Indigo Knit Cafe

For the past six months I've worked every Wednesday on remodelling a 100 year old shop that sits in the entrance to an old house. It was a mess. Packed with junk, (but a few hidden treasures) we kept the garbage men in shape hauling stuff away. Kurihara san and I just worked away week after week by ourselves clearing out a ton of old stuff, designing and rebuilding.
 It is almost finished and we will open Aikoan  藍古庵　(Indigo Old Hermit Hut) in late November. It has some old knitting machines that make socks and tube knits for t-shirts. It has a small indigo vat outside. It has a shop selling my indigo work, both knitwear and katzome goods and work from my students. It has sewing machines and an over locker serger for friends to design, make and sell their knitwear designs. It has a kitchen to make food for guests and students. It has some great tables and chairs to use as workshop space. I am looking forward to having and managing a creative organic space. Here Daphne and I are checking out the funky plush loop sock knitter.

Here Liza  and Justin are helping Kurihara san with shelf sanding and oiling. 

What she looks like from the street. It needs a bit more love but what an improvement from six months ago.