In this delightful demo, Clarisabeth will help you free your crochet! You can do so much with some basic stitches. Join us for this hour demonstration on freeform crochet and how you can create incredible artwork with your yarn!
Proud of being Puerto Rican born and raised, Clarisabeth López Rodríguez is a crochet designer, blogger, podcaster, and host of the ‘Crochet Cakes’ podcast and blog. When Clarisabeth was 15, her aunt tried to teach her the subtle art of crochet. She failed. But when, in her first year of college, she saw a crocheted purse she wanted to make, the crochet bug bit once more, and together with her Mum, Clarisabeth embarked on “the granny square and flower making journey.”
Describing it as one of the many ‘rabbit holes’ she’s fallen into she admits “I’ve always been surrounded by crafts, my grandmother was a seamstress, my mom is a jewelry maker and crocheter, my aunts crochet and embroider.”
Launched in 2019, ‘Crochet Cakes’ become a full-time job due to the ongoing global pandemic but Clarisabeth sees this as an opportunity, saying “I think it’s taken a year to narrow down my style and it all goes back to my love of history and vintage fashions.”