The Crochet City

From Mumbai to Calgary , a rich textured history

The Crochet City’s philosophy is happy & free. Peace and harmony among all things is interwoven into our spirit, our deep rooted heritage and our down-to-earth style. Friends from childhood, Zenobia and Maria both grew up in India. Their love for finding and importing unique textiles was drawn from going to local art fairs in places like Delhi and Nagpur, where they lived most of their childhood. Both unenthused by their lackluster homemaker job after marriage, Zenobia and Maria found inspiration during a trip to home in Mumbai in 2013. It is where they were intrigued by the extraordinary objects and artisan fabrics they discovered. Both natural entrepreneurs, Zenobia with a Masters in HR and Maria in Accounts, they decided to start a business importing these “found treasures” from overseas to their hometown now our very own Calgary. The idea of bags was a fluke that came to life at a Friend’s Party where Zenobia's sisters’ crochet bag was a hit. It was a simple Crochet bag created from a high quality yarn that she had brought back to Calgary from a recent trip to Mumbai . There was something about the simplicity of the bag and the hand craftsmanship that made the bag special and different than anything they had seen in Canada. It was then, in the beauty and simplicity of a hand-woven yarn, that The Crochet City brand was born.