Hi! I'm Masha :)
While I stayed at home with my little daughter I started to crochet. And now I cannot imagine my life without crocheting toys!
I learned to crochet in autumn 2009... a few years before I just couldn't imagine me sitting with a hook or knitting needles... My mom knitted all the clothes that I wanted even more than I wanted )) for example I hate scarves, but my mother ignores it since my childhood... Now my daughter has three scarves knitted by my mother, and a lot of sweaters and so on... That's why I had no need to crochet or knit...
But. my daughter became older and wanted to have some toys of her favorite cartoon characters. Hm... And everything began... There were no Dora and no Boots in our shops. I looked in Ukrainian internet shops and forums... and I found! ...not the finished toys but the pattern how to crochet them.... then she wanted to have a Swiper - the character from the same cartoon... but there were no toys and no patterns... and I tried to make my first own design. The result you can see and buy in my shop :) I designed my Russian Santa Clause and Swiper the Fox after about 2 months as I first took a hook into my hand.
Now my daugter goes to school and I have much more time for my toys and patterns.