How about a fun contest?

My mother-in-law Bonney loves knitting so much that sometimes she buys multiples of the same knitting books without even noticing! I helped her sort through her books recently, and Bonney generously suggested that I give away some of her duplicates on my blog. How nice! She’s also throwing in a couple skeins of nice yarn from her stash.

While we’re at it, the winner will also get two free patterns from the Mochimochi Shop!

To enter, copy the below quiz into an email with the word “QUIZ” in the subject line, add your answers, and send it to info@mochimochiland.com by midnight (Eastern time) on Friday, May 8. (DO NOT LEAVE ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS PLEASE!) John and I will randomly draw a winner from those who answered all ten questions correctly.

We’ll email the winner for their mailing address over next weekend, so be sure to check your email if you enter. Good luck!

1. What is Boo’s second-favorite word?

2. Which of these has Anna NOT knitted?: musical notes, a lamp, a campfire, a couch, a finger

3. What activity among toys was captured in the winning photo in the 2008 Mochimochi Photo Contest?

4. Which Mochimochi Land pattern inspired an entire spinoff blog?

5. What does Tums want from you?

6. What aside from squirrels and snails were attacking Anna’s knitted cities?

7. What toy is featured in the Mochimochi logo?

8. Which of these holiday-themed patterns debuted completely out of season?: Luvgun, Mochimochi Reindeer, Boo

9. Which gadget can help you stack cats if you don’t knit them?

10. What do Bobs use to do their secret handshake?

A little glimpse of the next pattern to hit the Mochimochi Shop. (The image represents only one-third of what the entire pattern will be.) It’s coming in April!

I’m now back in NYC after a productive trip to Oklahoma. I was having some amazing toy photography done there by my friend Brandi Simons, for a project that I’m eager to talk about at a future date.

The city always seems bigger after I’ve been gone for a few days. At least there aren’t any giant snails attacking it!

This one-of-a-kind knitted piece is now available for $80. It measures about 6.5″ wide and 6″ tall.

Please email me at info@mochimochiland.com if you’re interested in purchasing it.

Thanks in part to your input last month, I now have a pattern shop on Ravelry!

It was very easy to set up, and hopefully it will be just as easy for people to buy patterns there as it currently is on my website.

For now, my newest patterns, special offers, and free patterns will still only be available here at mochimochiland.com, so it’s a good idea to sign up to my mailing list for annoucements (just email info@mochimochiland.com) or to check the blog frequently.