When passion turns to career – this is Santa Pazienzia
DESIGNER OF THE MONTH,
PART 2.
Santa Pazienzia
Santa Pazienzia is a textile designer who that has been turning heads.
But who is she, and what makes his story so fascinating?
Who is Santa Pazienzia?
Santa Pazienzia, or Estefanía González is a Spanish designer, crochet instructor, author and content creator, who turned her passion to crochet into a life-long career. She’s from Cádiz, southern Spain, and is today known all over the world for her online communities and courses.
The artistic name Santa Pazienzia not only refers to her unique style, but also her tranquil nature – “Pazienzia” is a twist from the word ‘paciencia’ (patience) which is a crucial quality of crocheting work.
Where did it all begin?
Estefanía found crocheting in the 2010s, when she was recovering from a snowboarding injury and wished to add creativity to her life. She began learning about crocheting independently through online videos and discovered her fascination towards crocheting techniques.
When familiarizing herself with crocheting, she noticed how traditional the patterns were. She began to design more contemporary models and started posting her work on social media. Turned out that her way of designing simple, contemporary and approachable designs interested many. Gradually Santa Pazienzia began to grow her brand and community online. Today, her Instagram account and blog are followed by thousands all over the world.
NORDIC HOOD is Santa Pazienzia’s crochet project presented in The Sewing Box –publication “50 Projects to Excite You with Color”. CAPRI dress’s hem is easy to adjust or even shape to become just a top! PATRON vest, like other designs, can be crocheted with detailed instructions, photos and tutorial videos.
Career and designs
Santa Pazienzia’s style is one of a kind, as she intends to make crocheting trendy, aesthetically pleasing and timelessly pretty – thus more than just traditional handicrafts made at home. Her designs emphasize clear cuts, oversized-shapes and harmonious colours that together make her clothing convenient and modern. This combination of traditional handicrafts and contemporary aesthetic is a key reason for her large audience – consisting of both amateurs and professionals.
CHAL AMOR (Love scarf) is a design that Santa Pazienzia designed for her own wedding. The presented glitter edition can be purchased as a DIY package from her website. GLUTCH PLUMA is fast to crochet and is done solely by crocheting, although the finishing resembles knitted. The magic of the Flamenco-like LARALA purse is found from the round shape, surrounded by pretty ruffling.
Today Santa Pazienzia –trademark consists of a variety of crocheting patterns and online courses as well as finished products. Having worked as a teacher, Santa Pazienzia intends to make her patterns and courses simple and suitable for crafters of all kinds. Her instructions are comprehensive and easy to follow and designed to make every crocheter succeed, even the beginners.
Her designs are available in a variety of languages (e.g. English) in Ravelry and her online store. Along with her crochet patterns, her store sells DIY packages with all necessary supplies. Santa Pazienzia’s courses are available on for example, her website and Domestika.
Alongside her online courses, Santa Pazienzia has published the following books:
“Slow Crochet; 12 proyectos a crochet para tejer sin prisa” that introduces Santa Pazienzia’s story to finding crocheting. The novel includes clear patterns and inspiration for crocheters of all levels, in addition to her story to becoming a handicraft teacher and designer.
“Crochet-era” is a celebration of Santa Pazienzia’s 10-year career, containing 14 previously published patterns and a new one.
“Crochet Consciente” focuses on crocheting from the viewpoint of mindfulness and meditation, i.e. how to make crocheting an experience with a spiritual connection to it.
Santa Pazienzia has also collaborated with other authors, for example, the special editions of “The Sewing Box Magazine”.
“I get excited every time, when someone tells me that they have learnt to crochet through my courses, they like my designs, or what is the most unbelievable, when they write to me and tell me that crocheting gets through difficult times. Then I can forget all my sorrows, long workdays and I realize that crocheting is therapy, and already due to that, what I do is worth it all.” - Santa Pazienzia, in De Estraperlo
The COACHELLA jacket combines the atmosphere of the 60’s and modern details – and it is straight from a festival. MAXI-CARDIGAN is a fast crocheting project made from thick yarn. RUMBA-CLUTCH and RUMBERO-PURSE are convenient small purses.
Inspiration and Community
Santa Pazienzia has become an example of how one creative idea can grow into a global phenomenon, when a clear vision, patience and ambition unite. Her journey from seeing crocheting as a daily hobby to becoming a widely known online designer inspires people interested in crafts and textile design.
Santa Pazienzia’s story reminds us all that creativity has no limits – and that handicrafts can unite people regardless of national borders and languages.
You can find Santa Pazienzia at:
Her website