These are hurried, hectic modern times we live in. Stressful, chaotic, overscheduled times. Running to and fro, errands, classes, work, activities, groups, outings. How is one supposed to find the time for relaxation, for recharging, for hobbies. Introducing the Hobbibot 2006. No time to knit? Don’t worry. Go ahead and work right up til bedtime. Wash all those dishes and do one more load of laundry because the Hobbibot will knit that baby sweater for you. This new deluxe model does it all, gift knitting, fashion knitting, even the very relaxing and therapeutic afghan knitting. With turbo buttons for intarsia, cables and socks you’ll never have to pick up a knitting manual again. The latest model even includes a research function which will hunt around for hours online for cute designer patterns and then automatically recalibrate the patterns for cheap yarn substitutes. The future is now.
yarn dispensing pack
working on a previously abandoned baby sweater
control panel (stitch markers by maize hutton, here.)
oh wait! missing a few things. ok, now the knitting can begin…
Oh my, I nearly spewed coffee all over the screen, hobbibot is the coolest thing ever, I need one!
I love, love, love it!
HAHAHA, this is great!
I’m in love with this little guy!
That is so stinkin’ cute. Brilliant!
I didn’t know knitting could make me laugh that much ! 🙂
You’re the best!
Obviously I’m the wrong sort of nerd, because when I saw the title I imagined a short humanoid robot with hairy feet…
That is so cute and so funny!
I love all the detail – especially the mouth made to look like knitted stitches and the “…k1…p2..” “readout” on his (?) chest.
So funny! Fab’ job (as usual :))
so cute!!! i need one of these robots to keep up with my ever growing queue of things to knit!
(we have the same wineglasses)
Hillary. You are going to have server problems soon. That is all I have to say except me, first. The only only only problem with him coming to live at my house is I might try to take away his sweater. Or use his row counter. I’m in love with a robot!
You made me laugh!!! And speechless.
i guess i am nosey because i clicked through. thanks for the peek into the team. that robot? too much. so good. i cant even think of what to say.
Okay, you got me to comment. That Hobbibot is just too freakin’ cute! I don’t know that I want mine to take over the knitting itself, but it would certainly be nice to have someone who could fetch me the size 7 needles that I think I need instead of these size 6, or pick up the stitch markers that dropped on the floor, or search and collect the extra skein of yarn I need because I miscalculated. Or just calculate for me in the first place to avoid that altogether!
u sew good–I suspect a bit of scrapbooking was used to make those metal hangers though–am I right? Never say never–those guys got all the cool tools.
Ay! If only. I have a slew of projects I wish this little baby was working on for me!
Outstanding as always.
🙂
So hilarious yet so wonderful at the same time!! Wee Wonderful! You Crafting Goddess, you!!
omg this is hilarious! and is he drinking wine in that last photo? lol
Seriously, this may be the best thing that you’ve ever made! I so love it!
Your mom will try anything to get out of teaching me to knit this summer.
Still laughing over your interview, and now this. Are you trying to kill me? Why would you want to do that?
indeed….everyone needs a hobbibot!
wow, he’s even programmed to bring wine and chocolate? perfect.
this just reminded me–when we were younger, my mother would give us her credit card to buy her a christmas present.(what WAS she thinking?) one year we bought her a large blowup robot carrying a plastic tray. it was remote control, and I honestly (in my middle school mind) thought this was going to be the end of me doing chores and tasks for my mother. I thought this robot would handle it from here on out. obviously, it didn’t work out so nicely and we ended up getting rid of it because it would turn on by itself and race around the house whenever an airplane flew overhead.
yours looks much less dangerous, but all business!
the miracle I have been waiting for – but I think I’d rather he do the boring household chores so that I can do the fun hobby stuff.
My first look at this was…so cute.
Then the more I looked, I laughed and laughed! Love the details! Stitchcounter on the head….the double points, at a ready grip! He looks ready for battle. SO great.
Then the final picture…ahhh, I think I relate a bit too much to it! (I love my wine and late night crafting!)
Since I will probably never learn to knit, I must have one of these guys, actually 3 would be even better. Gotta get them started on Christmas presents!
Too cute!
Too too sweet and funny. The yarn dispensing pack? Oh heck.
Delightful.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
I so want to walk around with a yarn dispensing pack on my back. It would beat all the local tourists with their backpacks (in an English town??) at their own game.
Oh. my. god. I love the ‘bot! Now if I just had time to make one for myself… Funny, I’d probably have to knit one, since I find it much easier to find time to knit than sew. 🙂
🙂 That made my day.
ack! Every detail about this is just dead clever!
Don’t we all need a hobbibot???? (or at the very least our very own KI…P2 LED!)
LOVE IT! and the wine and chocolate are very much prerequisites for my knitting time too.
too hilarious. i love the row counter on the top- excellent touch.
thanks for making me nearly pee my pants laughing on a really bad day. you rule.
