55 Fantastic Japanese Knitting Stitches

Popular and prolific author and knitwear designer Kotomi Hayashi presents 55 innovative stitch designs specifically for those who have never tried Japanese-style knitting before. These include re-imagined modern variations on traditional stitches as well as Hayashi's own innovative inventions, which incorporate influences from her travels all around the world. Knitting enthusiasts will find endless inspiration in these pages. Among many others, you'll find innovative criss-cross, rick-rack, openwork, cable, waffle and many other types of stitching, resulting in beautiful textures and strikingly modern uses of colour.
In addition to the charts typical of Japanese knitting books, step-by-step instructions and diagrams for each stitch are also included. Hayashi shows you how to use these stitch patterns in one or more of the 25 projects she includes in the book, so you can try them out on gloves, cowls, shawls and more.
55 Fantastic Japanese Knitting Stitches is the perfect book for experienced knitters who love knitting the Japanese way, or those who want to give this style of knitting a try for the first time opening the door to new horizons and the work of creative Japanese knitwear designers.
Author: Kotomi Hayashi
©Tuttle Publishing; 98 pages, in english.
UPC/EAN: 9780804855952