Nippon
Right, so it’s important to remember that a) I don’t crochet and b) I don’t speak Japanese.
In the beginning of my foray into weblogs, I would spend countless hours poring over likewise countless knitting blogs. My, there are so many of them! I must confess that after a while, my head would begin to throb from being exposed to high levels of creativity. Understandably, I’ve had to cut back for as I say to Daughter-Kate in my best ‘I-am-your-mother-come-listen-to-my-wisdom’ voice, ‘Too much of even a good thing is not good for you.’ And like caffeine, I have to measure this stimulant.
But after seeing this book on the 11 May yarnstorm post…(I confess I don’t know what possessed me)…I wanted to purchase it.
Remember, a) no crochet skills and b) no Japanese language skills.
It was not an impulse purchase, though. After waiting more than 2 months before pursuing it and then maneuvering the Japanese Amazon website, which should have been more than enough deterrence, I was not kept from my quest.
It came in the post today and, while I may never make anything from this book right away, I am indeed stimulated…in a measured sort of way.
you know, looking at the crochet in your post is renewing my interest in learning it. Maybe I’ll bring a couple of crochet hooks with me to Clare and see if it takes this time….
I can see why you bought the book!
27 Jul 2006 at 11:37 am
What a gorgeous book. Worth it just for the pictures–call it a coffee table book! You can definitely learn to crochet though–those projects didn’t actually look difficult, so I don’t think you’d need years of practice before you were able to make something from the book.
27 Jul 2006 at 3:38 pm
I’ll need to hook (ha, ha) you up with my friend Yuko (Japanese) and crochets like a queen. Maybe you could come to a Tueday night knit some time and she’ll teach you. Lovely book and patterns. Love the patchwork one.
27 Jul 2006 at 4:32 pm