the search is on

pull on your capes

(ala: sherlock holmes),

find the characters from children’s literature

behind the name of each pattern in

more knitting in the sun for kids‘, and win an autographed copy.

the official info is here.  the book behind vashti is ’round about here.

to inspire and motivate you to be diligent on your search

check out m. of dakine knits‘ wonderful striped

interpretation of my a-line hooded top.

this is one of my favorite things

about knitting, the

individuality…

‘search’ taken from 1:33 in deuteronomy.

scavenger hunt

the friendly gals at ‘in the loop

agreed to give you part of the scoop

about how the name

given ‘vashti’ became

my choice, though you might have to snoop.

there’s a giveaway over at wiley starting very soon.

to win a copy of  ‘more knitting in the sun for kids‘ of your own you’ll need to go

to the bookstore link at the ‘in the loop’ blog and then find the website of the author

w/ the featured collection there.  1 of the 3 books on his site’s front page is the answer to

why i named this little hooded allhemp6LUX top ‘vashti‘ in the first place.

(be sure to check out his book ‘the north star’ while you’re there.  so good!)

‘vashti’ also taken from 1:16 in esther.

the corner of aioli & main

:rewind…

it is 7pm on a sunday night.

i am fumbling w/my first ever pattern proposal.

i have knit and  blocked the swatch, written a description,

and laid these out neatly in a word document.

i am just not able (try, try again as i may),

to sketch my idea for ‘vashti’ out clearly.

and i call my dad (next door),

say something convincing,

and then hover over

his shoulder as he

draws each line

(and redoes

the ones

i balk at).

…fastforward:

‘vashti’ is now part of

more knitting in the sun for kids

only because dad bailed me out in the last hours

before the sand, in the hourglass

holding the minutes

until the submissions deadline, ran out.

thanks dad.

be sure to visit laura’s blog thursday,

it’s the next stop on the blog tour.

and thanks for stopping by.

photo of ‘vashti’ by nicole.

‘sand’ taken from 27:3 of proverbs.