OBSESSED!

Nerissa Muijs first picked up a crochet hook in 2012, towards the end of her pregnancy. And instead of her new passion tailing off once she had a new baby to care for, it just grew into a full-blown obsession. These days she blogs regularly on her own site, and on Scheepjes’ site too, and creates stunning patterns (many of them available on her site) for homewares, clothing, accessories and toys. We had a chat to find out more about what inspires her.

“My love for crochet began when other people start nesting. I picked up a hook and I haven’t put it down since! Even though I learned to crochet as a kid, it was just a skill I had, but not a passion.

“I find inspiration all around me. I’m always snapping pictures of shapes and objects wherever I go – fabric patterns, garment shapes, cute ornaments that could become amigurumis, and a lot of inspiration comes from knitwear and quilting designs.

“The design that makes me the happiest is the Scandinavian Christmas Gnomes that I made a year or so ago. It’s amazing how much joy a tiny beard and nose can bring!

“I’m left-handed, but cannot follow any left handed instructions – my brain just automatically flips any right-handed images or videos. I can’t use any tools designed for left-handers either. I’m sure lots of other lefties can relate to this!”

Find Nerissa at missneriss.com and on instagram at @miss__neriss. Nerissa is also a Scheepjes blogger: www.scheepjes.com/en/bloggers/miss-neriss