{"id":64283,"date":"2022-07-26T18:24:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=64283"},"modified":"2022-07-26T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:24:38","slug":"book-review-japanese-knitting-stitches-stitch-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/book-review-japanese-knitting-stitches-stitch-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Keiko Okamoto’s Japanese Knitting Stitches, A Stitch Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say “You should never judge a book by its cover” – Never a truer word has been said when it comes to my latest craft book review – Keiko Okamoto’s Japanese Knitting Stitches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This book is a Japanese knitting stitch dictionary, with 150 patterns and 7 sample projects. Most which are incredibly more appealing than the unfortunate selection of samples on the cover would lead you to believe.<\/p>\n

Luckily, I’m here to share some of the fun and interesting designs this book offers.<\/p>\n

You can virtually flip through with me by watching the video above.<\/p>\n

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Keiko Okamoto is a leading Japanese knit designer, well known around the world for her colourful and textural stitch patterns.<\/p>\n

The stitches in this book are presented in a chart style with no written (or very brief) explanation. If you aren’t accustomed to reading knitting charts it can take a little to get used to, but has many advantages.<\/p>\n

An introduction at the front of the book explains how the charting, stitch symbols and reading the charts work. And then its around 100 pages of pattern swatches and charts.<\/p>\n

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The stitches are organized into sections including:<\/p>\n