Japanese Knitting Books at Needle Arts Book Shop. Japanese Knitting Books For the Adventurous Knitter We'ved moved!
Please visit the new web page for Needle Arts Knitting . The complexity of the stitch patterns, the elegance of their garment design, and Japanese designer's love of traditional knitting combine to create exceptional garments. There are several stitch dictionaries available too! NOTE: Recommended for the Adventurous knitter!
Knittinginjapan : Knitting in Japan. Japanese knitting books offer an incredible source of knitting techniques and patterns.
In this group knitters that are not capable of reading the Japanese language will help each other to use these wonderful Japanse books. Fortunately the Japanese put in a lot of photos and drawings of the way garments are knit, so we can knit from the books, but it is difficult when you are not used to it. We will share our knowledge, information about books and where to order them, exchange ideas and all other aspects of knitting in Japan.
And maybe some crochet too...... The KnitAlongs are free te join and have the purpose to create great knitwear ánd learning how to deal with the Japanese patterns. Of course, Japanese knitters are welcome too. ;-) Join us! Listmom: Carla M (lives and knits in the Netherlands) alias EchtHandwerk - meijsen@gmx.net. ABCs of Knitting - Basic Stitches. ABCs of Knitting - Japanese Patterns. If you have an interest in Japanese knitting, you might be frustrated by the lack of information on it in English.
We sought it on the Internet in a few days and found only few information, as if there is nobody who have an interest in Japanese knitting out of Japan. Now, We fix up our mind to describe Japanese knitting. We hope that our poor English text make sense and you get the very information on Japanese knitting. If you have some suggestions or questions on our topic, feel free to contact us. 1. Only cm (m or mm) is used as measurement. 2. Almost always Arabic numerals are used. 3. Japanese needle sizes are different from another countries. There are several materials of needle, however, the best is bamboo. 4. Japanese mainly knit wool yarn in the cold seasons. 4.1 Thickness of yarn.