5 Tips for Knitting Japanese Patterns: Translation, Grading & Books
In this video I’m sharing some of my tips for knitting Japanese patterns based on my experiences of making dozens of projects from Japanese patterns myself. Bottom line: you don’t have to learn the Japanese language!
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Happy knitting,
💚 Athena
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{ CHAPTERS }
00:00 Intro
01:15 Tip 1: Fantastic Japanese patterns and where to find them
07:21 Tip 2: Google Translate is your friend
08:53 Tip 3: Learn side-by-side with English instructions
12:07 Tip 4: Find key techniques explained in the Appendix
13:37 Tip 5: Grading by changing gauge
16:45 Bonus Tip: Get translation help... from me
{ RESOURCES }
- Download my Japanese Knitting Bookmark (free):
- My Japanese Knitting Dictionary:
- Request my private translation service for your personal Japanese patterns:
TIP 1:
- Pierrot Yarns’ Free Pattern Catalogue:
- For books and magazines, go to Etsy shop “pomadour24” and similar:
- Some patterns only come with kits, like my Wall Garden Pullover:
- Follow these Japanese publisher & yarn brands & designers on Instagram: keitodama_staff, books_bunka, puppyarn_official, rowanyanrs_japan, erika_tokai, marikomikuni_hobonichi, notebook_a_green_place (sanae nasu), beyondthereef_official,
TIP 3:
- The Best of Miknits 2012-2018:
- Small accessory collection (I knitted the Nigata scarf from this book):
- Clothes collection:
- Let’s Knit in English - Tomoko Nishimura
- If you read Chinese or Korean, you can find many more Japanese patterns translated to your language!
{ ABOUT ME }
- Instagram: sd_athena
- Ravelry: athenaliu
- Ko-fi (patterns, translations & donation):
- Bilibili: 小禾唠编织SeedlingSt
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