All these patterns were designed and written by Natasja from World of Womencraft. Under this name, Natasja creates fantastic crochet patterns, ranging from home decoration to adorable amigurumi.
All World of Womencraft patterns are currently exclusively sold at Cora's Knit Knacks! For all these patterns, I have selected matching yarns from my own collection, so you can easily order the necessary materials at the same time if you need them.
Who is Natasja?
Hi, Natasja here! 👋
From a very young age, I’ve been involved with scraps of fabric, needles, thread, and the like. It’s hardly surprising, it’s practically in my DNA! I’ve always known my grandmother and mother to be busy with a crochet or knitting project, or hunched over a table, tracing out a sewing pattern. In secondary school (HAVO), I even took an extra subject: textile crafts.
When I had children, I became quite fanatical about sewing. Countless garments, as well as stuffed toys, bags, and more came off my sewing machine. Eventually, the inevitable moment arrived when my children no longer wanted homemade clothes, and that’s when crochet, a skill I’d learned from my grandmother, came back into my life.
It started with a rather clumsy-looking snowman with buttons for eyes, but my work soon improved. I went on to create many stuffed toys, as well as blankets, scarves, and home decor. I enjoy making adjustments to patterns, and I’ve even crocheted a few original pieces without using a pattern at all.
For some time now, I’ve been testing patterns for various designers, including Cora. Recently, while I was developing a wind spinner and sharing my progress on Instagram, Cora asked if I would write down the pattern so she could offer it on her website. I took on the challenge, and now, here I am as a crochet designer!
"World of Womencraft" is the name my sister-in-law came up with for a creative collaboration between her, my mother, and me. My sister-in-law enjoys drawing and plans to start selling her work at some point. My mother, much like me, does a lot of crochet. Together, we occasionally set up a stall at a market to help whittle down our overflowing stockpiles. So, who knows, perhaps our paths will cross someday!
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