: some rude words).

Yes, I know, his namesake was really a heavy-metal musician (after being a skiffle musician and a folk rocker), but Tufnel really seems to fit this little guy well.

He's sad that my piano doesn't go all the way to 11. Or, for that matter, doesn't have amps at all. (Maybe I need to make him a tiny model of Stonehenge.)

He's made of the Palette too, in Navy and (IIRC) Red. (I was trying for British flag colors...the navy's a bit dark and the red's a bit off. But then maybe Tufnel is a bit off himself).

Both the critters were felted as per the instructions but apparently Palette just doesn't felt much. Or maybe I didn't knit to a loose enough gauge to see a big difference.

Of course, it's also kind of fun to play off the "personalities" of the two little monsters:



"Get offa my lawn, you punk kid!"