For so many of us, crochet (or any craft) is as gift which offers mental release, a chance to focus on something away from the day-to-day worries of life and that creative spark so many of us need. When Marianne Rawlins was working part-time whilst raising her very small children, crochet arrived in her life. It gave her a creative outlet and ultimately an additional career, as her hobby developed into writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine.Our paths crossed through her work for Simply Crochet and I asked her to come onto the podcast to talk about how her hobby had opened up new doors for her. Whilst crochet is not Marianne's 'day job' it does play a very important role in her life and she takes great pleasure in not only designing and making crochet items herself but writing articles for the magazine about other makers and testing new yarns which have come onto the market for practical features. You can find Marianne on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mazcrochets/">Instagram as @mazcrochets</a> and on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/marianne-rawlins">Ravelry too, where she sells her crochet patterns</a>.For the full show notes for this episode, please visit the <a href="https://makingstitchespodcast.com/">Making Stitches Podcast website</a>. <a href="https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/58317/56249207423501794/share">To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this link</a>.The theme music is Make You Smile by RGMusic from <a href="https://www.melodyloops.com/">Melody Loops</a> .The Making Stitches logo was designed by Neil Warburton at <a href="https://www.iamunknown.com/">iamunknown</a>.You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through <a href="https://ko-fi.com/makingstitches">Ko-fi.</a> Making Stitches  Podcast is supported by the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MakingStitchesShop">Making Stitches Shop</a> which offers Making Stitches Podcast merchandise for sale as well as Up the Garden Path crochet patterns created by me &amp; illustrated by <a href="https://emmajackson.art/">Emma Jackson</a>.Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.

For so many of us, crochet (or any craft) is as gift which offers mental release, a chance to focus on something away from the day-to-day worries of life and that creative spark so many of us need. When Marianne Rawlins was working part-time whilst raising her very small children, crochet arrived in her life. It gave her a creative outlet and ultimately an additional career, as her hobby developed into writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine. Our paths crossed through her work for S...

The Gift of Crochet with Marianne Rawlins aka MazCrochets