Anonymous Publish time 2017-12-15 14:52

Japanese Knitting Stitch Patterns

Does anyone have any resources that they love?

bevcustom Publish time 2017-12-29 06:42

The books written by Hitomi Shida have some beautiful patterns.

nata0401 Publish time 2017-12-29 19:57

yes,
the largest source are patterns by Hitomi Shida

loveinspanish Publish time 2018-1-3 08:35

Edited by loveinspanish at 2018-1-2 16:47

Yes!I looked through the book Hitomi Shida wrote and and Gayle Roehm translated, The Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible.Its lovely!I dont have it yet, but Its on the birthday list.I actually took a class Gayle Roehm at Vogue Knitting Live, a number of years ago, on Japanese stitch patterns.Shes really nice and such a great teacher!

I have two Japanese knitting books, one is a stitch pattern book, Treasury of Couture Patterns 250 by Nihon Vogue Sha, and the other is an illustrated techniques book that shows a visual representation of various symbols used in Japanese stitch patterns.The techniques book is not the one I thought I was getting, both books were red and I got the wrong one.The one I wanted was Clear & Simple Japanese Knitting Symbols Translated.Its an awesome book that shows how the symbols are executed.Its on the birthday list, too. ;)

bevcustom Publish time 2018-1-5 05:31

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Yes!I looked through the book Hitomi Shida wrote and and Gayle Roehm translated, The Japanese Knit ...

Where did you see the book Clear & Simple Japanese Knitting Symbols Translated ?I have the Hitomi Shida Patterns, but there isnt a key to the charts. Which means I have to guess what the stitches mean.

hoibonchen Publish time 2018-1-5 16:37

I have so many of them, Im huge fan of Japanese patterns because I love charts and symbols. Some of my books were republished in China so Ive got mine for a bargain! For example book with 1000 patterns was more than 50 USD on Amazon.jp, but only few USD on dangdang.com

aysecimen Publish time 2018-1-6 02:07

çok güzell

loveinspanish Publish time 2018-1-6 07:54

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Where did you see the book Clear & Simple Japanese Knitting Symbols Translated ?I have the Hit ...

I saw it on amazon and etsy, both around $22 USD.Oh man!Her patterns are so intense that I cant image trying to figure them out with no other resources.Wow!

loveinspanish Publish time 2018-1-6 07:56

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I have so many of them, Im huge fan of Japanese patterns because I love charts and symbols. Some of ...

SERIOUSLY!WOW!!I had no idea about dangdang.com.Im going to check it out.Thanks!
I remember deciding between the book with 1000 patterns and the book I bought.I was looking for a specific pattern which is why I got the one I did.

loveinspanish Publish time 2018-1-6 08:31

How did you fall in love with Japanese stitch patterns?

I remember seeing a pattern for a beautiful hat, the Tulip Grace Hat by Kitman Figueroa.Id only been knitting as an adult for maybe a year and a half.I bought the pattern because the lace was so amazing and it was a small project.By then Id already been tricked into falling in love with lace, which is a whole story by itself.Id thought the hat would be easy and make a great gift.Little did I know that I would be introduced into the world of lace with pattern rows on both sides.It also used a Japanese stitch pattern...
I tend to look for patterns that I can learn new skills from or that are absolutely beautiful and will hold my attention, in the case of the lace shawls I knit so many of.I started getting a little bored by the repetition in some of the patterns I usually came across in the shawls.However, sometimes Id see a shawl with an amazing and intricate stitch pattern that I didnt recognize, and Id want to knit it.I found out about Japanese stitch patterns, fell in love, took a couple of classes, and fell deeper in love with the complexity and beauty.For me, Japanese stitch patterns are like soduko and brain-teasers for my knitters brain.

What about you?
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