My name is Miroslava, but most of my friends call me Mirka. Yes, it is pronounced just like meerkat (sigh). I am originally from Slovakia, but settled in the UK in 2005. I am truly blessed to be a mum of three amazing and wonderful children and above everything, I am a born again Christian.
I work as a scientist in epidemiology by day and design all things crochet in any spare time. This means that even if I don’t crochet in any particular moment, I am surely thinking of some new design, stitch combination, yarn I need to get (because we never have enough yarn), or design submissions. I am equally very lucky to have a hubby who is fully in support of my crochet adventures and even helps me out with some of the stitch math when I find myself losing patience with this aspect of the design process.
“How did it all began?”, you may ask. Many many moons ago in 2015, I was looking for some creative outlet. I have just come out of mentally, financially, physically and spiritually demanding year and needed something to occupy my hands and mind so that I wouldn’t go down the slippery slope of rummaging over the past and feeling sorry for myself. Crochet was truly a God sent gift for me. Similarly to many other crocheters, I started with some gifts for others, especially baby hats and mittens following patterns, although I was never really good at following patterns to be perfectly honest. I found myself changing the recommended yarn, stitch count, stitch patterns, or I would take a bit of this pattern and a bit of that pattern, put my own spin on it and voila!
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From the October 2022 issue
Radley is a chunky two-color Tunisian crochet hat inspired by the mystery of winding countryside roads leading to gorgeous fall meadows. The hat features two separate sections: folded ribbing and a cabled body with right leaning cables worked over six stitches. You’ll love wearing this cozy piece all season long.
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