Knitwear designer and owner of Knitting By the Beach in Solana Beach, Tanya Alpert, will be at Warwick's on Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 pm to discuss and sign her new book, Haiku Knits: 25 Serenely Beautiful Patterns Inspired by Japanese Design.

Haiku, the graceful and evocative form of Japanese poetry, celebrates nature in all its subtle and unobtrusive beauty. In Haiku Knits, this appreciation for understated, direct beauty is expressed in the texture of a felted skirt, the rhythm of a chain of twisted cables, or the casual elegance of an asymmetric sweater. Author Tanya Alpert, a knitwear designer and fiber artist, presents 25 simple, modern garments and accessories inspired by Japanese design, featuring innovative elements and beautiful fibers. These technically simple yet stylish and sophisticated designs will appeal to fashion-forward knitters at all skill levels. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs, this elegant book also includes an appendix of essential techniques.

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Tanya Alpert is a knitwear designer and knitting instructor. She owns Knitting by the Beach, a yarn store in Solana Beach, California. Tanya, born in Kiev, Ukraine, immigrated to the United States in 1988. She learned to knit in the Ukraine as a child and later attended the Kiev Institute of Art & Design. After immigrating to the United States, Tanya used her art background working as a graphic designer. She also created fiber art and jewelry. Her fiber art pieces have been juried and shown in galleries around the United States while her jewelry and knitted creations have been sold in local boutiques. Soon after opening Knitting By The Beach in November, 2005, Tanya was featured on the television programs Inside San Diego and Good Morning San Diego. Tanya demonstrated knitting techniques and showed her fine yarns and knitted creations. Tanya also teaches knitting at Knitting By The Beach and through the San Dieguito Adult Education Program.