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]]>Unlike most crochet artists who found viral fame on social media, Jones actually has formal education in this field. She fell in love with crochet as a teen and decided to pursue it at university, and later honed her skills by working with renowned knitwear designer Mark Fast.
Jones eventually decided to take a leap of faith and start a brand of her own, putting focus on creativity, sustainability, and innovation. Her style significantly evolved as the years went by, but her main mission remained the same – creating wearable, artisanal collections that are big on color and texture.
?KATIE JONES?In addition to crafting crochet pieces that bring joy into people’s lives, Jones wants her designs to champion positive change, and make the world a better place. She relied on using upcycling and surplus at the start of her journey, and she’s still committed to embracing eco-friendly practices in her work, creating beautiful garments while also making sure they’re as sustainable as possible.
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]]>Høyrup is a textile artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark, who sees crochet as her sanctuary of serenity that allowed her to embrace her creative side.
“As a lover of all conceivable creative challenges, I’ve always yearned for an outlet to express my artistic side. Over time, I realized the importance of setting aside time in my everyday life for creativity – a joyful pursuit that brings me immense satisfaction and reflection,” she wrote on her official website.
Høyrup’s love for crochet led to the foundation of her brand Bomuldskys, which borrows its name from the Danish word for “cotton kisses”. She opted for this name because she always enjoyed the soft and airy nature of cotton flowers, and she wanted her crochet art to evoke the same feeling in other people.
Høyrup finds inspiration in all walks of life, but she caught her eye with her food-inspired crochet creations. They take the shape of fruits, veggies, cookies, pancakes, macarons, and many other sweet treats, and she shared countless free patterns on her website for everyone who’s willing to try recreating her work.
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]]>Meticulously working with a thread and needle, Bauer transforms leaves from different trees into intriguing crochet artworks. Depending on the project, the artist will sometimes create complex and captivating lacework on the edges of the leaves, almost giving them a crocheted frame.
Other times, Bauer will use threads to highlight their networks of veins, join different leaves together, or completely transform their shape.
Bauer creative process includes collecting leaves, washing them, and hanging them out to dry for several weeks. She doesn’t treat the leaves with any kind of chemicals to make them stronger and instead relies on her judgment to recognize the limits of each leaf.
“By combining crochet with such a seemingly fragile material as a leaf, I’m seeking to explore themes including the value of time and preciousness of objects, tenderness and tension in human connections, and vulnerability and resilience, found in nature as a whole as well as in the stories of individual beings,” Bauer explains in an artist statement shared on her website.
Continue scrolling to see more of Bauer’s works below.
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]]>A large portion of Seiman’s creative effort goes into creating crochet seashells, which are her most sought-after pieces. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors, and are a perfect decoration. There is no need to get your feet wet to obtain these seashells while they can also never break.
Besides seashells, Seiman also crochets beautiful seahorses, corals, mushrooms, and flowers.
“I love that crochet can be so versatile,” the artist shares on her website. “With some experience one can actually crochet any shape in the world. And that is exactly what makes it so exciting for me – there is still so much to discover, so many paths to take!”
Seiman is a professional swimming coach, but crochet has been her passion for the past two decades. Her amazing crochet pieces can be found in various design shops in Estonia while also being available on her webshop. Check out more of them by scrolling below.
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]]>Smith’s crochet works contain detailed recreations of wedding cakes and other desserts, salads, roasted meat, fish, and much more. He occasionally also ventures in crocheting cookware and other household items.
According to Smith, he inherited his love for crochet from his mother when he was just a boy.
“My mother was a talented craftswoman and I was always shadowing her, wanting to be doing what she was doing,” he shared in a recent chat with The Design Files.
After finishing art school, Smith ventured into other art mediums and later served as a council worker. Still, he honed his crochet skills, often working on crocheting items after his daily job.
But nowadays, crocheting is Smith’s only preoccupation. He retired from his council job in 2020 and decided to return to his mother’s hometown of Penola. There, he continued creating crochet food and other items, often working 14 to 16 hours a day.
“There are so many ideas running around in my head that I want to do, and it’s going to take me the rest of my life to get them all made,” Smith explains.
Check out his works below.
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]]>“As a teenager, I learned how to crochet from my mom, Takako Yamashiro,” she relayed in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. “I never learned how to read patterns.” Once she figured out that crochet could be much more than just scarfs and baby blankets, the possibilities were endless. “I have been consistently crocheting since then, making costumes, bikinis, soft sculpture, wall hangings, pillows, giant portraits based on the Cathy comics.”
“My aesthetic is all about bright colors, humor and the queering of pop culture,” she says. “So, being surrounded by my work and the beautiful work of my friends creates a pop culture of its own: it’s all around me and part of my daily life.”
Working from her apartment, she takes pleasure in being surrounded by her art. “This is the first time in my life I have lived alone and I thought that I was finally going to have a ‘grown-up’ minimal, fancy, apartment,” she admits. “But it turns out I actually just want to live in a psychedelic TGIFridays/Pee-wee’s Playhouse with plants.”
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]]>Jenkins grew up in Wales where she learned how to knit and crochet. “Right from the beginning, I was addicted. I spent many happy hours in my childhood home in Wales totally engrossed in creating ‘things’ with yarn! My passion has never abated,” she wrote on her website.
She’s always looking for new ways to channel her love of wool and textile and that’s how her unique style was born. Scroll down to see what she makes.
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They/ThemAn avid supporter of women’s rights, equality, and freedom of expression, Olek’s pieces were exhibited in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, France, and other places around the globe; proving that people are tuned to her message.
“As a kid I learned to crochet a little,” she shared with Spear’s Magazine. “It was something to do when I was growing up; we had to reinvent what we had, to make something out of it. I spent a whole week collecting the tin caps from the milk we got every day to make art. I would collect the shiny paper when we had chocolate and make something out of it. I really hate it when artists say, ‘I can’t work because I don’t have materials.’ Find your own materials! Find your own!”
This DIY punk spirit shines throughout her work, making it altogether unique. Take a look for yourself.
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