On April 16, we got to meet Monika! She travelled to Japan all the way from her hometown in Budapest, Hungary. She found us on the web and so wanted to come and check out Yarn Alive. It was awesome to have her a part of our class! Thanks so much Monika for the recent donation of incredibly gorgeous yarn and souvenirs from Hungary! We can’t wait to hand them out!

今日は渡辺のぶ子さんの82歳のお誕生日です！ヤーンアライブが始まった時からずっと参加していて、鍵棒編みでひざ掛けを何枚も編んできました。好きな色は栗色と黄色です。

Today is Nobuko Watanabe’s birthday! She is celebrating her 82nd birthday.  She has been coming to Yarn Alive since its’ beginning. She loves to crochet and makes many beautiful afghan blankets.  Her favorite color is maroon and yellow.

The Wednesday class meets in a very small room (an actual temporary housing unit that has been vacated). This can get particularly tricky when it comes to distributing yarn! But we are so thankful for all our generous supporters for the continual donation of yarn which makes it possible for us to distribute every time we meet no matter how tricky it gets! It’s amazing!

Inspired by Etsy’s Treasury concept, we will be uploading a weekly treasury –  a collection of Yarn Alive treasures.  This week’s treasury is called “A burst of yellow”.

This is Tsumie Hoshi from the Wednesday Yarn Alive class. We love her laughter and kind nature! She originally lived in Shobuta which was wiped out by the tsunami in 2011. She started coming to Yarn Alive when the first Wednesday class started in October 2011. She loves coming to Yarn Alive and crocheting with everyone. Her favorite color is grey and she loves to make scarves and vests.

Teddy modelling one of the new items from one of the ladies in the Wednesday Class!

上手 ですね。

In Yarn Alive style, here is a yarn carnation!