Designers, Authors & Editors
Olivia Kent
Olivia Kent is a crochet designer who is passionate about reinventing crochet into a form of modern creativity. A few years ago she decided to start a website called “Hopeful Honey”, and it was literally love at first sight! Since then she's...Read More
Kristi Simpson
Kristi Simpson designs creative crochet patterns with a modern and fresh touch. Her patterns are located online on Ravelry, Craftsy, and Etsy. Her designs have been published in international crochet magazines, and are scheduled to be featured in...Read More
Marie Segares
Marie Segares has been hooked on crochet since she learned from her grandmother when she was 9, and she conquered her fear of knitting in 2010. In addition to designing, Marie teaches both crochet and knitting in the New York City metro area and at...Read More
Roseanna Beck
In loving memory of Roseanna E. Beck (1950-2016), a beloved crochet designer whose passion for crafting touched the lives of many. Roseanna's journey as a creator began at the age of seven, and over the years, she honed her skills in various needle...Read More
Chris Hammond
Chris Hammond's background is a bit different than you'd expect, with degrees in Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics and Physics. She's been a meteorologist, a high school math and science teacher and, most recently, a professional knitter. But above...Read More
Nazanin Fard
Nazanin S. Fard is a knitting/crochet designer with more than 700 published designs, dating all the way back to 1992. She started self-publishing some designs in 2007 in an electronic format offered on her...Read More
Mary Beth Temple
Mary Beth Temple is an author and designer of both knitting and crochet patterns. Her work appears frequently in knitting and crochet magazines in the US and UK, and she is also the owner and lead designer for the popular pattern line Hooked for...Read More
Amy Gunderson
Dog cuddling, knitflixing, and drinking red wine are just a few of Amy’s favorite things to do (and often does all of these at the same time). She does a variety of...Read More
Heather Gibbs
Heather C Gibbs is the owner of Keep Calm and Crochet On U.K. and has been designing patterns since 2012. She has designed over 90 patterns (at the moment) which includes toys, blankets and lots of crochet squares - many of which are free or...Read More
Jennifer E. Ryan
Jennifer E Ryan is an award-winning published crochet designer whose crochet patterns and projects can be seen in several crochet publications and on her blog, “Celtic Knot Crochet”. Jennifer's specialty is combining Celtic Knots with crochet...Read More
Tanya Eberhardt
Tanya started her blog Little Things Blogged almost two years ago as she wanted to share her adventures in crocheting and generally crafting. Two years later, she's realized that it's great to have the ability to talk with creative people from all...Read More
Amanda Saladin
Amanda Saladin is a high school teacher, wife, and mom to four amazing little boys. She majored in fashion design at Middle TN State University and finally found her passion with knitwear.
Tian Connaughton
I am the crochet and knitwear designer, and tech editor behind KnitDesigns by Tian. I live in a small town in Western Massachusetts with my fantasy author husband, Daniel and son, Aidan. Teaching is at the heart of how I approach design. While my...Read More
Denise Lavoie
Denise designs crochet and knitwear as well as paints and creates mixed media art pieces whenever she can. Her work and designs have been published in books and magazines. Read More
Debra Arch
Since 1998, Debra Arch has had several hundred crochet, knitting, hand-applique, machine sewing, quilting, needle felting, and needlepoint on plastic canvas designs published by various publishers in magazines and...Read More
Tamara Kelly
Tamara Kelly designs and blogs about crochet almost every day at Moogly. Yarn, crafting, art, design, and her kids all inspire her and keep her busy, if not quite completely sane. Award winning tutorials and new designs can be found on her...Read More
Dora Ohrenstein
Dora Ohrenstein is a leading crochet designer, author and teacher. Her books include the upcoming The Crocheter’s Skill-Building Workbook (Storey), The New Tunisian Crochet (Interweave, 2013), Custom Crocheted Sweaters (Lark, 2012), the first...Read More
Linda Dean
Linda Dean is a long time, self taught crocheter, a Professional member of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA), a Master in Advanced Stitch and Technique (by CGOA), a Certified Instructor/Teacher with The Craft Yarn Council (CYC), and...Read More
Andee Graves
Andee Graves is a crochet designer, writer, teacher and artist living in the mountains of Colorado with her family and an evolving menagerie of 4-legged friends. She combines a life-long passion for crocheting, sewing, and crafting with a strong...Read More
Susan Kennedy
Susan Kennedy is a neuroscientist and mother of three boys who lives in the mountains in southwestern Colorado. When she’s not crocheting by the lake or fireside,...Read More
Nanette Seale
When I am not playing with the grand babies or working ( self employed housecleaning business) then I am crocheting. Mostly I design my own patterns, but I do make a lot of toys for the kiddos for b/days and Christmas. For the toys I usually follow...Read More
Cristina D.
I am Cristina, the knitting and crochet designer behind crisdvic. I live in a beautiful town near Barcelona, where I have my workspace and dedicate myself to a hobby that began in my childhood. I enjoy slow and mindful handicraft work, quick and...Read More
Darleen Hopkins
Darleen Hopkins lives in beautiful northern Georgia with her husband and two boys. She started crocheting in 2004 and almost immediately began creating her own designs. She began designing professionally in 2010.
