07.23.06

I Want To Go Back There

Posted in Crochet, NYC, Photos at 4:24 pm by delipics

It was a busy weekend attending a family celebration, but there is always time to do a little shopping. My group was at Rockefeller Center when we walked by the Kinokuniya Bookstore, a Japanese bookstore. I have been curious about it, and this time I finally went in.

What a great place! I was completely enthralled by it. First I wandered around and randomly picked up magazines, but when I realized the sections also had English labels, I went straight to the Art / Design and the Craft / Hobbies shelves. In Art & Design I again randomly selected books and flipped through them, enjoying the photographs and their layout. I am fascinated by Japanese design and aesthetic, and certainly with their textile / fiber history. At the Craft / Hobbies section I was more focused in my search. I already have a Japanese book on felting where the photos and drawings are so clear that it is unecessary to know the Japanese language to be able to follow the directions. Because of that, I had a feeling I could find a knitting or crochet book. There were so many to choose from and I chose these two crochet books:

I have been examining the photos and drawings, and I think I have figured out the instructions for the patterns. It’s a good thing that crochet charts are an international language! Here is a sample of what the directions look like –

I want to go back there. There were so many books I did not get a chance to look at. There was an oragami section that I did not get to check out and who knows what other treaures exist.

Besides yarn stores, bookstores are another place from which I cannot resist purchasing something. Buying a book is about the experience of finding something new or suprising that will add to your life. There is also the search and discovery aspect of book shopping. There is always another book you want to go back for and buy, and it is so difficult to buy only one book!

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