About

Hello and welcome to ITOBITO!

I'm Anne, the designer and owner of ITOBITO, a small batch hand dyed yarn shop. All ITOBITO yarns are hand dyed with love at my home in Osaka, Japan.

Inspire to create

In ITOBITO, we hope to empower knitters and crafters to explore the uniqueness of hand-dyed yarns and implement them in their own piece of creation.

What is ITOBITO?

The word ITOBITO is a juxtapose of the Japanese words 'Ito', which means thread and 'Hito', which means person. Literally, it means thread people, but in this case, people who love yarns. I used to think that I would only buy yarns to knit up a certain project but after a while, I started to find joy in just touching and mesmerizing at my yarn collection. Hence I think the name ITOBITO suits this creation best.

The owner behind the brand

I'm Anne, the dyer, owner, cat maid and tea lady of ITOBITO. I hail from Ipoh, Malaysia and is now based in Osaka, Japan. Before being a business owner, I was a graphic designer for 10 years for a few multinational companies. My love for knitting reignited when I moved to Japan. Thereafter, I found the magical world of hand-dyed yarns and have never looked back.

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Knit . Love . Repeat