Hello, I am Assimina Saranti, the founder of Swiss Crochet.
I made my first crochet flower in 2009, just two years after I started knitting. While with knitting I had some help learning how to knit and purl, with crochet I took a different approach; I decided to learn the craft on my own. I read books, followed people’s work online and practiced for many hours.
For a long time it felt easier, faster, and more relaxing than knitting, a source of pure joy and calm. This of course hasn’t changed, but as I practice more advanced techniques, it often happens that I have to concentrate a lot more than before.