Jennifer Dickerson
Jennifer is a mother of two and the lady behind Fiber Flux, where she shares crochet and knitting patterns, articles, and tutorials. Jennifer also teaches crochet and knitting techniques on her YouTube channel and is the author of Mini Flower Loom...Read More
Samanta Fornino
I started crochet when I was a little child following my grandma teaching. After the birth of the first of my three kids, I decided to start to develop crochet accessories for...Read More
Angelia Robinson
Former environmental lobbyist, Angelia Robinson, is a knit and crochet designer residing in Los Angeles. Her playful yet elegant work has been featured in Vogue Knitting: Crochet, Love of Knitting, and Interweave Crochet. Angelia’s creations...Read More
Kristen TenDyke
Kristen TenDyke is a knit and crochet designer who lives in Maine. She's a work-at-home mom who spends most of her free time playing with eco-friendly yarns and thinking up seamlessly constructed sweaters. She is the author of Finish-Free Knits...Read More
Rosann Fleischauer
Rosann started knitting when her husband got a boat and decided to take a few weeks and see the coast and she wandered into a local yarn shop during a much needed shore-break. She picked out a book, some yarn and needles to get started, and it...Read More
Kati Brown
Kati Brown is a designer who lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons. Kati works in bright colors and fun shapes, and she loves making anything with safety eyes. Her inspiration mostly comes from the games and...Read More
Jessie Rayot
Jessie has been crocheting since her great grandmother first handed her a hook at the age of 8. She started off her professional life as a costume designer/creator/pattern maker. While managing the costume department for Adelphi University (in Long...Read More
Carmen Heffernan
I live in Ireland where I teach crochet workshops and obsess about crochet and
Maria O'Keefe
I worked as an illustrator for almost 30 years and when I took an early retirement two years...Read More
Susan Heyn
Susan Heyn is a left-handed crocheter, and she first started when she was sick in bed at age 6. Her mom, also a left-handed crocheter, taught her the basics and she's been "hooked" ever since. Susan owned a small craft shop for a long time but...Read More
Arica Presinal
Arica is the human behind Skeinsnsticks Designs. Skeinsnsticks Designs is all about creating stylish and well-made crochet garments for all shapes, sizes and ages.
Karen von Kluge
Karen von Kluge got hooked on crochet as a creative outlet after learning from twin sister and fellow designer Susan Kennedy. A research librarian living in Ann Arbor, MI, Karen has always enjoyed making useful and...Read More
Jill Wright
Jill's designs have been published in Creative Knitting, Crochet! Magazine, Interweave Crochet, Knit.1, Love of Knitting, Love of Crochet, KnitStyle, also Vogue Knitting International and Vogue Knitting Crochet. Jill co-authored a Leisure Arts...Read More
Heidi Gustad
Heidi Gustad is a knitting, crochet and yarn crafts designer obsessed with primary colors and clean lines. In addition to designing patterns, she blogs, teaches workshops, & produces and hosts videos for a variety of craft industry clients. You...Read More
Cheryl Chow
Cheryl admits to being a crafting addict. She can be found knitting, crocheting, spinning, and sewing near Seattle, WA. In her spare time, she enjoys being in the outdoors looking for inspiration and taking in the beautiful northwest scenery with...Read More
Sonja M. Otto
Sonja lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and three children. She has been crocheting for over 20 years, and can knit a bit as well. Her design path started about 7 years ago when her daughter asked her to make doll clothes for her new...Read More
Kathleen Berlew
Kathleen Berlew crocheted her first project--a crooked potholder made with gray rug yarn--when she was seven. Thankfully, her skills and design style have evolved since then. In her crochet designs, she loves...Read More
Olya Mikesh
I am a life-long knitter and crocheter, who loves to play with Color, texture, and design elements, combining traditional techniques with modern styles. When I am not busy homeschooling my 5 children, I enjoy learning...Read More
Christy Nelson
Christy Nelson has been addicted to yarn for most of her adult life. She started with crochet about 20 years ago and has now added knitting and spinning to her repertoire. An avid traveler, many of her designs are inspired by her visits to other...Read More
Janet Pippin
Janet Pippin is the crochet designer behind Simply Hooked by Janet. She began her journey of crochet at the age of 12. In 2016 she designed her very first crochet pattern and has been designing new patterns ever since. She loves living in her...Read More
Maz Kwok
Maz Kwok is the owner of Be A Crafter blog. She started crocheting and sharing her love for yarn art in 2012. Besides crocheting, she's also a avid crafter for life.
