About Me

My name is Maria, and I’m that person who turns yarn into tiny masterpieces. It all began when I was 7 or 8 years old and stumbled upon my grandma’s crochetbook for making doilies. Did I ever actually crochet a doily? Of course, not (what kind of motivation does an 8-year-old even have?), but I did learn how to hold a hook. That’s progress! Fastforward to 2015. I was spending long winter evenings at home and came across adog pattern on social media. I thought, “Why not dust off my long-lost skills?”

My Story

The result was… well, let’s call it ‘quirky’—holes everywhere and a little wonky—but I was so proud of it! I even decided it would make a perfect Christmas gift for my friend. And so began my crochet saga.
In 2018, I met my husband, who quickly became my biggest cheerleader and first sponsor. He enthusiastically supported my brilliant idea to crochet toykeychains. I remember making a little pig (again, just before Christmas—there’s definitely theme here), and his friends loved it. That’s when I felt like I had found mycalling. Unfortunately, pregnancy with all its glamorous nausea forced me toput down the hook for a while—turns out crocheting is hard when all you associate it with is morning sickness.
But maternity leave put everything back on track. Picture this: baby in one hand,phone in the other. That’s how I learned to promote myself on Instagram. My first blog was born, and by 2019, so was my brand—StudioWOW. Thename had to be simple, international, and catchy, so World of Wonders it was. Andthat was just the beginning...