This is why I voted for Robots & space toys for your next booklet! I knew you’d ROCK our socks off with them! Hobbibot is amazing, I LOVE the stitch markers, and row counter atop! I’ll be waiting (on baited breath!) for the robots book! LOL
OMG there are so many clever and funny details in this-so very rad!!
Oh I like him very much.
And he’s powered by the same liquid fuel as me !.
Hahahaha!!! Brilliant!
you have outdone yourself. the yarn dispensing pack??? genius!
are those Lindor truffles i spy next to the tasty beverage? hmm… i think that ‘bot and i have many things in common. 😉
Just brilliant Hilary. Your imagination teamed with an excellent eye for fabric and awesome execution never cease to amaze me.
hillary, you are just an amazing legend type person, and you and amy together in one post is just too much fun!!! (finally getting mmm on the way to you today, sorry it’s taken so long)
that is pure genius!!
OMG. So cute. I need one of those to finish the pair of socks I’m working on. O_o
Oh my god, that is cute.
LOVE! If you were to auction that the bidding would go sky high.
That’s hysterical. Hmmm – I didn’t realize you could drink, eat chocolate and knit altogether (I’m not a yarn person – perhaps I need to be!) Kuddos on yet another fantastic creation.
I love the row counter as antenna. You don’t need turbo for socknitting. Socks are easier than a babysweater.
Oh, Hobbibot is so great! I can see it now: Hobbibot and I relaxing on a summer weekend, each knitting one of pair of socks, so that we don’t get second sock syndrome; Hobbibot weaving in the ends on my knitting projects and also retrieving them after I’ve thrown the project across the room in rage.
I’m sitting in my office trying to contain my snickering – I love him! His wee hat… the yarn dispenser… just gorgeous!
Brilliant!
I really need one of these!
you have done it. this is the answer to all our problems. is this going to be in the next book? i am ready to make one right now.
Cracking up – I love the addition of the red wine and chocolate. Good fuel indeed…
That is the best! I totally love hobbibot! Great details – I especially love the little hooks holding the stitch markers and the little socks. So cute, so clever – love it!
Great interview on whip-up, by the way.
I love hobbibot, but then I love all your ‘bots. I’m also relieved to hear I’m not the only one with parents who took disco lessons!
Best ever!!! Hope you had as much fun making this bot as I had looking at it.
Ha ha ha! He’s wonderful!
Oh hobbibot, you made me laugh out loud. Where’d you get those groovy silver charms you’re wearing?
Oh, I love it!!!Great!
That is absolutely brilliant!!!
I’ll take her!!!
Awesome. I love how she has the yarn strapped to her back. So cute.
I love how you incorporated in all the little knitting notions – perfect right down to the last detail. That is hilarious!
Stinkin’ Hilarious. will be chuckling alllll day.
I also love the wine and chocolates in the background of the last photo.
I love robots. This one is really terrific!
You were wondering which patterns to do? My vote: robots!
Fantastic detail for your robot. My favorites are the three charms. Did you make them?
I need a hobbibot! It is great, and you are hillarious!
very cute! however, i think i’d like a laundrybot, instead – and keep the knitting for myself 😀
SO adoreable, as usual. You never cease.
the cutie stitch markers are from maize hutton…http://www.maizehutton.com/stitchmarkersets.html
Holy crap! that is funny! 🙂
Do you make dishwashibots? How about laundribots? If I had one of them, I could work more on my hobbies! 🙂 This is too darn cute!
brilliant! positively brilliant!
I love it, it’s so funny !!! and all the other things that you make (sorry I’m French and I speek very bad English 🙁 ) are really marvellous !!!
Thank you for the free pattern, I hope I’ll soon have enough time to try … see you soon surely on this blog 🙂
ABSOLUTELY~~ B R I L L A N T ! ! !
the most perfect gift for any knitter on the planet!
Oh, what a joyful post. Gave me a huge smile and a good laugh. Really cute. Now when are they going to be in the shop?
This is fabulous! Thank you for inventing hobbibot for all those knitting projects that I will never have enough time to do.
WOW WEE ZOW WEE! The markers look like little medals that the robot has received for winning knitting battles! WAY TO COOL!
Oh, gosh, I love it! This is my favorite one yet!
Oh incredible! That is a lot better than my idea of keeping your knitting needles in a pocket on the back of your panties and you balls of yarn in your bra for some on-the-go knitting!
You amaze me!
Cutest. Thing. Ever.
The details are just stunning.
You are amazingly talented and inspiring!
This is so clever and adorable !
I just had to tell you how much I am smiling and how cute I really think this is !
I must have a knitting buddy…NOW! Where can I get one? You made it? Of course… and now I have to drop everything and make one!
Wow,that hobbibot is so cute,hope I can have one here to help me knit !
Hi Denyse Schmidt Fan,
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Happy crafting, Gina
Wonderful! Love it. Cute and hillarious!
OMG! Please, tell me he’s real! Lovely, lovely
this doll is absolutely amazing and wonderful.
;D