Knitting is for Pussies

Known only by her last name,

Olek sports mermaid hair and multiple piercings.

She says, “Knitting is for pussies”

and will crochet anything that moves.

After leaving Poland with nothing

but a back pack, she wanted to bring

life and color to her new environment – New York.

She crochets at a prolific rate,

using one stitch and acrylic wool.

“ I open the door of my studio, and I work.

Someone said…it might have been Chuck Close:

“Inspiration is for amateurs. I go to work”.

" This is my motto.

I work.
Every day I have to come up with a new idea.
Every day I have to produce something.
A loop after a loop.
Hour after hour my madness becomes crochet."

Olek will crochet everything that enters her space.

Sometimes it’s a text message,

a medical report, found objects.

Her crocheted bikes
installed around New York
have become iconic.


and she is known for
crochet performances,
where dancers wear her all in one outfits.

See more of Agata Olek .

or her website.

Thankyou to the ever vigilant Ms Artspark
for news of this wonderfully kooky woman.