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Ivey smiling as she crochets a magenta piece on a linen armchair

Created
to Create.

Ivey teaches crochet and knitting one to one, sells the patterns for the garments she designs, paints portraits, and runs a free maker club in Worcester.

Meet Ivey
Close-up of hands knitting pink yarn, gold bracelets on the wrist

Sit down with Ivey and learn it by hand.

Every lesson is an hour with Ivey at your pace, at her table or on a video call. Bring a friend along for a little more.

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Wear what you make.

Patterns for the garments Ivey designs, written in US crochet terms, with sizing tips and a photo tutorial. The PDF is yours the moment you pay.

All patterns

Stitch & Gather meets every other Monday.

A free creative club for curious minds, all skill levels, and anyone who loves to make, learn, and connect. Bring a project or start something new.

Sign-up sheet6 to 8 PM · Free

2 Ionic Ave, Worcester, MA. Second floor classroom, Creative Hub Worcester.

A full room of people crocheting and knitting around long tables at a club meeting

Paintings, portraits, and commissions.

Ivey paints in acrylic and mixed media, often with beads worked into the canvas. She takes commissions for portraits, wedding portraits, and custom pieces.

See the paintingsAsk about a commission
Three men in blue head wraps against a bright yellow ground
Three Wise Kings · Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 30 in
A bearded man crowned with red and pink flowers on a peach ground
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds · Acrylic on paper, 9 × 12 in
Two women in pink and purple, faces close together
Acrylic, 30 × 40 in
Ivey in a paint-stained apron, holding brushes in her studio
“You do not have to be qualified to create.”

Hello, my name is Ivana, and I am a self-taught, multidisciplinary artisan. My practice moves across crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, beading, painting, garment design, fiber arts, and whatever else sparks my curiosity.

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