About - M and M Crochet Designs

Hello and welcome

My name is Melanie Grobler.
Married to Philip and we live in Durbanville, South Africa.
We have four children (Matthew, Andrew, James, and Madison).
My mom and dad both live with us in a little house on our property and we have coffee together every morning.
I am a crochet designer and fiber artist.
I am passionate about yarn, coffee, and chocolate.
A beginner, but enthusiastic scrapbooker
I have a Degree in Risk Management
I studied Fine Art but dropped out after one year and have been creatively frustrated ever since.
I have one sister, Natalie, who lives in New Zealand, and I miss her every day.

My crochet journey so far

I taught myself to crochet in 2015.
The first time I picked up a hook, some yarn, and a pattern to make a baby blanket for charity, I was hooked!
Published my first pattern in 2019.
By mid-2021 I had over 30 000 followers across my social media platforms.

Things to know

I divide my day into three parts, in the morning I am a short-term insurance broker with my own business, in the afternoon I am a crochet designer and in the evening, I crochet or knit for pleasure.
My patterns are tech edited and tested by my fabulous M&M’s from the M&M test team.
If you need pattern support, please join my FB Group and post your question, one of the extremely helpful M&M’s will assist you.

How I started crocheting

Our little girl was snuggled up in bed under a blanket I had made for her, she told me that she felt cuddled in my love, and it occurred to me that she was right.
When we make something for someone else, we spend lots of time thinking about that person, and we pour our love, passion, and creativity into the project.
As you know creative people need to have time to be creative. Crocheting is my passion and is “like painting with yarn”. I love to play with patterns and colours and create something unique and beautiful for people I love, and I am sure you do too.

What you get when you purchase a pattern

An instant downloadable PDF pattern.
Easy to follow, with clear written instructions.
Over fifty clear tutorial photographs.
A print friendly version.
Pattern support.
And helpful hints along the way.
My Melly Teddy Ragdoll and Maddy Doll patterns all come with a unique printable birth certificate.

My patterns are easy to read, with loads of clear photo tutorials, pattern support and helpful hints along the way. Even an inexperienced crafter can try some of my designs with confidence.

From patterns to inspiration, I hope that my blog will help you find something to get those creative vibes moving and shaking. I hope that you enjoy the patterns I have released as much as I enjoyed writing them.

The best place to contact me is by posting in my FB Group. Or you can email me mandmcrochetdesigns@gmail.com.