Hi! Welcome to our blog. This crochet blog is designed to offer you a wealth of information about all aspects of crochet. More than anything, our hope is to inspire you to enjoy the craft in new ways, appreciating all of the diverse aspects that this “hobby” has to offer. I hope you’ll take the time to poke around and see all that there is to see here.
People behind the work
Contributors & writers
Melissa
Melissa has crocheted for close to twenty years and loves amigurumi and approachable patterns that reinforce the basics.
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Clara June
A retired schoolteacher and grandmother of four, Clara spends her mornings on the porch with coffee and her bird feeders. She tests every pattern twice before she will recommend it.
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Becky Stahl
Becky has crocheted for more than twenty years, picked it back up in her forties, and shares projects, tips and plenty of yarn talk with fellow makers.
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Molly Hart
The youngest of the crew, Molly shares a tiny apartment with a big yarn stash. When she is not writing beginner-friendly tutorials she is usually trying a new recipe or texting progress photos to her group chat.
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Hannah
A lifelong crocheter and knitter, Hannah appreciates timeless designs, develops original patterns and brings yarn-shop experience to the work.
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Annie Brooks
Annie fits her making time in around a full-time job, two kids and a scruffy rescue dog named Waffles. She loves bold color and projects that look harder than they are.
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Tawni Rogers
Tawni rarely goes anywhere without a project in tow, and writes about travel-friendly makes, favorite patterns and keeping a hook in hand wherever she lands.
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Kelsey
Kelsey has crafted since childhood and enjoys crochet, sewing, learning new techniques and sharing what she discovers along the way.
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This crochet blog was started in 2011 by Kathryn Vercillo, originally under the name Crochet Concupiscence. At the time it was common for blogs to post multiple times per day and this blog had that format – sharing four short news-style crochet posts each day. Over time, as craft blogging developed and the blog grew along with it – the site switched to emphasize longer, more in-depth, helpful crochet articles.
Kathryn’s particular emphasis was on the heath benefits of crochet. She says, “I re-discovered crochet in my late twenties, when I was going through a really difficult bout of depression. It helped me to heal, connected me to a great community and became a key part of my life. I started this blog to celebrate crochet and to do my part to help connect and honor all of the designers, crafters, writers and makers who are linked to crochet in some way.”
This blog was used as a platform to research how crochet heals and to share stories about that from a wide range of people. It led to the books Crochet Saved My Life, which is about the mental and physical health benefits of the craft, Hook To Heal which offers 100 Crochet Exercises For Health, Growth, Connection, Inspiration and Honoring Your Inner Artist, and Mandalas for Marinke, an outgrowth of a collaborative crochet project launched here on this blog.
In autumn 2017, Kathryn sold this crochet blog to Brad Buchanan. The best way to keep abreast of her work is to support her through Patreon. You can also follow her on Instagram @kathrynlucillevercillo and on Facebook at Crochet Saved My Life.
What You’ll Find On This Blog Today
In addition to information about crochet health, you will find a variety of other crochet information on this blog. Beginners new to the craft can learn how to crochet (including all about crochet hooks and yarn) and will find tutorials for many crochet stitches. This crochet blog also has original crochet patterns and links to many top crochet patterns from around the web. You will find crochet book reviews and highlights of other great products from crafters as well as information about how crochet is used in art, science and fashion. People who love crochet should check out the archives to see all of the different information that the blog has shared over the years, from vintage crochet history to cutting-edge crochet technology. Have a question? You can contact us by sending a message to hello AT crochetconcupiscence.com