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Cape-based crochet artist Peta Becker on her quirky and intricate creations

Becker is the creative force behind Projekt, a design studio and training initiative where highly skilled craftswomen bring her crochet sculptures to life

16 January 2022 - 00:00 By Leana Schoeman

Your incredible creations put a whole new spin on crochet — where did it all start?

My background is in fine art and design. When I returned to SA in 1995 after living and working in design in London for 18 years, I worked with my close friend Hillary Rhode (a well-known knitwear designer, living in Scotland) in the second incarnation of a crochet project called Spider Africa. This was around 2003...

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