280 Japanese Lace Stitches: A Dictionary of Beautiful Openwork Patterns

280 Japanese Lace Stitches: A Dictionary of Beautiful Openwork Patterns

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  • Author：Nihon Vogue
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Summary

Embrace the Japanese concept of ma （negative space） with these delicate lace stitches。

280 Japanese Lace Stitches is a fun and informative resource for experienced knitters。 This book is filled with a wonderful variety of beautiful， openwork stitch patterns， including leaf patterns， diamonds， circles and waves--perennial favorites that can be applied to every type of project， from sweaters to blankets。 With full-color photos and expert explanations of the symbols and patterns， knitters can expand their knowledge of this elegant and classic style。

11 basic projects give you a chance to try some of these patterns right away。 These gentle introductions include such accessories as:
A stripe-textured shawl
A short cowl
Handwarmers with a circle pattern
A versatile winter hat
And more！
Japanese knitting guru Gayle Roehm introduces the patterns and explains the ins and outs of Japanese knitting。 A handy index allows you to search for patterns by number of steps and stitches required， so you can shop from the intricacy side of the menu。 A section on how to knit the symbols takes you step-by-step through the stitches used in this book。

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Reviews

Lynn ，

A stich dictionary containing charts for 280 stitch patterns brought together from various Japanese sources。 While I looked through an advanced copy of this book， I did not attempt to knit anything from it for this review。 If you don't like charts， this isn't for you。 These patterns are exclusively charted。 But fear not， for there is extensive description of how to work a charted pattern。 There are also illustrated instructions for how to work each stitch that has a chart symbol at the back of t A stich dictionary containing charts for 280 stitch patterns brought together from various Japanese sources。 While I looked through an advanced copy of this book， I did not attempt to knit anything from it for this review。 If you don't like charts， this isn't for you。 These patterns are exclusively charted。 But fear not， for there is extensive description of how to work a charted pattern。 There are also illustrated instructions for how to work each stitch that has a chart symbol at the back of the book。 As the owner of most of Barbara Walker's stitch dictionary's， I could see that there's some overlap between the gold standard American stitch dictionary and this book。 However， most of the stitch patterns here are unique。 I found several that I would enjoy incorporating into projects， and I appreciated that the swatches are shot in full color。 There are also several sample patterns in the book which incorporate a single stitch pattern。 While none of these spoke to me personally， they would be a good bridge into working charted patterns for someone uncertain about it。 I would gladly add this stitch dictionary to my collection。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 I did not， however， attempt to knit anything from it for this review。 。。。more

Kmk ，

I RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THIS NOVEL IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEWI really appreciated the variety and detail of patterns。 I thought the samples were beautifully executed and am definitely interested in adopting the styles for some of my projects。The organization （flowers， leaves， waves， etc。） of the styles worked really well and I believe it would be a good reference in the future。 The only thing I didn't love about the book when I first read it was that some of the patterns （like the ones o I RECEIVED A FREE COPY OF THIS NOVEL IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEWI really appreciated the variety and detail of patterns。 I thought the samples were beautifully executed and am definitely interested in adopting the styles for some of my projects。The organization （flowers， leaves， waves， etc。） of the styles worked really well and I believe it would be a good reference in the future。 The only thing I didn't love about the book when I first read it was that some of the patterns （like the ones on the cover） are sampled with pale yarn on a pale background， so it wasn't always the easiest to see the detail of them。 I liked the variation in color， but wished the photography would have leveraged a darker background for some of the paler shades of yarn。My biggest struggle with this book was when it actually came time to knit from it。 I didn't want to review the book without knitting a pattern， so I grabbed my yarn and some needles。 This is where the book didn't execute as well as I had hoped。I struggled to be able to see the detail in the charts （even with zoom）， so I ended up wishing that there were less samples per page。 The other issue I had was that I had to go to a certain section of the book to read the symbols in the charts in order to know what to knit。 I'm not an experienced chart knitter （though I have been knitting for awhile）， so I would have preferred to have the symbols translated to stitches under each pattern （or if that would take up too much space， maybe a 'symbols used on this page' section explaining this symbol is yarn over， or knit through the back or whatever were used in the patterns shown on the page）。 It would have been really helpful to have them side by side so I didn't have to go back and forth。 Especially when the author takes the time to explain how to do each stitch。 Initially I thought that maybe the book was just intended for a more experienced knitter than I am， but the explanations of how to do each stitch felt like the book was trying to be accessible to less experienced knitters （which I appreciate）， but didn't necessarily consider that they wouldn't be familiar with all the symbols after only seeing them a few times。However， I received an electronic copy of this book， so the paperback may very well not have these issues。 The font may be big enough there， and the pattern keys being elsewhere might be okay （especially if you bookmark where the symbols are explained and can flip back and forth， although that means you would have to keep putting down your knitting）。 。。。more

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