a career as a singer. That life has given me excitement, travel and much more to be thankful for, and now I make my living primarily as a voice teacher. I started to crochet again in 2004 and attended a CGOA conference in Manchester, New Hampshire that summer. There I met two of the grandes dames of needlework, Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss, who encouraged me to sell my designs and actually bought several items “off by back.” SInce then, I’ve had designs in books by Sterling Publishing, DRG, Lark’s “Fabulous Crocheted Ponchos,” in the magazines Crochet!, Knit Simple, Cutting Edge, and Crochet Today.
I get great pleasure and stimulation from the creativity and challenge of this new pursuit. There’s so much to learn about the business and the craft, and never enough time! Becoming part of the community of “people of the yarn" (a charming expression I stole from Adina Klein) has given me wonderful new friends and colleagues.
I live in Manhattan on the upper West side, across the street from the Museum of Natural History and a block from Central Park. The neighborhood has many chic boutiques where I can’t afford to shop, and where I see fabulous fashion, including lots of gorgeous crochet. My one room studio apartment, where I also teach singing, is filled to the ceiling moldings with music and yarn. If you have “only” your garage or a spare room for your stash, think of me and bless your good fortune.
Thanks for taking a look in the Insider, and I hope you find your visit interesting and enjoyable!
All best, Dora
All designs on this page by Dora Ohrenstein
I get great pleasure and stimulation from the creativity and challenge of this new pursuit. There’s so much to learn about the business and the craft, and never enough time! Becoming part of the community of “people of the yarn" (a charming expression I stole from Adina Klein) has given me wonderful new friends and colleagues.
I live in Manhattan on the upper West side, across the street from the Museum of Natural History and a block from Central Park. The neighborhood has many chic boutiques where I can’t afford to shop, and where I see fabulous fashion, including lots of gorgeous crochet. My one room studio apartment, where I also teach singing, is filled to the ceiling moldings with music and yarn. If you have “only” your garage or a spare room for your stash, think of me and bless your good fortune.
Thanks for taking a look in the Insider, and I hope you find your visit interesting and enjoyable!
All best, Dora
All designs on this page by Dora Ohrenstein
My Tunisian Jacket in Austerman Murano in Danish magazine
At right, from Knit Simple, spring/summer 2007
Below, from left, from May 2007 Crochet! magazine,
and 2 designs from "100 Crochet Projects" by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss
and 2 designs from "100 Crochet Projects" by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss
Above, from Interweave Crochet Fall 2007
Below, from Crochet! magazine September 2007
Below, from Crochet! magazine September 2007
Posing under umbrella with crocheted fringe, for summer 2007 issue of knit.1. Photo courtesy of Soho Publishing; Lion Brand crochet cotton
Crochet Insider continues to be a labor of love, enabling me to showcase wonderful work, talk to fascinating people, and communicate with all you lovely readers! Thanks for your interest and support.
NEWS
Crochet Insider's Passion for Fashion will be ready for release later this year! You've already seen the cover on the home page, right? This is a 128-page book full of wearables, with patterns from beginner to advanced, and lots of designing and stitching tips. Luscious yarns from louet, skacel, Tahki, Berocco and others are featured in the projects, which include tops, a skirt, a dress, bags, belts and hats. I'll post the exact release date soon as I have it. Dora
NEWS
Crochet Insider's Passion for Fashion will be ready for release later this year! You've already seen the cover on the home page, right? This is a 128-page book full of wearables, with patterns from beginner to advanced, and lots of designing and stitching tips. Luscious yarns from louet, skacel, Tahki, Berocco and others are featured in the projects, which include tops, a skirt, a dress, bags, belts and hats. I'll post the exact release date soon as I have it. Dora
About Me
I started crocheting as a hippie in the 1970s, and made some pretty things without really knowing what I was doing. To my suprise and delight, some items were sold in a boutique. Then I put down the hook for twenty-five years while I pursued
I started crocheting as a hippie in the 1970s, and made some pretty things without really knowing what I was doing. To my suprise and delight, some items were sold in a boutique. Then I put down the hook for twenty-five years while I pursued
Below: Black Magic Pullover (Berroco Softwist and Berroco Metallic FX) and Midsummer Dream Skirt (TLC Cotton Plus), both published in House of White Birches hardcover "Hooks-Only Crochet"
Below: Perfectly Pink Corset (Paton's Grace) fron "New Ideas for Today's Crochet (Sterling) and "Glitter Girl Bolero" (Berroco Jewel FX) from "100 Crochet Projects (Sterling)
"Starstruck" Dress (Lion Brand Microspun) published in Crochet! March 2006
