{"id":3782,"date":"2019-09-05T07:52:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T07:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elson.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:44:49","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/showroomcrochet.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello, I’m Kenya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I like to think that if I create beautiful, modern garments and easy-to-follow patterns, more people can discover the world of crochet and benefit from everything that making has to offer.
It has changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My goal is to design comfortable crochet garments and accessories that:<\/strong>

\u2022 You can genuinely wear every day.
\u2022 You reach for again and again.
\u2022 You enjoy both making and wearing.

And most importantly, that feel easy to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"\"\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With clear, accessible instructions, you’ll create modern crochet garments that are sure to turn heads<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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A little about me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a child, I always knew I wanted to be a fashion designer<\/strong>, but as life often does, it took me in a different direction \u2014 studying Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years that creative side of me lay dormant, until one day I watched my mother crocheting and it caught my eye. I managed to learn the first steps and basic stitches. That’s how I learnt to crochet \u2014 and looking back, it’s truly beautiful that it was my mother who taught me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastering the technique reignited my true passion \u2014 and that’s when I started designing my first crochet patterns. That year was 2016, and that’s when Showroomcrochet was born<\/strong>.
At that point I opened a shop on Etsy and Ravelry. It was mostly a hobby at first, but for the past few years it has become a second career I pour countless hours into \u2014 and my deepest passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a designer I’ve gone through many different phases, but today I would describe my style as minimalist<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After living in Denmark for a year, I fell deeply in love with Scandinavian style in many areas of my life. That Nordic design ethos of prioritising comfort and practicality<\/strong>, along with the use of neutral colours<\/strong> is clearly present in my designs today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I strongly identify with what’s known as Slow living<\/strong>.
I’m a calm person \u2014 I love nature, sport and healthy living in general. I’m creative, I’m drawn to positive people and good energy<\/strong> and I’m a huge animal lover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crochet takes up a large part of my free time, but I also make time to exercise almost every day, spend time with friends, family and my partner, or settle in with a good series or film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I’ve lived in quite a few places, right now I’m happy to be back in my home town \u2014 a beautiful village on the shores of the Mediterranean called \u00c1guilas, in Murcia, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was born in 1980 and I live with my little cat Frida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love early mornings \u2014 I’m usually up between 5 and 6am, so by 8pm I’m only good for crocheting, watching something or reading. I love travelling; I believe it opens the mind and the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe in good and bad energy, and I consider myself a very intuitive person \u2014 both with people and with life’s situations.
I’m passionate about learning new things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making your own crochet garments \u2014 and doing it in an enjoyable, approachable way \u2014 has more benefits than you might think.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/strong>Making helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. <\/strong>Making your own garments boosts your confidence<\/strong> and <\/strong>contributes <\/strong>to a more sustainable wardrobe<\/strong>, as you’ll be wearing pieces made by you, with quality materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Sustainability<\/strong>.
Making my own clothes helped me become aware of what goes into a garment \u2014 knowing who makes it and under what conditions matters. The quality of the materials matters. Feeling comfortable when you wear it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change starts with yourself, and making is a wonderful tool to begin that shift.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My story: the therapeutic power of making.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is how crochet became a fundamental part of my life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019 I went through a deep personal crisis \u2014 the kind that marks a before and after in your life. Certain circumstances led me through some very difficult months, and I needed to seek professional support to get through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I found enormous support that allowed me to begin the process of finding my balance again. Those were difficult months, and crochet helped me enormously.
Being able to make \u2014 alongside meditation and exercise \u2014 was my refuge, where I found relief for my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe me, in those moments, having something positive to focus on is priceless.
That’s when I understood the healing, therapeutic power of making \u2014 and from that point on, this work became even more important to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you ever make one of my designs during a difficult time, know that in some way I am with you \u2014 and that everything passes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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