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! 🎁If you’d like to make a knitting-related gift to me, please check out my Ravelry WISHLIST: Thank you!! Happy knitting, 💚 Athena Remember to SUBSCRIBE & TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS if you’d like to know immediately when there’s a new video up! Thank you so much for watching! { 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 } -