My name is Maria Jęczmyk. I live in Stare Bielany, the green disctrict of Warsaw, Poland, Europe, planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way galaxy to be precise, with my husband, where we raise our children.
I’ve learned to crochet when I was a geography student and dreamed of becoming a guidebook translator.
Many years later (when some guidebooks were already published) I realised that what truly fills my heart is… crochet and I want my „career” to turn that lane.
Being a geographer I decided I want to crochet maps! The idea to bring maps into my interior was quite obvious to me, as I’ve already been decorating my walls with old maps my grandfather brought home from his journeys. He worked for many years as an electrician on ships. One day I just plunged into a box with his maps, hidden on the attic, took out and framed many of them and admire daily.
While crocheting a map I feel like I travel all those bays and mountain ranges, both of places I’ve been to and those I dream to go one day.
Instagram was a place I met many amazing crocheters from all over the world, who started asking for my map patterns. I was inspired by Jess (Make and Do Crew) to finally write down and publish them. Since then I wrote dozens of crochet patterns. I won Katia Designers Awards 5 with my World Map Cushion. My patterns were printed in numerous crochet magazines around the world, just to mention Simply Crochet, WeCrochet, Crochet! Magazine, Moorit Magazine and more.
In 2024 I started crocheting flags. Unexpectedly, it turned into a huge challenge of making flags of all the countries and territories with National Olympic Committee by the end of January 2026. As a result, there’s and exhibition of 206 flags, crocheted by me, at the headquarters of Polish Olympic Committee in Warsaw, Poland. We run workshops for children about the history and meaning of the Olympic flag and the origin of all other flags, their colors, connections, sports and geopolitics. As a crocheting geographer I am happy to see how interesting it can be for the young generation!
I love all things crochet, my patterns are not only maps or flags, inspiration is everywhere. So if you like travels, nature, folk art or just playing with yarn, if you want you home to be a beautiful, unique, cozy, safe place, filled with crochet art – I’m here for you! Thank you so much for visiting my site and supporting my tiny business!
More patterns coming soon! I definitely have more ideas than time!
