This all began when I was doing a little tag surfing and checking out some knitting blogs.  I ran across ’ All in A Days…‘ and discovered two tutorials on knitted Amigurumi.  I found it interesting and thought it might be something a knitter could have some fun with.  So I decided as soon as I was done with my current project, I’d use up a little scrap yarn and try my hand at knitted amigurumi. 

At the same time….and you will begin to see how scary the human mind can be….my daughter was participating in a old Spanish reenactment in St. Augustine (The Nation’s Oldest City).  The last day of the event, we planned on walking the cobblestone streets and browsing our way through some of the quaint and unique shops.  One of the those quaint little shops was a Vera Bradley boutique. 

If any of you have a teenage daughter, you can probably understand how this discovery could weasel it’s way into that section of the brain that also screams “chocolate”!   …and that clever salesperson behind the counter probably already knew the workings of a teenager when she announced a trunk sale in 2 weeks.  Needless to say, daughter wanted to attend the trunk show in the worse way. 

 While she’s doing odd jobs around the house (to spend at the trunk show), I cast on for Kumochan, and while shaping it’s head, can’t help but wonder what I will name her/him.  

Here’s the brain on yarn…..I dreamt that night, that daughter wanted more than just one bag at the trunk show, ….she was wildly flailing her eight arms and was telling me “But everyone else carries eight bags!” 

Meet Vera BRATley.