If you make your own clothes, congrats, you are already part of sustainable fashion! You create garments for yourself and your family with the best quality materials at your own pace. For this reason, stay within the slow fashion to make 23 versatile and long-lasting garments. Enjoy slowly knitting and crocheting the designs from the PDF magazine Katia Special ECO. And discover some of our sustainable yarns: SeaCell Cotton, Big…
The days of sun and heat are approaching, days of playing outside and enjoying the beach and the park. That is, shortly, 100% summer days arrive. So crafter, it is time to start projects for the family’s summer wardrobe: tops, dresses, jackets, and sweaters. If you knit, crochet and sew your clothes, congratulations, you are already part of the slow fashion trend! You are creating at your own pace, in…
Hi, I’m Raffaella from raffamusadesigns.com. If I had to describe myself in just two words, I’d say I’m a crafty scientist! When I’m not running experiments at the lab, I’m sitting on the sofa playing with yarn and handicrafts. Most of the time, my hands are full of crochet projects, some knitting attempts, occasional sewing, and a lot of cooking! Crochet potholders are definitely one of my greatest obsessions. I…
Quality, creativity and sustainability! Do you keep these three words in mind when purchasing yarn and fabrics? The crafting community is becoming more and more interested in the source of materials, something that we celebrate here at Katia. For years, we have developed an ECO line of sustainable, recycled and fair-trade yarns. If you are also on the path to reducing the amount of clothes you buy and making yourself…
Hello! My name is Leire Villar and I am a professional crocheter. Here, at my personal label Ameskeria, I create content for different clients from the craft and publishing world. I have also published various ebooks. For example, the book titled Ganchitos which I created together with my friend Ingrid Valls. Ameskeria is a Basque word that means fantasy, imagination. From this starting point, I have gone along creating my…
We are Ingrid and Marjan, a creative mother and daughter duo. A few years ago we picked up our crochet hooks and knitting needles again and since that day we have been crocheting and knitting together. We prefer to make accessories and decorations in our favorite colors. Blankets, pillows, baskets, scarves, hats and shawls… we make it all! Marjan has been designing crochet and knitting patterns since 2015. At first…
“As soon as I became aware of the #andratuttobene and #desdemiventana initiatives, whereby kids paint rainbow signs and hang them on their balconies, I knew straight away that I wanted to make an amigurumi rainbow. In fact, it was more of a necessity than a desire. Rainbows, colours, positive sentiments and optimistic messages? Oh yes baby”. So, as in the words of Maria Sommer @deestraperlo, Willbe O’key was born. This…
My name is Laura, the knitter and crocheter behind Knit and Pepper. Thanks to Coco, a short flared skirt knitted on circular needles, I am here to present myself. For some time now I’ve been based in a country house in the Madrid Sierra. This is where I share my location with my vocation for pattern design and knit and crochet classes. I can’t deny it’s an amazing adventure! I…
Katia Fair Cotton Craft is one of the most popular new yarns from this Spring Summer 2019 season. There’s no doubt that this big ball of organic cotton cake yarn is conquering knitter’s needles for different reasons. For instance, this is an environmentally friendly Fair Trade yarn from India and Tanzania. Furthermore, the colour combination, which includes a white or beige base combined with 7 colours, creates beautiful striped garments…
Are you looking for a easy to do, practical and amusing home decoration idea? Then we propose you these 2 amigurumi cacti that you can use them as bookends, door stops or simply to decorate a corner of your home. These 2 amigurumi cacti are a perfect project if you are just starting to use this crochet technique. So, we suggest that you download the amigurumi pattern which shows how to make your cacti bookends using Katia Big Ribbon and Katia…