Dana Rebmann
Dana Rebmann and her twin sister, Deborah Bagley, co-founded www.yarnovations.com in 2012...Read More
Lynn Wasylkevych
Lynn Wasylkevych has been crocheting since she was 7 years old. Her grandmother taught her the basics and she continued to hone her skills from the help of friends and teachers. Lynn's background is in the field of corporate interior design, and...Read More
Kenneth Cormier
Kenneth began crocheting at the age of 10. With a #7 steel hook and a ball of kite string, he twisted, knotted, and tangled his way to perfection. Since then, he has designed numerous crochet patterns for various publications. In addition to...Read More
Adinda Hening
Adinda Hening has always been passionate in handcrafting. She taught herself how to crochet and knit from pattern books. In 2017 she started her journey in writing pattern for her designs. Mostly influenced by her...Read More
Ryan Hollist
Ryan took the steps into designing patterns in 2010 out of financial desperation. Since then he has found a deeper love of crocheting that surprises even him. Even in the face of crocheting under deadlines for publications and other paying...Read More
Keilah Fok
Keilah Fok is the quirky crocheter behind Knot Theorist Designs. She aims to bring elegant and practical designs to adventurous crocheters. Since Keilah was two years old, her favorite question has been, “How does that work?” She...Read More
Quayln Stark
Quayln Stark is a crochet and knitwear designer who strives to break the status quo when it comes to fiber arts.
Michele Maks
With a heavy heart, we remember Michele Maks, who sadly passed away on October 19, 2022. Michele Maks dedicated her life to the knit and crochet industry, beginning her professional journey in 1985. For 23 years, she passionately designed knit and...Read More
Michele Dobbins
Michele Dobbins hails from a cozy small town in Arkansas, which she visits between semesters at the University, where she is getting her degree in English Literature. Inspired by her love of musical theatre, reading, and traveling, she likes to...Read More
Janaya Chouinard
I'm Janaya, the owner and designer behind Charmed By Ewe. I first learned to crochet when I was 11 years old but lost interest in it for several years. I have re-discovered my love of the craft and am here to share my creations with you. Whether a...Read More
Nadia Cassime
I’ve always been a craft enthusiast from a young age and enjoy trying out new crafts. I recently started to pen down my creations in Crochet. I focus on designs which use basic stitches but give innovative results. My inspirations come from...Read More
Melinda Miller
As a young girl, I remember my great-grandmother crocheting every time I visited. She’s been gone since my childhood. She crocheted all the females in my family each a beautiful southern belle bed doll which I still have & cherish. I also...Read More
Jackie Laing
Jackie lives in B.C. Canada and enjoys playing with yarn and creating ami's in her spare time. She started crocheting in 2009, and has been hooked ever since! Jackie finds inspiration from family and friends, her favorite TV shows, movies and...Read More
Angèle Lumière
Angèle Lumière learned to knit and crochet from her mother at a very young age and has been doing it with great passion ever since. By nature, she is very curious and creative and has always felt the need to create things with her hands....Read More
Sharon Ballsmith
Sharon Ballsmith, is an avid crocheter and indie designer, having patterns published in magazines and books since 2010. Always keeping her hooks close by, she loves playing with stitch patterns and dreaming up new designs.
Carrie Carpenter
Carrie Carpenter learned to crochet when she was about 10 years old, but it wasn't until she started working as the Fashion and Design Coordinator for a yarn company that Carrie began designing. She became so inspired by all of the amazing designs...Read More
Darla Fanton
Darla J. Fanton has been a needlework designer for over thirty years. Perhaps best known for her pioneering work with Tunisian and the double-ended crochet hook, Darla enjoys all forms of crochet. She is constantly experimenting to discover what new...Read More
Amy Ramnarine
Amy Ramnarine is a crochet designer and the blogger behind The Stitchin' Mommy, where she shares her crochet patterns, tutorials, crafts, recipes, and more. Amy has been crocheting since 2009 and has been designing her own crochet patterns...Read More
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Dana Byerwalter
Dana Byerwalter is an editor for Prime Publishing. She learned to crochet almost as soon as she was hired in 2013 after exploring Prime's site AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com, and she loves making projects for friends and family. Scarves are her...Read More
Tiam Safari
Tiam Safari is a London-based yarn hoarder, cat lover, and general knitting enthusiast, who develops cosmetics and skincare products by day and designs patterns by night. Tiam rediscovered her love of knitting after...Read More
Grace Lehman
Grace is passionate about turning crochet into a modern craft through crochet designing. Several years ago, Grace started her blog, Stitchberry, as a way to share her crochet patterns with others and she loves the...Read More
Simone Francis
Simone is a UK based crochet designer who loves to find inspiration in fashion, art and nature for her designs.
Beth Major
Beth Major was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, a small city surrounded by the Great Lakes and nestled in the forests of Northern Ontario, Canada. After living in many places, she now calls a faery cottage surrounded by the woods outside...Read More
Katherine Larson
Years after her mother taught her to crochet, Kate began designing because she couldn't find patterns for what she wanted to make. She lives in Las Vegas, NV with her husband, two sons, and two cats.
Pauline Fitzpatrick
Pauline is a crochet designer who lives in Derbyshire, England. She has designed for various UK and US magazines, for yarn companies, and also self publishes patterns, available on Ravelry. As well as designing, Pauline also teaches workshops on...Read More
Susanne Visch
Susanne is a crochet and knitwear designer, living in the Netherlands. Having a background in Industrial Design Engineering, you can say that she always had a knack for designing and creating. When she taught herself to crochet and knit, she soon...Read More
Quinny Zhang
I love knitting, crochet, cross stitch, and tatting.
