Exploring Japanese Knitting Patterns & Designers: 11 Stunning Designs You’ll Love!

Exploring Japanese Knitting Patterns & Designers: 11 Stunning Designs You'll Love!



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Discover the beauty and elegance of Japanese knitting patterns in this video! From intricate lace motifs to modern minimalist designs, Japanese knitwear showcases exceptional craftsmanship and unique aesthetics.
Whether you’re looking for a new project or just want to admire the artistry of Japanese knitwear, this video has something for every knitting enthusiast.
Don’t miss these light, airy, and elegant patterns that are perfect for any season! Have you tried knitting a Japanese design before? Let me know in the comments!
Best wishes, Annika

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timestamps:

00:00 Exploring japanese knitting patterns & designers intro
00:33 Ranunculus
00:55 Hitofude Cardigan
02:30 Alice
03:40 KiCiKa
05:42 Cocoon Chokki
07:23 Flowerbed Sock Set
09:10 Flores
10:45 Tate to Yoko
11:39 Felice Blouse
13:48 Nonna Vest
15:27 Jenna Sweater
17:14 Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible
17:40 Hitomi Shida

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🔹 Featured Patterns:

Ranunculus by Midori Hirose: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ranunculus-3

Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatsu: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hitofude-cardigan

Alice by Hiroko Fukatsu: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alice-48

KiCiKa by Noriko Ichikawa: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kicika

Cocoon Chokki by Noriko Ichikawa: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cocoon-chokki

Flowerbed Socks Set I by Knitail/Derako: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flowerbed-socks-set

Flowerbed Socks Set II by Knitail/Derako: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flowerbed-socks-set-2

Flores by eri shimizu: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flores-6

Tate to Yoko by eri shimizu: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tate-to-yoko

Felice Blouse by Yuka Tomioka: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felice-blouse

Nonna Vest by Yuka Tomioka: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nonna-vest

Jenna Sweater by Hiromi Nagasawa: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jenna-sweater-2

also mentioned:

Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi Shida*: https://amzn.to/41Ed4BA

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27 comments
  1. If you're looking for a calm, encouraging place to enjoy knitting more intentionally, I'd love to welcome you to The Handmade Wardrobe Circle.
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  2. I would love to see Austrian knitting traditions highlighted, especially twisted stitch patterns from the Enns Valley. I'd also like to see knitting traditions from Germany. My ancestors were from Austria and my mom's side of the family was from Germany.

  3. Thank you for compiling this video. One of the most amazing Japanese designers is Bernice Lim @yamagara . She publishes her patterns in English – I has an honor of testing some of them and enjoyed both patterns and fit immensely!

  4. Actually Japan also has a northern climate so heavy sweaters are worn there. I’ve been in Japan in January, as well as Korea and it is cold!

  5. If you ever consider Canadian knitwear designers, you might want to see Mary W Martin's Fusion knitting creations. A truly unique technique with reversible aspects not explored before.

  6. I’d enjoy hearing more about history of Japanese knitting, like you did in your later videos in the series. Maybe you could revisit Japan in the future.

  7. Hope to see videos on using fine needles of diameter= 0.5 mm , length= 12 cm to knit V- neck sweater. The reason they only make 12 cm long is due to needle this fine is so flexible and soft to hold in hands.

  8. Ich habe noch keinen Ranunculus gesehen der mir gefallen hätte. Total überbewertet das Teil. Ansonsten liebe ich die japanischen Designs !

  9. I bought the Alice pattern a while ago & have always loved pattern #2, but it's probably a bit much for me 😢
    The other patterns you featured are also beautiful ❤
    Every cable pattern I love on Pinterest is inevitably in Russian 😂

  10. One more amazing video on knitting around the world. I wonder if Italy would be a good choice. My mother in law, my son’s Nonna is Italian and has been knitting since she was 4. She is the most skillful knitter I have met. She can knit anything with or without a pattern with the most complexe stitches or technique. She was born in Calabria before world war 2, a time during which all women learned how to knit. She knitted wool socks for her brothers when she was only 5 years old.

  11. This was very well done & interesting. When I think of Japanese knitwear, I think of Noro yarn and patterns, and their big influence all over the world. As for countries, as a Swiss-American I would love to see you feature Switzerland.

  12. You mention some patterns are only in Japanese – you can get the pattern and translate it with ChatGPT! i was just in Iceland and I bought a whole book of lopi patterns in Icelandic and the translation is working well!!

  13. annika, you are an absolute gem for making videos like these. absolutely high quality. thank you for taking the time to go through these designs and selecting them for us 😊

  14. I absolutely love love this series of knitting designers and yarnculture around the world❤ I hope you make it to all of them eventually❤

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