Yoko Hatta, trans. from the Japanese by Cassandra Harada. Tuttle, $18.99 (128p) ISBN 978-4-80531-518-7 Not for the faint of heart (or hand), this knitting guide from yarn virtuoso Hatta will ...

A Japanese film crew has visited the island as part of a knitting documentary which includes the Guernsey jumper. Nippon Hoso Kyokai or NHK, which is Japan's publicly funded broadcaster, has ...