Gwen Buttke McGannon
My love of crochet is infinite. I crochet goods for my shop as well design patterns for makers to enjoy. I live with my family in Neenah, WI. My day job is working at our local library. I spend time everyday exploring the art of crochet. Everyday...Read More
Agat Rottman
My passion for knitting begun at the age of 12. My mom, who is an artist, taught me how to knit and got me engaged in various other crafts. A few years ago, I taught myself how to crochet and I haven't put the hook down ever since. I live in the...Read More
Jane Howarth
Jane is a Scottish designer who can’t resist quick makes, cozy cowls and cute seasonal projects. She learned to crochet and knit over 15 years ago, and when she’s not working with yarn she loves trying out all kinds of crafts. Her projects aim...Read More
Emi Harrington
Emi Harrington loves to design knitwear patterns, both crochet and knitting! Using simple methods to obtain a more detailed appearance to finished garments is her focus. As well, she writes the pattern instructions without abbreviations, so they are...Read More
Anastacia Zittel
Anastacia Zittel is a 30 something, happily married gal living in MA, with one cat named Wedgie. By day, Anastacia works in retail, and in her free time she teaches knitting and crocheting and designs when she can! Her favorite things to make are...Read More
Beth Graham
Beth Graham loves to learn new things and delights in sharing her discoveries with others. Her patterns appeal to crocheters seeking simple, fun, tailored, and often innovative projects. Her work can be found in books and magazines like 101 Crochet...Read More
Natasja King
Natasja King is the founder and editor of the blog crocheTime which has been featured in Ideas magazine (South Africa) and listed as a Top Blog To Follow in Simply Crochet magazine (UK). Natasja founded Crochet For...Read More
Sarah Jane Jackson
Sarah Jane works from her home in Brisbane Australia which means that most of the time it is really too hot for crochet. Despite that she loves to work with fiber and see what can be created from just one hook and some string. She has 8 children (7...Read More
Jennifer Olivarez
Jennifer Olivarez has been designing patterns since 2012. She strives to create projects that are innovative, entertaining, inspiring, and a pleasure to stitch. Her designs have appeared in I Like Crochet, Crochet World,...Read More
Julie-Sarah Desjarins
ACCROchet is a play on words that roughly translates to « addicted to crochet ». It is the brainchild of French-Canadian designer Julie-Sarah, 100% devoted to crochet and to changing the world one hdc at a time.
Sumayyah Chougle
Sumayyah C is a designer living in Pune, India. She loves texture and balance in her designs, which are inspired by patterns and colors from nature.
Annemarie Benthem
Annemarie Benthem is a crochet pattern designer living in Delft, The Netherlands. She started crocheting in 2010 and hasn't been able to put her crochet hook away ever since. She wrote three crochet pattern books. Two of them in Dutch and one in...Read More
Amanda Critchley
Amanda is the designer behind Itchy Crochet Designs.
Blazenka Simic-Boro
I’ve been designing and making home decor for years as well as my own clothes and accessories. Since three years I’ve been selling my own patterns on Etsy. My patterns are published in Crochet Now, Your Crochet...Read More
Lauren Robinson
Hey there! I’m Lauren, the creative force behind Willow Crochet. With a passion for vibrant colors and intricate designs, I specialize in bringing graphgans to life. As a crochet enthusiast with years of experience, I love sharing my crafty...Read More
Joann Miller
Joann Miller is a crochet designer and owner of Festive Stitch, a crochet shop that features handmade accessories for babies and adults, as well as nursery décor items. In addition to crocheting and designing, Joann also loves sharing her...Read More
Rashami Sarode
Rashami Sarode is the designer behind Joy of Creation Crochet. She has been crocheting for over 10 years. She is a Guinness world record holder (as a part of MICQ group) for longest crochet scarf. Rashami primarily designs garments and accessories...Read More
Vera Sanon
Vera Sanon learned how to knit from her great-grandmother, a master teacher in all needle arts, in Germany when she was six years old. Her mother owned a yarn shop and used to design knitwear. From a young age, Vera used to knit for her shop, assist...Read More
Stacey Williams
Stacey Williams started crocheting and knitting around October of 2011 and designing 3 years ago, the same time she started Busting Stitches.
