The Dolls of the Mikuni Dormitory by Mariko Mikuni

Mariko Mikuni

Knit designer. Born in Niigata in 1971.
It all started when she was three years old when she learned knitting from her grandmother.
By the time she attended Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Department of French, she unraveled foreign books.
She deepened her research on knit technology and design, and devoted herself to her creations.
After graduating from college, she went through several professions before becoming a knit designer.
In 2009, published “Knitting Komono” (Bunka Publishing Bureau).
Since then, She will continue to publish her works in books and magazines.

In 2011, it first appeared on the website “Hobonikkan Itoi Shimbun – Hobonichi” sponsored by Shigesato Itoi.
Since then, She has expanded her range of activities such as designing knitting kits and products, buying vintage knits and clothes, and miscellaneous goods.

Since 2012, She has been a designer of “Kesennuma Knitting”.

Mariko Mikuni’s books