250 Japanese Knitting Stitches

by Hitomi Shida

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250 Japanese Knitting Stitches contains the original collection of knitting stitches first published by Hitomi Shida in 1996. Copies of the original Japanese edition have been coveted by knitters around the world, and now this classic is in English for the first time!

Translated and introduced by veteran knitting instructor Gayle Roehm, one of the best-known teachers of Japanese knitting in America. Roehm guides knitters through the particulars of the patterns and explains how to execute the stitches.
This knitting reference book features the following:

• Stitches designed for borders and edgings
• Beatuiful cable stitches, both simple and elaborate
• Elegant popcorn stitches from fine to bold
• Multiple variations on individual patterns

Filled with 250 disctinctive and inventive patterns, with a stitch diagram and photo for each pattern, this highly anticipated book is destined to be on every knitter's bookshelf.