Karen Whooley
Karen Whooley is an award-winning, internationally known crochet designer, author, and instructor. She develops patterns and teaches classes for crocheters who want simplicity and elegance wrapped up in...Read More
Rebecca Velasquez
Rebecca Velasquez learned to crochet at a very young age. As an adult, she resumed crocheting to honor the grandmother who taught her how. She quickly fell in love and, following her passion and a desire to build upon it, added knitting and spinning...Read More
Juliette Bezold
Juliette’s life-long passion for design, especially textile and fiber arts, began in her youth at age 8, when her mother taught her to knit, and she taught herself crochet from a book. In addition to crochet, Juliette is an accomplished...Read More
Joan Beebe
Joan Beebe works full-time in IT and moonlights as a knit and crochet designer and tech editor from her home in the rolling hills of North Carolina. She learned to knit as a child, then taught herself to crochet to land a job as a pattern writer,...Read More
Lorene Eppolite
Lorene Eppolite is the designer behind Cre8tion Crochet. She has been designing since October 2012. She loves to create fun and easy crochet accessories and garments. She strives to make her designs to be achievable for any skill level. Just because...Read More
Jean Clement
A lifelong crafter, Jean enjoys designing knit and crochet projects with a classic style that can be worn for years. Her work has appeared in I Like Knitting, Knitscene, Knit.wear, Creative Knitting, Love of Knitting, Knitter's Magazine, Knit Picks,...Read More
Silke Terhorst
I’m a crochet designer and blogger from Germany. My specialties are shawls in various forms and sizes. My crochet designs – and my demands on them – are based on the slogan “simply (&) special”. This means: My designs should be...Read More
Ellen Gormley
Ellen Gormley is an expert on the tv show, Knit and Crochet Now! She has written several crochet books including Go Crochet Afghan Design Workbook. She teaches comprehensive crochet classes for Annie’s including beginner and advanced...Read More
Rachel Borello Carroll
Rachel lives and works on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She has been designing knitting and crochet patterns for over ten years and keeps shop at www.yarnigans.com
Wendy Van Craen
I design Huggable, Safe & Planet friendly crochet patterns. My patterns are baby-safe and I try to work as much as possible with environmentally friendly yarn. I’m also a blogger, adoption mommy and an eco-geek. Live in a zero-energy...Read More
Hanni Banszki
I am Hanni. Knitter, crocheter, painter, self-taught crafter, wannabe spinner, dyer and lot of '-er'.I knit from my childhood, I had been taught for the basics by my mother and started to crochet in November 2011. I...Read More
Pia Thadani
Pia Thadani owns and authors a blog at StitchesNScraps.com. Her blog is about knitting, crochet, and scrapbooking, but lately, her main focus has been crochet. Pia has been crocheting as long as she can remember, and right from the beginning,...Read More
Toni Lipsey
I'm Toni Lipsey, the heart and hands behind all things TL Yarn Crafts. After I've had my morning coffee (at least 2 cups), I spend every possible moment creating new crochet designs, teaching the craft, and connecting with all the makers I possibly...Read More
Sandi Rosner
Sandi Rosner has been a professional knitter and crocheter for nearly 20 years. She has owned a local yarn shop, been the Creative Director for a large yarn company, and currently works as a designer, tech editor,...Read More
Raine Eimre
Raine Eimre is a crochet designer, blogger and teacher. She has been crocheting since childhood and she created HandmadebyRaine to share her love of crocheting with fellow crafters, and to inspire beginners to learn new skills. The purpose of her...Read More
Hannah Barker
H A E Barker is a crochet designer who lives in the UK. Her patterns are inspired by many things, including her love of color, her cat, favorite books, and the many other crafts she tries to find time for. She has been published in magazines in both...Read More
Patons Design Studio
Patons is committed to providing knitters and crocheters with high quality yarns and creative patterns. The Patons website is a great place to learn all about our yarns and to find your next knitting project or crochet project. With a free...Read More
Charles Voth
Charles Voth has crocheted and knit for 45 years. He enjoys exploring how yarn and texture interact to produce versatile fabrics, which he then uses in his designs. He is a crochet diagram illustrator, and a technical editor, designer, and teacher...Read More
Aimee Croke
Aimee been creating with thread and yarn since 2008 but only designing since 2015. Her need to always be challenged in what she loves led Her to teach herself how to design what she creates. When Aimee isn't designing, she creates finished products...Read More
Sara Kay Hartmann
Sara Kay Hartmann designs patterns for modern crochet and hand-knitting. She is the author of Poetic Crochet: 20 Shawls Inspired by Classic Poems (Interweave, 2015). She lives on the suburban prairie of central Illinois.
Robin Nickerson
Robin's attraction to the world of fiber started when she was a child and her mom taught her to crochet. After an intermission of a "few" years and with the arrivals of her daughters, she picked up her hooks again to create baby blankets and frilly...Read More
April Garwood
April Garwood has been designing crochet and knit patterns since 2010. Her patterns have appeared in I Like Crochet, Interweave Crochet, Crochet!, Crochet World, and Crochet Today (discontinued). She has also designed patterns for Ancient Arts Fibre...Read More
Deborah Carpenter
Deborah enjoys a good challenge, whether that’s mountain biking, rock climbing or designing fun crochet patterns. She finds inspiration almost everywhere and enjoys playing with stitches and techniques to create practical or whimsical designs....Read More
Linda Pietz
Linda Pietz was born into a family of artists, but her medium of choice has been fiber after learning to knit at age four. She holds a fine arts degree and has since been designing needlework and teaching art and...Read More
Nirmal Khalsa
I’ve crocheted off and on ever since my grandmother taught me granny squares at the tender age of seven. Now I’m teaching and designing in Kansas City. Major inspiration was having a dishcloth accepted for Lily’s Sugar’n Cream Dishcloth...Read More
Mary Dickerson
Mary is a crochet and knitwear pattern designer, blogger at craftytuts.com, author of the book...Read More
Emma Wilkinson
Emma Wilkinson lives in the outer suburbs of Sydney, with her husband and four sons. With an advanced Diploma of Fine Art under her belt, she turned to the world of fiber art shortly before the birth of her third son. Inspired by nature, patchwork...Read More
Katie Moore
My nana taught me to knit and crochet when I was in middle school. I was really bad at math and this was an easy and fun way to learn. I started making beanies for 5$ a pop, but you only got whatever color yarn I had at the moment. I was always so...Read More
Inessa Medina
Inessa is the designer behind the brand Picot Pals.
