To start with a creative whim and travel with it until it is a thing to hold and share is a pilgrimage. During my childhood, I took my first of these journeys with my Grandma Joanne, who would sew and crochet lovely things for all her grandchildren and taught those of us who took an interest.

My Grandma was creative in a variety of disciplines, as so many of her generation were. She is part of the reason why I am a firm believer that our God given creativity is something to be explored, tested, developed, and ultimately disciplined. In my lifetime, I have dabbled in photography, water-color painting, writing poetry, sewing, and even paper-making, in my teen years. However, when I started to crochet in earnest, I knew I had found my muse. I was making things that folks needed, wanted, and would actually use-and they were adorable! As a new mom, using my invaluable creative time to make something pretty AND pragmatic was a revelation.

My mind was being flooded with my own visions of beautiful, soft, useful accessories and garments made with natural, organic fibers. I had to have an outlet, and so Naturally Nora Crochet was born. Starting with the design concept in my brain, moving to calculating and formatting the pattern, then testing it with my hooks, and finally photographing the finished product on my lovely little model-every step of the process is my own and my joy. My own little ones continue to inspire new ideas and patterns all the time as they grow and change. I live with my inspiration right down the hall.

My patterns are also inspired by a desire to bring a modern, wearable design sensibility to a time honored crafting tradition. With each design pattern, I aim for simplicity, wearability, and the kind of timeless appeal that makes a hand crocheted item something to treasure and make an heirloom piece, like the pieces I still treasure from my Grandma Joanne.

Naturally Nora is a haven for my creative journeys. Thanks for allowing me to use my original crochet patterns to join you on your own creative pilgrimage!