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Motoko Ishikawa Author

Motoko Ishikawa learned how to knit at the age of 5 from her mother. In 2007, she fell in love with the world of Latvian mittens and started a shop in 2011. She is involved in the production of knit accessories using traditional and original patterns, mainly designing mittens with triangular heads. Motoko also studied graphic design at a design vocational school and worked as a character designer at KUSU Co., Ltd, later becoming an independent, freelance graphic and web designer.