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A Lil' background on the Crochet movement

Both knitting and Crochet were born from a technique called Nålebinding, which literally means "binding with a needle" in Danish. The oldest known example of Nålebinding is believed to date back to 6500 BC. Today the women of the Nanti Tribe (an indigenous people of the Camisea region of Peru) still practice it. The technique also remains popular in Scandinavia and the Balkans.

Publications in the 1820’s describe the use of a Shepherds Hook to produce a garment. A shepherds hook has a hook at one end, similar in shape to a fish-hook – which is how crochet hooks look today.

Later, in the mid 20’s early 30’s, crochet made the move from a way to produce background fabric and embellishments to a technique used by fashion designers to produce entire garments, the most famous of course is the iconic combination of cloche hat and evening gown, otherwise known as the Flapper Dress.

Crochet had a resurgence in the 60’s and 70’s. Crochet also became extremely popular in the home décor department, with magazines full of crochet homewares. In fact crochet patterns and magazines filled many book shelves, and the art of the single hook experienced a boom.

Somewhere in this era the "granny square" became fashionable. This small and simple design was used from clothes to blankets and was right on trend for the time, and crochet motifs adorned every home.

Once a way to make cheap fabrics in the 1850’s to the famous "Flapper" era, then the 'Hippie" era -Crochet is now considered to be an art form. In the Caribbean, Crochet items are very popular and timeless pieces are worn, spanning generations. Crochet belts are considered classic and a staple, crochet bathsuits, beach covers, dresses etc are extremely popular with the young Caribbean fashion scene. Collectable figurines are a newer but no less popular niche, with a few talented artisans creating toys and collectable figurines made out of this yarn to fantastic and mind-blowing effect. Their creations are a "must-have" similar to a must have crochet belt.

Crochet items are available at:

The JD Collection Our Space - Park and Frederick
Excellent Uptown Mall
Corner Park and Frederick Street, POS
Open: Monday-Friday 9-4pm, Sat 11-2pm
IG: @ourspacett
FB: @ourspaceparkandfrederick
Phone: 305-9453