Amazing japanese crochet stitches: a stitch dictionary and design resource (156 stitches with 7 practice projects) - keiko okamoto

Keiko Okamoto has authored numerous books in her native Japan, covering everything from clothing for women and children to knitted accessories and housewares.

She is known for her colorful, unusual stitch patterns, making her work popular on ravelry.

Cassandra Harada is a fiber artist living in Tokyo who spends most of her time knitting, spinning, and raising sheep for wool.

Originally from the US, she has lived in Japan for fifteen years.

She teaches knitting and spinning in Japan and America and occasionally publishes her own design work.