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Shehnaaz Afzar
I am Shehnaaz, the blogger, designer, and dreamer behind the Crochet Dreamz blog. I live in scenic Wisconsin with my husband and daughter.
Most of the time you can find me with a hook and a skein of yarn, or on the...Read More
Elisabeth Davis de Herraiz
I love to crochet and knit and I hope to pass on that passion and inspire both veteran and new crafters a like to pick up their yarn and get lost in the stitches. You can find my crochet designspublished in Crochet! Magazine, Crochet World,...Read More
Samantha Ku
Hey there! I'm Samantha, the creator behind HeeheeKiwi Designs. I like to knit, crochet, sew, draw, run, laugh, thrift, logic puzzle (yes its a verb) and all the things that come with them. Read More
Rebeca Grieco
I was taught how to crochet when I was 9 years old in an afterschool program. I loved the craft and continued creating things all my life. I am currently selling my fashions at a consignment store here in San Antonio, as well as on Etsy. I started...Read More
Kristin Omdahl
Kristin Omdahl is the best-selling author of 21 how-to craft books; TV personality; and producer of award-winning educational and inspirational videos. Kristin is the founder of Project...Read More
Kathy Marsh
Hello! I am Kathy, the creator, designer, crocheter, crafter of the blog Crochet Bags & More I have been crocheting for as long as I can remember. My mother and grandmother crocheted so I naturally followed them. Until recently I crocheted items...Read More
Sandy Jones
Hi, my name is Sandy and I have been crocheting for 10 years. I have been published in multiple magazines in the UK and US. I love designing crochet patterns and crocheting them even more. Read More
Ciara Doyle
I’m Ciara, and I have been knitting since I was 6 years old or younger. I only came to crochet a few years ago, when problems with my shoulders made it difficult for me to knit. Since then I have been crocheting and designing crochet projects. In...Read More
Courtney Batchelder
Courtney is a self-taught crochet designer from Maine. She began making amigurumi and baby items but quickly found that she much preferred to do her own thing, thus began her design career. She has two young daughters that she creates for as well as...Read More
Sandra Regev
Sandra Regev lives in the beautiful town Haifa in the northern part of Israel with her husband. She is a mother of three amazing ladies and grandma of one little man. She learned to crochet at the age of 7 taught by her mom. Crochet was a constant...Read More
Joyce Geisler
I learned to crochet when I was about 14 as my aunt was teaching my grandmother. At first, I made a lot of afghans but then I discovered thread crochet and just loved it!! I started designing filet patterns in the 1990’s of farm theme projects...Read More
Nicki Byrnes
Nicki Byrnes is a certified crochet instructor and crochet designer. She has a passion for teaching others the craft and loves to design pieces that look advanced but can be accomplished by crocheters of various skill levels. Outside of crochet, she...Read More
Melissa Harr
Melissa is an itinerant writer and knitting pattern designer -- she travels constantly in order to draw inspiration from a variety of language, cultures, and people. She is currently based in Europe, where she drinks too much coffee and spends most...Read More
Isabella Garramone
Bella grew up in both New York and New Jersey. As a recent college graduate, she is an emerging professional in the field of environmental education by day and a crocheter by night. As a result of her day job, Bella is always inspired by nature and...Read More
Patti Notestine
Patti Notestine lives in beautiful Pennsylvania and is a homemaker. She started crocheting in 1980 and began designing in 2010 when she opened an Etsy shop to sell her designs. Her designs specialize in footwear. When not designing, she is...Read More
Manda Shah
Manda Shah lives in Toronto, Ontario. After taking a break from a career in Information Technology she picked up knitting as a creative hobby and moved on to designing knitted items. She loves to combine lace and cable patterns to create beautiful...Read More
Elizabeth Ann Smith
I love to cook and bake; I enjoy being outside and going for walks, just being in nature makes me happy. I have 2 little boys and I call them “The Crazies.” They are so much fun, and so..crazy! I really like to make things for them; all the...Read More
Brandy Lynn
Brandy Lynn is the creative mind behind Fad Fabulous Crochet. She's crafty, ambitious and loves beautiful fashions. Because of her love for crochet and ability to translate ideas into beautiful designs, her goal is to share her original...Read More
Jessica Potasz
From the time Jessica Potasz was a little girl, she has always enjoyed many forms of art. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a business degree but continued to enjoy painting and a bit of sewing. However, she has...Read More
Laura Krzak
While my grandmother taught me how to crochet around the age of 9, I really didn’t pick it up as a craft until I was in my early 30’s. After several years of learning and experimenting with different techniques in crochet, I started designing...Read More
Carol Schoenfelder
Carol was taught crochet by her grandmother many, many years ago but is a self-taught knitter. She loves to start with a basic idea and see where it takes her - knitting and crocheting for the fun of it - not necessarily for the final product. Born...Read More
Kathy Lashley
My name is Kathy Lashley, and I’ve crocheted on and off for over 30 years. A long time ago my 7th grade teacher taught me how to crochet and I’ve never really lost the passion. As my children were growing up, I didn’t have as much time to...Read More
Devani Adams
