Living Fun and Free
Deciding to combine crochet with her love of art, José Dammers turned to freeform crochet before sharing her talents and connecting hooksters around the world
José shows off a freeform shawl. She now teaches others how to create freeform crochet.
Dutchfashion designer José Dammers has created a world of beautiful freeform crochet projects, both realistic and abstract, with bursts of swirling shapes and lush colours. Using everything from her favourite painters, textile designers, fashion designers, movies, music and nature as inspiration, she makes pieces that are both unique and exhilarating. After creating such a unique and eyecatching artistic style, other creators might have closely guarded their methods and practices – but not José. Instead, she decided to teach others how to craft portraits and other projects in her own distinctive style. Her obsession with all things crochet led her to set up two online courses, and she’s been sharing her skills and techniques with makers around the world ever since.