Elegant Couture Knitting Ladies Knit Wear for Spring and Summer Vol 5 - Out Of Print Japanese Knitting Pattern Book Paperback – Big Book, January 1, 2014

I thought Chinese would have been a problem for me, but patterns come in charts and the instructions are clear so I will venture in this challenge! An experienced knitter will be successful in producing very beautiful works. The designs are in some cases sophisticated, models that I have never seen before I am eager to try some of them. The only problem is the unique size of the models so the fitting adjustments are necessary. Surely this extra work is worth for the lovely sweaters and jackets.

Was exactly what I was expecting with several beautiful patterns all charted with common knitting symbols. I've used a couple of phone apps that will translate the characters in a picture just for starting stitch count.