Kazuko Ito (Koito) is a craft writer in Kanagawa, Japan. She has won multiple crafting awards, including the Tetote Handmade Award and the Craft Cafe Sewing Contest. She oversaw the production of projects such as the Disney Tsum Tsum Pompom Brooch Kit and Disney Tsum Tsum Pompom Kit Book (Takarajima), among others.
""The projects yield palm-sized works of art that are both adorably cute and painstakingly detailed. Ito's instructive and visually pleasing book will appeal to fans of Amigurumi (crocheted animals) and miniature-making enthusiasts."" --Publishers Weekly ""Each of the fortysomething pom-poms includes materials, instructions, trimming and sizing guide, a winding diagram, plus front, back, and side-view images of the completed pom-poms. With so many favorite animals and foods represented, this will really get the gift making--for loved ones or simply for crafters themselves--going."" --Booklist ""These projects are simply adorable!!"" --Crafty Moms Share blog