Read Japanese knitting and crochet charts, convert Japanese needle and hook sizes, and find Japanese books and yarn from outside Japan.https://amizujapan.com/https://amizujapan.com/how-to-read-japanese-knitting-charts/https://amizujapan.com/how-to-read-japanese-knitting-charts/Read a Japanese knitting chart without Japanese: which way to read, what the boxes mean, and the symbols for knit, purl, yarn over and decreases.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-crochet-symbols/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-crochet-symbols/A Japanese crochet chart uses a handful of symbols. Learn the six basic marks with their Japanese names and US/UK terms, plus how to read the chart.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-knitting-needle-sizes/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-knitting-needle-sizes/Japanese needle numbers (号) run from 0号 = 2.1 mm to 15号 = 6.6 mm. See the full chart, the nearest US and old UK size, and which sizes have no match.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-crochet-hook-sizes/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-crochet-hook-sizes/Japanese hook sizes (2/0, 5/0, 7.5/0) in mm and US letters, plus lace hooks 0 to 14 and jumbo hooks, with a note on which sizes have no US match.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/buy-japanese-craft-books-outside-japan/https://amizujapan.com/buy-japanese-craft-books-outside-japan/Three ways to buy Japanese knitting and crochet books from abroad, compared with fees, shipping, payment, and customs notes. Prices checked November 2026.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/kitchener-stitch-japanese-way/https://amizujapan.com/kitchener-stitch-japanese-way/Meriyasu-hagi (メリヤスはぎ) is the Japanese name for Kitchener stitch. See how Japanese lessons name, sort and draw it, compared with English tutorials.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/mattress-stitch-sukui-toji/https://amizujapan.com/mattress-stitch-sukui-toji/Sukui-toji (すくいとじ) is the Japanese name for mattress stitch. See how Japanese lessons name and vary it, and how it compares with CYC's steps.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-amigurumi-terms-wa-me-dan/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-amigurumi-terms-wa-me-dan/Learn わ (ring), 目 (stitch) and 段 (round) first, then the few extra words, 増し目, 減らし目, 続けて, that unlock Japanese amigurumi patterns.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-knitting-magazines-guide/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-knitting-magazines-guide/Which Japanese knitting magazines exist, who publishes them, how often they come out, what's in them, and how to get a copy from outside Japan.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/translate-japanese-knitting-pattern-copyright/https://amizujapan.com/translate-japanese-knitting-pattern-copyright/Translating a Japanese knitting pattern, sharing it, or selling what you make: what Japan's Copyright Act, one court case and publishers' terms say.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://amizujapan.com/japanese-yarn-labels-decoded/https://amizujapan.com/japanese-yarn-labels-decoded/Decode Japanese yarn labels: fiber, weight, length, needle number, gauge, color, lot and care symbols, using real Hamanaka, Daruma and Diamond pages.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT