ThisexcitingnewJapanesestitchdictionaryisfrompopulardesignerYokoHatta--thefounderanddrivingforcebehindtheKazekoboStudio.ThoughthisisherfirstbookinEnglish,herworkalreadyhasanextensivefollowinginWesterncountries--morethan1,000ofherdesignscanbeseenonRavelry.com.HattaisoneofseveralJapaneseknitterswhosepatternsanddesignshavesparkedanexplosionofinterestinJapaneseknittingtechniquesandaestheticsaroundtheworld.Herworkinknitweardesignspansmorethanthirtyyears,andknitterslovehermodern-yet-timeless,fun-yet-classystyles.Thisbookpresentsher200favoriteKazekobostitchpatterns--adelightfulselectionofmultipurposeknit-and-purl,lace,cable,Aranandrib&twiststitchesinsolidsandmotifs.SampleprojectsgiveknittersachancetopracticeHatta’stechniques.Theseinclude:Minimufflersusingknit-and-purlstitchesAcozyscallop-edgedscarfusinglacestitchesAbeautifullytexturedpairofmittensusingcableandAranstitchesAstylishandsturdypairoftwo-tonesocksusingribandtwiststitchesExperiencedknitterswillfindawealthofuniquepatternsjustwaitingtobebroughttolife.Aguidetothebasicsymbolsshowshowtoknitthestitches,step-by-step.OriginallypublishedinJapanesebyNihonVogue,whosebookshavebroughtthedesignsofartistssuchasHitomiShida,KeikoOkamotoandotherstoknittersaroundtheworld,thisbookwillbeamuch-anticipatedadditiontoeveryknitter’slibrary.
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