I’m a crochet designer and a yarn enabler who wants all crocheters to create whatever stirs their creative passion.
You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know.
– Psalm 130:13-14
I learned to crochet at my Nonna’s knee when I was 7 years old.
I was HOOKED from the start and never put the yarn and hooks down for long since then. If I’m not crocheting I am reading, cooking, or gardening. I can never just sit and do nothing.
Karen Whooley Designs started way back when as a nod to my Nonna. I started with home décor patterns. Now Karen Whooley Designs has grown into a space that supports crocheters through well-written patterns, books, and education.
Prayer & Coffee
First thing everyday
Monterey, California
Favorite place
My Family
most important
Gone with the Wind
Favorite MOVIE
A Little More About Me
- I am a magisterium-following Catholic. I love the Lord and am not afraid to share what I believe. I am glad to pray for you and your intentions!
- I also love to work with any yarn with silk and/or alpaca, lace-weight yarn.
- I love cooking Italian food just like my Nonna and mother taught me.
- My favorite season is winter.
- I am a voracious reader – I read more than 120 books a year on my iPad or in print. I don’t like audiobooks.
- Give me a hot mug of coffee and a roaring fire along with my hook and yarn and I am good for the day.