Meet the designers for Let’s Crochet!

In Laine Magazine’s special issue Let’s Crochet! we present designs from sixteen outstanding designers from around the world. Meet Eun Mi Ahn, Alicia Arroyo Blanco, Ana-Maria Babanica, Susan Chin, Anna Eklund, Anna Erlandsson, Carmen Gómez, Sarianna Lehtonen, Veronica Lönnqvist, Julia Madill, Molla Mills, Rosina North­cott, Anne-Michelle Phelan, Linda Skuja, Mariia Sordiia and Jessica Tsung.

Eun Mi Ahn 

Eun Mi Ahn  originally comes from South Korea but lives in Canada, working in knitwear and crochet design. She draws a lot of inspiration from vintage clothing stores — old garments that feature unique designs, materials and colours. Her number one priority when designing is: “Is it fun to make?”  

For this issue, Eun Mi designed Roseraie: a drop-shoulder top featuring three-dimensional rose buds and eyelet stripes.

@making.mood

Alicia Arroyo Blanco

Alicia Arroyo Blanco  is a Spanish crochet designer living in Germany. She has a background in construction, which has given her a strong perspective on volume and structure. Alicia strives to find a balance between creativity and functional crochet.  

For this issue, Alicia designed Dune Sand: a timeless hat inspired by the desert dunes at sunset.

@catsinwollebach

Ana-Maria Babanica

Ana-Maria Babanica is a crochet designer living in Constanța, Romania. Her aim is to create unique wearables that fit well and look polished. At the moment, Ana-Maria is drawn to the Art Deco style with its geometric, repeating patterns.  

For this issue, Ana-Maria designed Flip the Script: a roomy top worked in the interlocking crochet technique.

@crochethighway

Susan Chin

Susan Chin  lives in Canada and teaches knitting and crochet. She spends a lot of time thinking about these crafts at a technical level, which often materializes in her designs. Mixing fibres, gauges and techniques is typical for her.  

For this issue, Susan designed Hygge Hugs & Hygge Hands: a cosy shawl with matching hand-warmers.

@knit_frog_repeat

Anna Eklund

Anna Eklund  is based in Sweden and works as a landscape architect. In her spare time, she immerses her­self in the arts of crochet, knitting, weaving and sewing. Anna loves exploring new techniques and unexpected materials, such as crocheting with laundry lines or crafting a dress from trash bags.

For this issue, Anna designed Rut: a small, graphic and versatile bag worked in single crochet.

@annaeklund_projects

Anna Erlandsson

The Swedish designer Anna Erlandsson  strives for a simple, modern look that deliberately contrasts with common ideas about crochet. When not crocheting, Anna does data analytics at a tech company — for her, trigonometry, regression and statistics are central to the design process.  

For this issue, Anna designed Viggby: an understated, knit-style vest designed to be a wardrobe staple.

@hooked_by_anna

Carmen Gómez

Carmen Gómez lives in the north of Spain. Besides crochet design, Carmen  works as a tourist guide specializing in history and art, and often finds inspiration in museums or monuments — but also in what she wants to wear but can’t find. Carmen describes her design style as a bit eclectic, with a hint of vintage. 

For this issue, Carmen designed Gabriela: a light, simple and romantic top that you can modify to your liking.

@elclubdelacalceta

Sarianna Lehtonen

Sarianna Lehtonen is a Finnish designer-maker and textile artisan working with handcrafts in many forms. Sarianna’s design process often starts with basic geometric shapes. At the moment, she is particularly inspired by the music of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as hippie style, characterized by bold colours and relaxed patterns. 

For this issue, Sarianna designed Flora: a bag with a vine-like pattern and several well-thought-out details.

@lystikas_koti

Veronica Lönnqvist

Veronica Lönnqvist (@garnknuten) lives in Finland. She quit her craft teaching job in the spring of 2022 and went full-time self-employed. Veronica loves culture in all its forms and gets most of her inspiration from movies, art and music. She likes to use bold colours, simple modern shapes and single crochets.    

For this issue, Veronica designed Lemon Twist: a lemon-shaped bag destined to be a fun statement piece.

Julia Madill

Julia Madill  is a Canadian designer and tech-editor. As well as her knit and crochet work, she works as a photog­raphy prop-stylist. Julia loves everything retro, bold and graphic, and strives to design with the maker in mind; creating patterns that are more clever than complex.  

For this issue, Julia designed Cabana­rama: a boxy and slightly cropped top with a drop-shoulder shape.  

@juliamadill

Molla Mills

Molla Mills  is a Finnish crochet designer, who is also currently studying cultural well-being. She gets inspiration from everywhere — nature, music, travelling, fashion, books... Molla’s style is simple and graphic. She loves geometric shapes, bold colours and easy stitches.  

For this issue, Molla designed Viive: a fun and graphic bag that suits many styles.

@molla.mills

Rosina North­cott

Rosina Northcott says her design style has two sides: she is drawn to traditional stitches and muted tones but also wants to apply bold, clashing colours and fun twists. Rosina lives in Devon, England, and works as an admin team leader for the NHS — however, at every given opportunity, she will play with yarn.    

For this issue, Rosina designed Sheila: a boxy, laid-back summer shirt with a simple lace pattern.

@zeensandroger

Anne-Michelle Phelan

Anne-Michelle Phelan is an Irish knitwear and crochet designer. She studied Fine Art Sculpture at university but never knew where to put her creative energy until she found her place in crafts. Anne-Michelle loves the mix of technicality, practicality and creativity.  

For this issue, Anne-Michelle designed Block: a timeless top that is comfortable yet with a touch of elegance.

@threadsoftly_designs

Linda Skuja

Linda Skuja  is a crochet designer based in Latvia. She loves experimenting with texture, short-rows and three-dimensional stitches to create stylish yet timeless pieces. Linda’s work is continuous: while creating one design, she can already envision the next, pushing ideas even further.  

For this issue, Linda designed Mirdza: a top that combines crochet classics and a modern silhouette.  

@linda.skuja.design

Mariia Sordiia

Mariia Sordiia is a philol­ogist and knitwear designer who is now trying her hand at crochet design. She is Ukrainian but moved to Berlin when the war started. Mariia  is left-handed, working from left to right, and she thinks this has determined her design style: she tries to do everything the other way around so it stands out!  

For this issue, Mariia designed Vincent: a top worked in a combination of granny squares and lace.

@shull.ga

Jessica Tsung

Jessica Tsun from Taiwan but now lives in Italy. She used to work as an architect before focusing on crochet design. Jessica likes to study stitches and their natural flow. She describes her design style as “effortlessly confident” — clothes you can throw on without worrying if they’re too much or not enough.  

For this issue, Jessica designed Blossom: a casual summer top adorned with flower-centred granny squares. 

@jess_rootknots

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