summer sweep
Monthly Archives: August 2012
come on, get happy
you could say that we got curious. somewhere sandwiched between all the big name japanese fabric designers, we came across miri porun, a small capsule collection conjured up by the japanese artist yoshie (ヨシエ). after some digging around, we came across her website, which bursts with a child-like whimsy and joy! we couldn’t help by smile and feel our spirits lifted as we thumbed through her original artworks, particularly the ones she pieces together with bits of fabric (check it out, if you get a…
a keira kilter state of mind
keira is a sideways knit, dolman sleeve shrug made with cool-to-the-touch Real Pearl yarn. It’s almost like wearing a string of pearls around your arms and shoulders. The sleeves are knit in simple stockinette. The back, features a ripply, chevron lace pattern for a breezy elegance. keira is free with the purchase of the yarn required to make the project. just write “keira” in the comments box and we’ll send you a hardcopy of the pattern. there’s no need to add the pattern into your…
two right arms?!
some of the funniest things happen to us when we’re trying to work out details behind the scenes . . .
we’ve gone dotty!
we don’t know if it’s the summer heat or the effects of yayoi kusama being in town . . . but we’ve gone downright dotty with plenty of new polka dotted fabrics in the shop. find nani iro’s here and echino’s here.