CLARE COOPER
Meet the amigurumi designer behind the adorable Flower Fairies™ in our calendar
Five years ago, Clare Cooper was determined to teach herself crochet. She'd fallen in love with the work of Finnish crochet designer Molla Mills, and with one of Mills's books and a plethora ofYouTube tutorials in hand, she learned how to create planter pots made from recycled T-shirt yarn. There was no turning back – her crochet journey had begun.
Next came the discovery of her current crochet method of choice: amigurumi. "My first venture into crochet was a simple crocheted bunny for my daughter," Clare explains. "It was lopsided and slightly creepy, but she has since smothered it in love, so I guess it turned out ok!"