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This is Tokuko. I'm sure you all have some concerns about starting a new course, so I'd like to answer them in the form of questions first!

・Where should I start? If you have never written a sentence pattern before, please start with the beginner's edition.
For those who have written even once, this is for beginners. If you want to know the size development of the wear, please start from the intermediate level.

・Will I be able to write patterns after reading this? To write a pattern, you first need a design. If you can do that, I think anyone can write patterns.

・Isn't it difficult to expand the size?
If you can use Excel, it's honestly not that hard to deploy. I think it's more difficult to write a pattern with size expansion in mind. I will tell you in detail, including here and there.

That's what it feels like.
I think the best thing about being able to write patterns is that people can knit their own designs. It makes me happier than I thought.
If you can speak English, the world will spread further. Don't worry, even if you can't speak English, as long as you deliver the sentence pattern, amirisu also has a service to translate it into English .
Once you become famous on Ravelry and Instagram, you will start receiving calls from overseas magazines, yarn shops, and manufacturers. Everyone is really looking at it, so you should be able to find it soon!

Also, if you are running a classroom, you can make your own design into a pattern and use it as a workshop to attract customers. Relying on other people's designs can be quite difficult. That's the immediate solution.

In fact, you can knit a lot of patterns anyway, and the more experience you have, the better you will be able to write patterns, but I will teach you that experience first.
If you aspire to be a designer, please give it a try.

Trikotri is making cute "animal pom-poms" using a pom-pom maker.
"Kotori Ponpon: Domestic Birds and Small Wild Birds Wrapped in Wool" was just released in April, but we are holding an exhibition where you can see all the works posted here.

Please come and see these lovely birds.

[Little Bird Pom Pom Exhibition]
·place
WALNUT Tokyo
Address: Casa Aoyama 102, 3-15-4 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6427-2997

WALNUT Kyoto
Address: 745 Kikuyacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City
Phone: 075-708-7210

・Date and time
WALNUT Tokyo store:
5/30 (Thu) - 6/1 (Sat) 11:00-18:00
*Open until 20:00 on Fridays.

WALNUT Kyoto store:
6/8 (Sat) - 6/14 (Fri) 11:00-18:00
*Closed on Sundays and Mondays. please note.


・ Contents Sale of exhibition books of works published in "Kotori Ponpon: Domestic Birds and Small Wild Birds Made by Wrapping Wool"
WS held (this is already sold out)

5 years ago when I decided to move to Kyoto. Actually, I wasn't sure whether to go to Kamakura or Kyoto. I made a lot of friends, and some people recommended me to move here.

In the end, I think it was really good that I chose Kyoto. A land pattern with many textile manufacturers, a place where handmade has taken root.

But I want to meet my friends in Kamakura, and I really like the place where I can spend a relaxing time. So I decided to make an excuse to go out. Let's do an event!

The venue is the "Machi no Employee Cafeteria" operated by the fun company KAYAC, which started a business in Kamakura and recently returned to Kamakura. A friend of mine was involved in its launch, so I was able to lend it to him during his free time on the weekend. The president, Mr. Yanagisawa, is also a person I respect very much, and I feel happy that I was able to connect with him.

Now what shall we do? My friend nao, who works at the Tokyo store, lives near Kamakura, so I planned a full day of workshops and knit cafes.

Nao and I have been talking for some time about wanting to hold a weaving workshop using a wire frame. It can be used as a basket, but of course it can also be used as a lampshade (originally a lampshade). A hand woven lampshade is wonderful. If you want to change the pattern, just reweave it. I wonder if it can also be a handy yarn ball.

Of course, you can also learn the basics of weaving. She used her wisdom to select materials so that even a beginner could make something cute. Would you like to increase the pop interior?

WS includes lunch. To my surprise, my friend Mami-san, who is a chef, showed her skill. She is a lady who runs catering and private dining, which is a little famous in Kamakura. I was also treated several times. I'm excited to be able to make lunch this time.

The last is a knit cafe. This is the same as the usual amirisu knit cafe, where everyone chats and knits together. After spending half a day in Kamakura, please come and have a tea break.

It's going to be a day like that. If possible, I would like to do it regularly, about once every two months. Please come and visit us for this first project.

About two weeks have passed since the New Year.
Dear blog readers, I'm late.
Thank you for your continued support this year.

No, it's been two weeks.
WALNUT was so busy that the New Year's mood was easily blown away.
I think this year will pass by with such speed.

Well, the first WALNUT fair of 2019 is the Yoke Sweater fair.
York Sweater, have you ever been knitted?
If you are knitting, isn't it a pattern that catches your eye at least once?

The knitted yoke is warm and perfect for this season.
It's a nice pattern that you'll be knitting in circles, so you'll be absorbed in the speed when you realize it.

·place
WALNUT Tokyo
Address: Casa Aoyama 102, 3-15-4 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6427-2997

WALNUT Kyoto
Address: 745 Kikuyacho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City
It is on the 2nd floor of the (Wakamiya-dori Matsubara Agaru) building.
Phone: 075-708-7210

・Date and time:
Tokyo store: 1/25 (Fri) - 1/31 (Thu) 11:00-18:00
*Business hours are 13:00-20:00 only on Fridays.
*The fair will end at 17:00 on the final day, 1/31 (Thursday).
※We are closed on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. please note.

Kyoto store:
2/5 (Tue) - 2/9 (Sat) 11:00-18:00

・Sales of content sample display kits (with Japanese pattern)

Speaking of York sweaters, the Icelandic Tropi sweater is famous.
We have Plötulopi / Unspun Icelandic Ístex yarn for lopi sweaters.

At the fair, kits with Japanese patterns will be sold.
This is the first appearance of the kit. All use Plötulopi.

Also, the kit that was previously introduced in amirisu is back.

In addition, we plan to introduce various York sweaters.
We will also sell it at the online shop at the same time.

When you collect them, they range from nostalgic to stylish.
With so many variations, you may be able to find your favorite one.

We are looking forward to your visit.