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Kari and I had a great time in Chicago. Kari made this lovely soft fleece tree scarf for me, accessorized with a Crafty Ginger tsumami kanzashi flower snap - yay! She also gave me some gorgeous grey fuzzy yarn, which I know I’ll be able to make good use of 
We went to the Sanseido bookstore in the Mitsuwa Japanese marketplace . If you’re in Chicago I highly recommend you check it out if you love Japanese craft books (and who doesn’t?) - they had a wide selection and the prices were very reasonable. I managed to restrict myself to buying three:
ISBN 9784529039017 (cute stuffed toy patterns)
ISBN 4277490239 (crochet motifs)
ISBN 9784277490405 (pretty patchwork)
Beautiful, inspirational books! And all 3 for only $20 
Rina Said,
June 19, 2007 @ 4:46 am
Score! All those books look like so much fun.
Tips Of All Sorts Said,
June 20, 2007 @ 2:54 am
Just like to say thanks for introducing Mitsuwa, which I’ve now marked as a must-see & must-go place in Chicago!
Clara
Felicia Said,
June 21, 2007 @ 1:11 pm
Those books look fantastic!
Craftybits @ PlanetJune.com » bunny + flowers Said,
June 30, 2007 @ 8:12 pm
[...] Meet Ms Bun-Bun, my first attempt at softie making from one of my cute new Japanese craft books: [...]
Rayleen Said,
July 3, 2007 @ 3:03 am
I love the middle book, I think I’d have fun with those. I hope you enjoy them, and can’t wait to see what you make!
mell Said,
May 25, 2008 @ 3:24 pm
luv it! plese list the patterns if possible