Four handmade belts, each with a different character:Raspberry Viive,Autumn Signe,Mist HelmiandPearl Liisa. These are stories born from the cooperation of thread, knot and imagination. Every belt has its own character and its own season. Some were born in summer light, others in crisp autumn air. Between the hand and the soul of handicraft There is…
Everything begins with small steps, petal by petal, centre by centre, leaf by leaf. You crochet, add wire to hold the shape and attach every petal in the right place. Then comes the stem: strong wire, green floral tape and finally fixing the flowers into the pot. I used plaster mix in the bottom and…
When Memm Maimu starts crocheting, Bim the cat usually appears at once. In Bim’s opinion every ball of yarn in the world exists primarily to be rolled across the floor and caught with a paw. Memm Maimu, however, knows that yarn can also be turned into some quite useful things. Bun nets, for example. A…
It began exactly the way most of my projects begin: I simply got the feeling that I wanted to make something. I have always been drawn to old-fashioned things and patterns from old magazines. That is where the idea for this collar came from. I was thinking of myself too. My neck is no longer…
Crochet Leaf Mandala – When Leaves Are Born from Yarn I didn’t collect a single leaf from the forest to make this mandala. Every leaf was crocheted from yarn, stitch by stitch, working from the centre outwards. I named this piece Leaf Mandala because of the repeating leaf-like shapes in its centre. As the mandala…
One day, when Maimu sat down at the kitchen table and unwound the crochet thread, Bim was already watching her suspiciously from a distance. That yarn looked familiar. It was the very one he had been playing with yesterday! But Maimu explained calmly, ‘This time, Bim, we’re making something useful: pot holders.’ Soon colourful, cosy…
Maimu sat by the window, glasses on her nose, stroking the bag handle. She smiled: ‘You see, child, some things look small but can actually hold a whole world. Just like my old chest: there is always room for something more.’ Bim, the white cat with a dark patch near his ear, curiously poked his…
One cheerful character, born stitch by stitch • story and photos If anything can bring laughter into a room, it must be Naerupall Niko. This soft little monkey began with a simple idea and a ball of yarn, but quickly grew into a fully fledged cuddle companion. Niko is big (about 70 cm), light and…
Some doilies come together quickly, and then there is Õnnevoog, which flowed into being slowly, calmly and with dignity, as though life had all the time in the world. Crocheted from fine cotton thread and measuring about 125 × 56 cm, it manages to be both elegant and playful at once. The pattern is a…
‘Sammalhein’ – green hat in yarn with mohair The first is a green jasmine-stitch hat, crocheted from yarn containing mohair. It makes the hat especially soft and airy, yet very warm. The hat measures 40–42 cm around the head and is 17 cm deep, so it is suitable for a child of around 6–12 months.…
