Profile of the Week

Name: Tatsuko, Ooka

First starting coming to Yarn Alive:  Ookasan was involved right at the beginning.  She was a volunteer after the tsunami and so was a key person in helping start Yarn Alive through the Volunteer Center.

Crochet or Knit? Knit

Favorite Project: Teddy Bears

Favorite color: Maroon (reds and browns)

Favorite thing about Yarn Alive: Meeting friends and chatting.

Wednesday class getting crazy with ruffle yarn today too!

Lots of beautiful color
Lots of beautiful color
The yarn is 100% acrylic with a net type of material
The yarn is 100% acrylic with a net type of material
The class eagerly listens to the instructions of how to make a ruffle scarf
The class eagerly listens to the instructions of how to make a ruffle scarf
The class eagerly listens to the instructions of how to make a ruffle scarf
The class eagerly listens to the instructions of how to make a ruffle scarf
A completed ruffle scarf
A completed ruffle scarf
A completed ruffle scarf
A completed ruffle scarf
The yarn is 100% acrylic with a net type of material
The yarn is 100% acrylic with a net type of material
A great project for everyone to help one another.
A great project for everyone to help one another.
A great project for everyone to help one another.
A great project for everyone to help one another.

Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations - a future project for the class!
Checking out one of the latest creations – a future project for the class!
Another new top - such clever ladies!
Another new top – such clever ladies!
Another new top - such clever ladies!
Another new top – such clever ladies!

Great progress!
Great progress!

First class for 2013!

Yarn Alive finally commenced today. Due to Japanese holidays this month, we have not had a chance to meet until today – but the wait was worth it!

Today’s class was all about “Ruffle” yarn and making fun, crazy, twirly, ruffle scarves out of it. The yarn is 100% acrylic with a net type of material.  Each yarn company that sells this kind of yarn calls it a different thing, but basically it is called “ruffle yarn”.

Ruffle Yarn
Teddy teaching the class how to make a ruffle scarf