A love for fashion, pattern design, and luxury yarn
Michelle Moore is a busy mom of four, loving wife to an Ontario dairy farmer,
and the driven creative behind Sentry Box Designs.
and the driven creative behind Sentry Box Designs.
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"Sentry Box represents my tiny attic studio where I hide away with beautiful yarns and let my creative spirit run wild. My passion for fashionable garments and accessories made in luxury yarns needed a special place to flourish. Sentry Box Designs will offer you cool, current and chic crochet designs to make you look and feel incredible."
- Michelle Moore, Sentry Box Founder |
Like many, Michelle was taught to knit at a young age by her Nan, and she can still remember the small scarves she made for her Cabbage Patch dolls. It wasn't until years later when she had two girls of her own that she picked up knitting again, and although the extent of her skills were no more than the scarves of her childhood, the desire to build on and expand those skills was strong.
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In Fall 2012 her daughter joined a knitting and crocheting club at school, and Michelle's interest was sparked. She picked up a how-to CD, some yarn and a couple of hooks, and her love affair with crochet began.
Although she is relatively new to the world of crochet design, Michelle is already making waves with her work. Several of her whimsical blanket designs, which she created under her first business MJ's Off the Hook, became an overnight Internet sensation and are currently selling in over 76 countries. More recently, Michelle developed a love and connection for luxury fibres, and sought out a way to share that with others. In March 2017 Sentry Box was born, launched with the goal of offering yarn-lovers a crochet pattern haven of fashionable garments best complimented by those luxury fibres; a way for makers to take a moment and splurge on themselves when they're so used to creating for others. Michelle strives to bring inspiration to the crocheting community through her creative pieces, driving the idea that crochet can be trendy, fun and modern. She knows from experience there's no better feeling than slipping into a cozy crochet piece that feels amazing and makes you look great, and Sentry Box adds the confidence of creating it yourself. |
As a freelance designer, Michelle has collaborated with several well know, popular companies in the creative DIY industry. She has been featured in seven Sugar Bush Yarns publications, with several more designs coming out this Spring. Her viral mermaid blanket design is currently offered in a kit with Craftsy, with more kits coming in 2017.
Valued Creative Partnerships
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