Wow, can you believe it's Friday again! I mean it makes me happy, but the end of the year always goes so fast. I have been meaning to update ALL week. There were a number of things that I was going to blog about:
1. The dullness of Princess Nori's ( or now plain ol' Sayako Kuroda) wedding dress or should I say 'satin sack' (see pic 5). Even Darin commented on its um.....lack of spark. She looked way more amazing in her junihitoe (12-layered kimono).
2. These hot new banana hammocks found by Darin (via boing boing). I personally wish Darin would wear this one.
3. Marianne Isager (a well-known Danish knitwear designer) came to our S+B on Tuesday (hi Marianne if you are reading this!!) She'll be back in Tokyo in February when she is going to bring some examples of Scandanavian knitting!!! Sometimes it really pays to live in Tokyo. Darin also made it to his first S+B, which was fun. We had another three newspaper reporters this week, and some representatives from the Puppy Yarn company and Nihon Vogue. If only we could work out a way to make money out of this - wouldn't that be great!
4. We visited Mitake-san (nice little day trip from Tokyo) last weekend to see the autumn leaves - photos here!
5. I was going to blog about how super excited I am that myself and a few of the SNB ladies are going to learn how to use a drop spindle this weekend at Ananda!! Woohoo! It's been super crafty in Japan lately with knit-outs happening all over the place. Last weekend we went to the Rowan shop in Ebisu to pick up a free 100g skein of chunky tweed and this weekend there's a mini knit-out at the Puppy store in Shimokitazawa. I'm also going to Taeko's (if you visit her blog check out the amazing leafy parka that she crocheted and designed herself - amazing!!!!) Shibuya Shugeibu in Harajuku. Bring on the crafting!
6. And to finish off, I've received another seven entries to Pinku's 2nd birthday photo contest. A little pink to brighten your weekend. Remember the competition ends on Monday November 21st (COB Japan time). I will announce the winner by the end of next week - very exciting!
Have a great weekend!!!!
Maybe some of the Japanese pattern companies would like to produce English (and other) translations of their patterns;)
Gosh. So much to do. As if living in Tokyo wasn't rewarding enough! Envy!
Posted by: freecia | November 18, 2005 at 03:29 PM
Oooh, that wedding dress is nasty! She looks like she's just stepped out of a well.
Posted by: Kinki | November 18, 2005 at 04:07 PM
I totally agree on the wedding dress - it's all I could think about when NHK was talking about the wedding. I don't understand why someone with enough money and status to have any designer in the world make her wedding dress went with something so bleurgh!
Posted by: suzy | November 18, 2005 at 05:16 PM
Those banana hammocks, H-O-T! Have a good weekend!
Posted by: Angela | November 18, 2005 at 06:32 PM
satin sack + permanent fake smile = very very scary...said to masao ' i would be so pissed off with my stylist if they chose that hideous dress for me'
Posted by: sushi | November 18, 2005 at 07:01 PM
Aiyiyi - those banana hammocks are quite disturbing. Let's hope Sayako's new husband did not wear one of those on the honeymoon.
I know you will now question my taste, but I rather liked her wedding dress, however I cringed a bit when I found out she based it on a dress from a Lupin film.
Posted by: Amy | November 18, 2005 at 11:04 PM
happy weekend! i'm so jealous of all the knitting fun in tokyo. love all the pink pics - i'd send you some but everything is black and grey up here now ...
Posted by: kris | November 18, 2005 at 11:47 PM
You totally need to buy Darin that "banana sack".
I love kimono. I think they're exceedingly beautiful. I just don't understand the trend towards Western style wedding dresses. They aren't all that great.
Yeay for spinning! It's so much fun!
Posted by: Jenn | November 19, 2005 at 01:01 AM