Devani Adams is a designer living in sunny Silicon Valley. By day, she researches and writes about global environmental law issues. By night, she enjoys all things yarn-y! Hailing from the Northeast states (upstate New York, Vermont, and Maine), she...Read More
Brandi Isham
I'm a stay at home mother of two who lives in Texas. I learned to crochet from my aunt around the age of 8 but it wasn't until I was 18 that I discovered crochet fashion and I have been hooked (literally!) ever since. I didn't start designing...Read More
Caroline Cameron
Caroline has been crocheting since she was just 7 years old, taught by her grandmother near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Her love of color and natural elements influence her work. She lives in Wake Forest, NC where...Read More
Kristina Olson
I spend my days working in the oncology department in one of Boston’s top hospitals and my nights & weekends playing with yarn. My passions are everything related to books, animal welfare, hockey & the...Read More
Rhondda Mol
Rhondda Mol, an Ontario, Canada-based professional crochet designer and blogger, is passionate about helping the online crochet community create amazing projects. Through her easy-to-follow patterns and tutorials, she aims to help fellow crocheters...Read More
Anna Hooker
Anna is a keen crocheter and designer who draws inspiration from the countryside around her home in Scotland to design items that are beautiful and practical. She started designing in 2017 and has also been published...Read More
Heidi Yates
Heidi is the owner of Snappy Tots and has been crocheting and knitting for over 20 years. She loves using bright colors to create fun things for the family. She is the founder of "Beanies for Bravery", collecting handmade hats to send to U.S....Read More
Ruth Haydock
Ruth Haydock is a Knitting and Crochet Designer. Ruth’s mum taught her to knit in 2008, just before she started university and then a few years later taught her how to crochet. Throughout the years, knitting and...Read More
Karen Barnes
I am the designer of Leisure Arts “Sportacular Afghans”; I am als published in Simply Crochet, Crochet World and Crochet! magazines. I am an avid yarn-lover who has been...Read More
Stephany Mayo
Stephany Mayo learned to crochet when her mother taught her as a small girl. As a child she didn’t crochet much, but she has recently come back to the craft and loves it more than ever. In addition to crocheting, she enjoys knitting, sewing, and...Read More
Eline Alcocer
Eline Alcocer is a writer, translator and crochet designer with nomadic tendencies; after stints in Belgium, the UK, Japan and Italy she has now settled in the south of Sweden. Strongly influenced by seasonal shifts...Read More
Madeline Revier
I’m a lifelong craftswoman, designing and creating quilts, knit blankets, scarves, and kitchen thing. I branched out into crochet recently, when searching for a softie pattern that didn’t involve double point knitting needles! Now I have a...Read More
Jennifer Percival
Jennifer Percival designs with playfulness in mind. Inspired by animals, classic tales, and storytelling, she creates popular crochet patterns that encourage children of all ages to engage their imaginations. Jennifer lives in the beautiful Pacific...Read More
Murray Stewart
Murray lives on a small island on Orkney, off the north tip of Scotland. He designs and makes all sorts of knitted and crocheted items, and enjoys spinning his own yarns.
Gemma Owen
I’m from a small rural farming community in Iowa and learned to crochet granny squares from a neighbor, when I was kid. I set the hook aside to embroider and hand quilt, paint, draw, and write for many years. When I...Read More
Sarah Zimmerman
Sarah Zimmerman is a crochet designer, bestselling author, blogger, crafter, and influencer. Crocheting was something that started out as a hobby but soon she realized she had developed a talent for pattern writing, designing, and teaching. Sarah...Read More
Sandra Gutierrez
Nomad Stitches was born in Valencia, Spain in 2016, but I started knitting and crocheting as a little girl in Mexico under my mother´s tutelage. I have long since left my home country and lived in eight other countries, seen many places and...Read More
Edith Smith
I learned to crochet as an adult from a book with instructions for those who are left-handed. I have expanded my knowledge over the years by taking numerous classes at Crochet Guild of America conferences. An experienced crocheter and tech editor, I...Read More
Joy Clements
Come and let's journey together down Crochet Road. Crochet pattern tutorials, yarn reviews, crochet tools and book reviews, stitch tutorials, crochet tips and tricks. Read More
Lauren Tran
Lauren is the designer behind the brand ALittleBitOfCozy. She is an elementary school teacher who is in love with the idea of creating something out of nothing. Read More
Lee Sartori
Lee Sartori is the crochet designer behind CoCo Crochet Lee. She can be seen as a guest host on Season 9 -11 of the popular PBS Show Knit and Crochet Now, as well as a cast member of Annie’s Creative Studio where she demonstrates fun crochet...Read More
Susan Evans
I have been crocheting for 8 years I love to learn and try new stitches and techniques I love how crochet can be quick and simple but an intricate challange too I live in the South of Spain with my husband We run a little BnB The BnB is laced...Read More
Rachel Counts
Rachel Counts is a crochet designer and blogger from California. Her designs are featured on Etsy, Ravelry, and Love Crafts, as well as various magazines. However, her true passion is found in running her Blog, Desert...Read More
Cecilia Esparza
Crochet has been my main hobby since I was in my twenties and a few years ago I started writing patterns for my own designs. Most of my patterns are in English and español. Happy crochetting!
