One Skein of Love Designs

Crafts have always been part of my life. As far as I remember there were always hooks, needles, yarn and fabrics around me, as my mother and grandmother were devoted crocheters, knitters and quilters.

My grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was around 8 years old. I started making simple dresses for my dolls and then moved on to granny square cushions. I loved playing with yarns and colours, creating crazy colourful pillows. I had the toughest teacher you can imagine. A stitch not perfectly made was to frog without arguing. I crocheted a lot with thread and a 1.75mm hook, something hard for me to make these days.

During my adolescence years I put crochet aside and knit as if there was a no tomorrow. My mother was my teacher as she was a great knitter. But 10 years ago, I discovered the pleasure of crochet again and since then there is not a single day that I don’t grab my hook and my crochet wip.

When I joined Instagram in 2015, I met lovely crocheters from all over the world. I started testing for some of them and among the creations I made with their designs I also posted my own creations, but I never thought of becoming a crochet designer. I was motivated by those fellow crocheters to write and publish my own designs.