ABOUT US:

Crone-Findlay Creations
 is a joyful partnership between Noreen Crone-Findlay and her husband, Jim Findlay.

Contact:
email Noreen &/or Jim

Noreen is a designer, writer, doll maker, artist,  workshop facilitator,  published author and professional puppeteer.

Jim is a woodsmith, musician (guitar and oud), composer,(His trio is frabjous!) farmer {FarmerJim} and electronics genius (got an amp that's cramped? Jim can fix it. Need a wonderful audio system? He can design and build it.) What a guy!
http://members.shaw.ca/j-findlay/jim.html

Together,  they design and make all manner of magical spool knitters, small looms, one of a kind hand carved crochet hooks, wooden dolls and other treasures.

Noreen creates, writes & designs all kinds of charming, delightful, whimsical & unique patterns for you to make and cherish.  It's her special gift to ignite the imagination and inspire the creativity of other people!  Click on the sidebar to see spool knitters, crochet hooks, Wishing Windows looms, patterns, dolls, and treasures!

From Noreen & Jim's hearts & hands to yours,
 with love!
Some of the books that Noreen has published:
    

Booklets:
         

Noreen has published designs and patterns in the following magazines:

Vogue Knitting; Interweave Knits; Knit 1; Ladies Home Journal Needlework & Crafts;  Canadian Living Magazine; Great American Crafts; Crochet!; Crochet Fantasy; Handmade, Simple Knits, Creative Knitting, Cutting Edge, Crochet Today, Cloth Dolls, Soft Toys and Dolls

   Noreen's designs have been published in many compilation books:

 Soho publishers: (Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Sock Book, Knit.101:The Indispensable self help guide to knitting and Crochet, Vogue Knitting on the Go: Crocheted Bags, Vogue Knitting on the Go: Baby Blankets, Vogue Knitting on the Go: Scarves Two , Vogue Knitting on the Go: Knits for Pets); St. Martin’s Press: (Embellished Crochet); Sterling: (100 Crochet Projects and 100 Purses to Knit and Crochet, both edited by Rita Weiss and Jean Leinhauser);  Lark (The Fiberarts Design Book volume 1), Voyager Press (Hooked: A Crocheter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom); 

   Booklets: Leisure Arts: ( Retro Home Décor, Baby Brites); Kustom Kraft: ( A Handful of Puppets Book 1,  A Handful of Puppets Book 2, Knitted String Bags,  Crocheted String Bags)