Nowadays I am all about crochet, but it took me a surprisingly long time to get there. I learned embroidery long before I ever picked up a skein of yarn, and my interest in the art waxed and waned periodically over the course of my life, never quite catching my full attention. Likewise, I delightedly dabbled with ceramics and mosaics as I grew older, never quite mastering either, but gaining appreciation for many forms of craft.

It wasn't until one hot summer day, attending a craft fair on a whim, that I discovered a booth advertising crocheting classes. I signed up and took to it like a kitten to yarn (albeit with less biting). The teacher peered at me with confusion. "Have you done this before?" she asked. No - but from the very start I knew that this was not simply an artistic infatuation. I had finally found true love.

I designed patterns on my own for a year, scribbling away stitch counts in battered notebooks and happily filling my room with amigurumi sea creatures. Finally, I mustered the courage to open a shop to sell my carefully-crafted designs. It has been hard work, but absolutely worth it!

Making patterns, from their initial sketches to their final forms, generally takes me about a month. My primary passion is for crocheting sea creatures, but I have also made holiday patterns, mice, and more. I am eager to continue to expand my range of patterns in the future!