Hunt and Gathering

It’s Friday, which for some strange reason I am thrilled about. I don’t know why, since I have a mega- ton of work to do, so it’s not like I get the time off. I think it’s that all of the people I work with will be off so I feel that I’ll get more done since there will be little to no interruptions. Well… except from my inner self sabotaging demons. Dang demons!
Anyway before we all head off to our weekends, whatever they hold, I wanted to post the chickie photos we hid for our Easter Hunt, as some of you requested.
Aren’t they adorable? I’m so smitten by them I can hardly stand it.

Also I’ve been wanting to put up this list of new colourways for, what feels like an eternity, now. I’ve been waiting for the techies to make triple sure that every little thing in the website upgrade was working properly.
I see now, that this is one of those optimistic pipe dreams that I need to let go of or… I’ll be sitting here, old and gray, waiting on that proverbial cold day in hell.  I seriously think calling this whole process an upgrade needs to be rethought. Upgrade implies better and leads to expectations that, in my not so limited experience, are not usually met.  So maybe we call it change-over and are surprised when it’s an upgrade.
Wow… I sound bitter. Ok, I’ll cop to, it I am a wee bit bitter. 
Maybe I need to work all my web related angst out in a colourway series., Hmm… what would we call that one?
Alright enough bitters.
In the brighter more colour filled part of my world, we have new hues and returning ones.
We actually have quite a few returning colours. We had to, they were banging on the doors, raising such a raucous, that we couldn’t concentrate.
There are also a whole lot of new colour friends to meet and play with.
Multi-colourways:
EOS
Gasropod Shuffle
Supercolourfragilistic
Pussy Broadway
Sea Scum, Sea Scum Run
Smokey Mountain Morn.
Saving Grace
Girl Crush
Just Jack
Moon Jelly
Single Cell Dating Pool
Ooh La Lagoon
Oaks Bottom
Puddle of Bleu
Surf’s U
Blecker
Zest

Shaded Solid:
Sky Blue
Porcini
Smoke on the Water

Watercolourways:
Sky Blue Pink
PDX Rose City (coming on Monday the 16th)

In a total and strange tonal turn of events it seems that I am having a bit of a love affair with purple. Shocking, I know. I’m a bit possessed, especially with the smoky dark side.
I blame my friends Amy and Lara.
I’m on to you two.

If you have or see any issues at all on the website, please do let us know. There’s a gaggle of us editing and testing, nonetheless, things do have a way of slipping through the cracks.

I hope you have a lovely knit filled weekend. 

Easter Hunt Winners

Well… that was a huge amount of fun, we’re going to have to do this more often. I was a little worried that maybe the scope of this hunt was too much. Ha, I of all people should know knitters better. I ‘m sure you’re all waiting to hear who our winners are so, without further ado…
Our winners:
1st place: Sarah Dianne Jones
2nd place: Stariel
3rd place: Michelle Brauner
4th place: Hope Rudolph
5th place: Karen Skriver Lauger
6th place: Jennifer Kim

Congratulations everyone and thanks to all, who joined our baby chick hunt. 
Speaking of chicks it’s time to tuck them in for the night!

Easter Egg Hunt: Hatched

It’s Easter weekend! I love this holiday with its basket carrying, egg delivering bunny, hopping around spreading Spring joy, celebrating rebirth.  Ever since I was a child (still am really), one of my favourite aspects of Easter, was the egg hunt. I like finding things in general, but the excitement and magic of searching for eggs to fill my basket, just charmed the socks of me. I especially loved the one our local fire department hosted in Cabin John along the banks canal and river.

It’s officially spring and I have done something I’ve been wanting to do for years, I got chickens, baby ones. I can’t believe I’ve waited this long. How I have lived my life up until now without chickens? I just don’t know. They are here in the barn, all 20 of them ( I know.) to be exact. I’m working on pictures of each and everyone of them, so I can introduce you to them. You’re going to love them.  And the colour… oh my goodness, the colour.

Anyway… I had this thought, in the wee hours of Friday morning. I was thinking what better way to celebrate the rebirth that is Spring with our very own version of an Easter egg hunt? I don’t think it really matters that our eggs have already hatched. Do you? Chickens hiding amongst yarn and knitting? Serious fun!

So…
Welcome knitters, to our 1st annual Blue Moon Easter Chickie Hunt.

All across the website we’ve hidden 20 chickies for you to find. All 20 are in frames just like all the product pictures. They’re hidden everywhere our twisted brains could think to put them, all tucked in with the yarn, patterns, kits, and roving.  There are circle ones and rectangular ones and square ones.

They look something like this: 
Your mission, should you choose it, is to find all 20 of them, then make a list with the page you found each one on and then send the list with your full name and address to with Easter Hunt in the subject line.

Listing example: Mopsy> Obsidian or if it’s a pattern then the name of the pattern, same is true if it’s a kit.
Easy peasy right? 
The very first person to do this wins a Blue Moon $100.00 gift certificate.
The second person wins a $60.00 gift certificate
After that, the next four, will get 1 skein of lightweight sock yarn in your colourway choice and a pattern (also your choice) to go with it.
You have until Monday at midnight Pacific time to send me your list.
If you have any questions please list them in the comments.

I believe that covers all the bases.

If you’d like a few hints there are some vague ones below:

Yes, I am to blame, since I am the muse of hues. 
My kitty Valla should come with a warning sign, although she looks all cozy and inviting, really what lurks right below that purring calm, is fierce.
I have found my thrill with this fine luxurious goodness, I am loopy with it.
Sheep talk radio: “Look Betty, I know it’s the new fad and all, but really, I feel like such a #1 boobie, strolling the pasture in shoes. Don’t you?”

And the hunt is on!

FYI:  (The picture might not be of the whole chickie. Our Jane has pond scum feet and how could you not want a photo of pond scum chickie feet?)

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!