The stitches are so unique and the mechanics of creating using them are so encouraging to see whilst you’re working on your project. Tunisian crochet is like taking the best of both worlds between crochet and knitting – it’s certainly one of those techniques you have to try. Not to say that she was the first person to create content but she definitely disrupted this particular niche and helped get the change and steer the conversation to where it is today.
It was after Toni decided to delve deeper into Tunisian crochet that she realised there wasn’t much out there by way of books, patterns, tutorials. Who’d have known it would have been a ‘right place, right time’ moment? We discover that Toni actually stumbled into it by accident at a craft fair after seeing a woman sat working on a project with a giant crochet hook who very kindly taught Toni a few stitches and the history of them. THE WORLD OF TUNISIAN CROCHETįast forward a few more years and the name, Toni Lipsey, is well known within the crochet community but more so when it comes to Tunisian crochet. About 10 years later in 2010 when her life felt a little unsettled following a graduation, a wedding and a house move Toni felt like she needed some focus so she picked those hooks back up and never looked back. She held on to the confidence and creativity she gained from learning to art of crochet. A granny square that then turns into, and I quote ‘this huge hideous camouflage blanket’! Toni has come such a long way from the first time she picked up a set of hooks, despite actually putting them down for quite some time. Having started learning to crochet from her mother who taught her how to create a granny square. As a regular watcher of her videos myself, I find her excitement over the craft so infectious and always look forward to receiving that notification pop up on my phone.
She’s been running her crochet business since 2013 which turned into her full time career in 2017. For those of you who don’t know, Toni is a crochet designer and educator and now also an author of her own book Tunisian Crochet Handbook. In this episode we chat to the queen of Tunisian crochet, Toni Lipsey from TL Yarn Crafts. We have some more amazing guests joining us in future episodes and feel so giddy over the fact Toni Lipsey was our first. I hope you enjoyed it and will be tuning into the rest of the series. A lot of hard work has gone into reaching this point and I still can’t quite believe it’s finally live. First of all, I’d like to say a huge thank you for tuning in and listening to the very first episode of the Yarn Over podcast to talk all about Tunisian Crochet.
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