One of the magical things about knitting and crochet is the way that traditions vary a little from country to country, so you'll probably never run out of interesting things to discover. Let's talk about Japan. I confess that until recently, my awareness of Japanese yarn-related traditions extended not much further than amigurumi. I'm not proud of that fact. But then Tuttle Press sent me a review copy of Hitomi Shida's new book, Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible (translated into English by Gayle Continue Reading