Comments on: Book Review: Haiku Knits – GIVEAWAY!

By: Tanya Alpert

Tanya Alpert — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:14:20 +0000

Hi Kyoko,

Thank you for your wonderful review. I am so pleased that you understood perfectly what I was trying to achieve in my book, Haiku Knits. I am so glad that there are a lot of knitters that love the beauty and simplicity of Japanese aesthetics and therefore appreciate and enjoy my book.

Thank you again.

Best regards,
Tanya Alpert

By: nele

nele — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:27:30 +0000

Hi Kyoko,

I’m sorry to read about your trip having to be postponed… I do hope that after things falling apart they are now coming together again!

The Haiku knit book is lovely and demonstrates one of the things that I love about Japanese design and that makes Japanese design stand out in whatever field (architecture, fashion, paper goods etc)…. Japanese design always seems be to combine a very simple structure with pure lines and detailled finishings that make the overall result look very complicated and intricate without being too abundant. It makes that these designs have a timeless quality…

As so many others I love them…

By: Lisa Corrie

Lisa Corrie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:03:33 +0000

I love the designs of sashiko. Incorporating them into quilting, sewing, knitting, cooking/baking. I like to stray from the blue and white palette of sashiko and add a touch of color. I also love how Japanese combine colors and textures that capture nature so beautifully.

Lisa
samcorrie@peoplepc.com

By: Mary Groft

Mary Groft — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:26:16 +0000

Hi.

I would live very much to win the Haiku Knits book!

My favorite Japanese design is Ikebana – Japanese flower arranging. Love the process and love the results.

By: Fancy Elastic

Fancy Elastic — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:09:11 +0000

Sushi!
Is that design? Probably not… just my stomach talking now! I love the dress designs I have seen in blogland too… such clean simple lines, so elegant. Not sure they would suit my shape though.

xxx

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:48:59 +0000

Very sorry to hear you had to postpone your trip, but thank you for the great review of Haiku Knits.

What Japanese design or item don’t I like!! I suppose that if I had to narrow my likes down just a bit, I’d have to say that I’m very fond of Japanese landscape architecture and furniture, especially the tansu chests. Of course, I could spend hours browsing the Japanese import fabrics, such as Echino and/or Kokka, too.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:06:07 +0000

Haiku Knits looks like an amazing book! I would love to win it

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:15:45 +0000

I am sorry your holiday is postponed. I am sure your cats are happy to have you at home. x
I love japanese designs for their simple elegance, some of the sewing books have lovely balck and grey clothes which just go with everything and have little details to set them apart. My favourite are the habu with the stainless steel yarns. I love the way a knit can be sculpted as well.

By: Janice

Janice — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:42:21 +0000

there are so many different design details I love. Mainly I love the simple lines and the attention to detail in the fashion designs and the patterns that I have seen. JHope you get to go to Japan sooner rather than later.

By: Rain

Rain — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:56:50 +0000

If I say I love Japanese anime, will you bop me over the head? I hearts it
I hope you can go to Japan soon though.

Thanks for the review Kyoko, AWESOME book!! I’m just drooling at the pics you’ve posted and you’re just so unbelievably generous!!

My fave Japanese design would be furniture. Minimalistic, clean and functional. So zen. Really. The absence of clutter in a room design in the Japanese way is mind boggling to some one like me who just has way too much clutter.