Earlier this year, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Go Handmade in Denmark, and what started as a visit quickly turned into a very special creative collaboration.During my visit, we talked about their upcoming project and the idea behind creating something that could bring their patterns, stories and crochet community together in a completely new way.
I was invited to be part of this project by creating video tutorials for both the crocheted bag and the doll, and I was genuinely honored to be included. Go Handmade has now launched their beautiful collection of free pattern books, created with the idea of inspiring people to pick up their hooks and needles and start creating.
The books are available completely free of charge and are available in seven languages, making this wonderful project accessible to an even wider creative community.
Creating the Videos
As part of our collaboration for the Crocheted Bags book, I created a complete video guide for one of the featured bags, including a full process, a fast track version and separate videos focusing on construction and finishing details. The book itself contains more than 40 bag patterns and presents them in a beautiful visual universe inspired by Copenhagen. I started by carefully planning the concept, look, and style before creating any content. It was a long process, but the final results were well worth it. Once I finished the bags, something even more fun and creative was on the agenda: making the magical dolls.
The Magical Doll Journey to Paris – Eloise
I was especially excited to also be part of The Magical Doll Journey to Paris. I created the video guides for Eloise, taking you through the process from the first stitches all the way to the finished doll, including the body, hair and wardrobe. There is a full tutorial as well as a fast track version and additional videos focusing on the individual details. And I have to say, making Eloise was such a special experience for me. The dolls are incredibly thoughtfully designed. Every little detail, from their hair and clothes to the smallest finishing touches, has been so beautifully considered. You can really feel how much work and creativity went into creating this entire world.
The best part for me personally was that, after finishing Eloise, I was able to give her to my daughter. She was absolutely over the moon. Seeing how excited she was to have a handmade doll of her own made the whole experience even more meaningful to me.
Take a look at some of my short instagram videos showing you the process to make these beautiful dolls.
What I love most about this entire project is the idea behind it. Go Handmade created these books not to sell them, but to share them with the community. The patterns, books, videos and interactive elements are all thereto inspire people to discover crochet and knitting and simply enjoy making something with their own hands.
The doll book, for example, is much more than a collection of patterns. It includes 11 dolls and their wardrobes, together with stories, illustrations and interactive elements that turn the patterns into a little world of their own.
The bag book takes a similar approach, placing more than 40 bag patterns into a visual story inspired by Copenhagen, with the bags shown in real settings and accompanied by videos that make the construction easier to follow.
Being able to contribute my own videos to these books has been such a lovely experience, and I am very grateful to Go Handmade for inviting me to be part of it.
If you love crochet, dolls, bags or simply discovering beautiful new projects, I really recommend taking a look at the books. They are completely free, and there is so much to explore.
Explore the free Go Handmade books and start your next project:
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