Linda Gibbs
I'm Linda, a married Mom of two boys who loves the outdoors and playing with yarn. I grew up in a rural area of central NY state, studied forest ecology and environmental education in college, taught, traveled, adventured, and found my way to where...Read More
Karen McKenna
I grew up in Central NJ where where I worked in retail for many years, most of those years selling Clinique Cosmetics at Macy’s (Bamberger’s), I also worked for Clinique as an Account Coordinator. I learned to crochet from my grandmother when I...Read More
Catherine Chant
Hi everyone! I’m Catherine Chant and I have been crocheting for over 40 years, knitting for almost 20 years, and making jewelry for about 15 years. My professional background before becoming a freelance writer/designer is in instructional...Read More
Janine Mudge
Janine is the designer and tech editor behind Capital Crochet. Working from her extensive yarn collection just outside of Ottawa, Canada, she has been designing crochet and Tunisian crochet patterns since 2016. She enjoys the challenge of...Read More
Leshia Tweddle
Leshia learned to crochet as a young child and is now a retired grandma who enjoys experimenting with beautiful yarn and crochet stitches. Read More
Katarina Damjanovic
Katarina is a teacher and self-taught crocheter, mom of two boys and a wife. She started designing crochet patterns in January 2021. She writes about crochet and her patterns on the blog Crochet With Frankie...Read More
Miroslava Mihalkova
My name is Miroslava, but most of my friends call me Mirka. Yes, it is pronounced just like meerkat (sigh). I am originally from Slovakia, but settled in the UK in 2005. I am truly blessed to be a mum of three amazing and wonderful children and...Read More
Roxane Huyer
Hi, I am Roxy from Roxy's Crochet. I learned to crochet from my mother as a child and I now love to design nature inspired Amigurumi.
Carol Hladik
Carol Hladik designs fun and functional patterns for beginner to advanced crocheters and knitters. She loves a challenge and is always looking to make fun and unique designs that people will enjoy making again, and again. She is most known for her...Read More
Asin Ratnayake
After learning crochet when she was 10, Asin turned back to start crocheting as a hobby in her early 20s. The calmness and meditative qualities of the art of crochet hooked her as a medium to get away from the everyday stress of life and work. Later...Read More
Sarah Dawn
Sarah Dawn has been fascinated by knitting since first learning how to knit at the age of 5, and loving (almost all of) it. When she’s not knitting, she’s reteaching herself to crochet and learning to spin. Beyond yarn, her other vices include...Read More
Erangi Udeshika
My name is Erangi. I am the designer and blogger at "Crochet For You". Making new designs is my passion and "Crochet For You" where I share my designs since 2013. You can find more than 200 simple and modern styles for baby to adult, home and...Read More
Emily Reiter
If you’re wondering “why Fiat?” let me explain. Mary, Mother of Jesus, gave her Fiat to the Lord when the Angel announced she would conceive the Son of God. Her fiat literally means “let it be done to me.” I feel I am also following...Read More
Marialena Karofili
Marialena Karofili is a crochet and knitting designer with a passion for crochet that looks knitted and has lots of fun texture, usually in the moody tones of brown and grey. From the moment she started crocheting it was made impossible for her to...Read More
Stella Markou
Stella Markou is the crochet and knit designer behind Kouvarakia and she specializes in toys and amigurumis of all kinds. She lives in Greece with her husband and two sons. When she is not designing she teaches knitting and crochet in her small yarn...Read More
Lily Oger
Lily Oger is a crochet designer and tech editor from BC, Canada. Her designs have been published in WeCrochet, and I Like Crochet. She publishes patterns on her blog and Etsy store, and is excited to continue making cute and modern designs.
Angela Ader
Angela Ader is the designer behind Nine Inspired and she has been drafting patterns since 2019. She likes to experiment with different crochet techniques, brightly colored yarn, and interesting stitches. A wide variety of patterns for accessories,...Read More
Jody Rhodenizer
Jody Rhodenizer is a crochet pattern designer, based in Nova Scotia, Canada. She loves to focus on amigurumi pattern design, and draws inspiration from nature, folk art and all things spooky. Her work has been shown in galleries in Nova Scotia and...Read More
Sophia Minakais
Sophia Minakais is an Alaska based knitwear designer; the owner of Knitting the Natural Way and author of The Knitted Dollhouse. Her designs and articles have been featured in Interweave Knits, I Like Knitting Magazine, Timeless Noro Knit Shawls, 60...Read More
Sarah Lewis
Sarah is a dynamic creator whose love for crafting is as diverse as her skills. By day, she's a web developer, where she harnesses the power of code to build seamless digital experiences. Outside of work, she dives into the tactile world of physical...Read More
Tayu Purnamasari
Pattern tester and a mother who loves to play with yarn.
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Nicky Jones Engemann
Nicky Jones is a crochet designer who loves to add a modern touch to her designs! Home decor pattern being one of her favorite things to make and share with others. She loves creating patterns that are both stylish, yet easy-to-understand and make....Read MoreEnter Your Login Credentials
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