i feel SERIOUSLY out of the loop. why didn’t anyone tell me there are japanese craft books available on etsy?! why!
two years ago (when i followed steve along on a business trip to san francisco) i forced steve to walk with me to japantown in search of these beautiful books. of course we got lost and never arrived at our destination (it’s ok though- we did have delicious indian food instead). i won’t even get into how i tried to order these from amazon japan. no sir.
well- here they are- all over etsy!

oh, and no- i don’t know how to crochet or felt, but who can resist these images?