Mikey, known at Michael Sellick
Michael is one of the leading global teachers online for teaching and sharing crochet ideas. Crochet has been part of his life since he was 14 years of age. In fact, creative arts have been a strong part of his up bringing as a result of geographic location and entertainment provided by his mother. Also being part of Awana, Cubs and Crusaders for a number of years contributed to the love of crafting.
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His parents were hands-on parents with being active participants in church youth groups, in fact, being the head leaders of the youth programs. He would have one of the most full sashes of earned badges as a result of his mother encouraging the procedures to earn the badges.
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- Let’s Keep it Free for All to Enjoy
Michael grew up in several places in Midwestern to Southern Ontario, Canada. His parents owned a summer touristy permanent amusement park called Kiddie Land in Sauble Beach. A full rock’n town in the summer and an isolated town in the winter. With only 2 television stations, time was occupied with family nights and crafting on a frequent basis.
Michael’s mother was fully engaged in parenting and nurturing parental figure for the compassionate side to see special needs, disabilities and others with issues beyond their control as equals. His father was also fully engaged as a parental figure from a strategic planning point of view. The needed to financially plan, budget and problem solve. While it may be rare, Michael didn’t have any conflicts with parents while growing up. If problems occurred, both parents had an open door policy to openly discuss issues. Both parents taught the sense of responsibility from a very early age. In having the kids work at the amusement park to help out. With hard work, came reward through appreciation of customers and a weekly allowance.
Michael would come to learn to knit at a very early age but gravitated towards spool knitting and weaving. While other kids were wanting something more typical boy toys related, he would ask for crafting supplies. The crafting toys, typically oriented to girls, the packaging was girly and so were the tools. It would be embarrassing and is one of the important visions he has for crafting is to make the tools and products geared for everyone, gender neutral, to allow children to explore without added peer pressure or bullying at a result of coloured tools and packaging that can be humiliating.
Through childhood, Michael has come to understand the value of community and overall acceptance of being multi-cultural. The need to recognize that each culture has something to offer humanity. If you don’t understand a culture, study it, learn about it, and realize you are also different from their perspective too. Each of you has their place on this globe. Time is limited, use it wisely.
Michael’s Goal
Michael has one objective. It’s to teach the art of crochet to those interested in learning. To do this, he must work with others to keep resources free to all those who wish to learn. In a society where people expect things for free, he’s had to adapt to budget, strategize and figure out how to keep himself financially sound while offering everything for free. As long as the opportunity is available for those who wish to learn to crochet, he’s here to teach.
Michael’s platform and website being free is sacred to him. With finding other partnerships that believe in the same goals, The Crochet Crowd remains free for all to enjoy and will continue on into the future.
Creation of The Crochet Crowd
Mikey’s Crochet Skills
Role of The Crochet Crowd
Michaels Role with The Crochet Crowd
- Encourage creativity with viewers and followers on Facebook.
- Work with clients directly.
- Give consumers choices and ideas when it comes to project creations on camera and in written patterns.
- Social network scheduling and campaign strategies.
- Participate with all social media outlets where The Crochet Crowd is associated to.
- Occasionally called on for consultation in relationship to the craft industry.
Personal Information
Professional Portfolio
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Editor
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How To Video Host & Video Creator & Editor
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Speaker
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Social Media Director / Consultant
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Demonstrator, Instructional Teacher
- Event Coordinator
Published Articles & Video Presentations
- Featured / Guest Blogger for Yarnspirations Blog, Red Heart Blog, Fave Crafts Blog, Creativ Festival, Michaels Blog and Stitch & Unwind.
- Written product reviews and filmed product video reviews for a number of crafting companies.
- Content writer for The Crochet Crowd Blog, Newsletters and The Crochet Crowd eBooks.
- Granted filming rights of several major crafting based companies. Michael’s videos appear on Yarnspirations, Red Heart, All Free Crochet, Michaels, JOANN, AC Moore & Herrscheners.
The Power of Social Media Links & Video Usage
- Michael has successfully partnered with companies associated to crafting products and service.
- Michael tries to balance these videos with being affordable, creative and not too complicated for people to follow on camera.
- Trends depend on season and presentation of products as a whole for the entire crafting industry. With crafting having seasonal trends, The Crochet Crowd Network experiences the same high and lows that stores and online websites go through each year.
- Followers of Michael expect him to be honest about a product or services. He will not film a product or service that he classifies as unsuitable for his audience.
Michael’s live & video demonstrations “wow” audiences to simplify a task or make it appear “doable”. His mission is to educate the consumer which leads to self gratification and spreading the word of Crochet globally.
Love your video for the calico flowers scarf. What colour yarn did you use for the neutral toned model?
Also, what do you think of the addi swing hooks?
Thank you Mikey. I always enjoy any project you do. I have done many. You are brilliant, this coming from a former Nova Scotian. Thanks so much. Great videos and patterns to follow. It’s great when a parent teaches a new skill. I love crocheting and want to thank you for all the tutorials.
I thoroughly enjoy learning how to crochet from you. I have been willing to attempt patterns that I would not even dreamed of.
Please continue to keep your high quality standards.
Dear Michael, I am laid up for a little while and this morning I turn on my iPad and low and behold on google is this wonderful article about you! I read it through and found it so very interesting. I also enjoyed reading about your relationship with your parents. It sounds like they were very encouraging in your craft of choice. I wish one of my 5 sons would like to learn crochet. Lol I just really wanted to tell you that I am so grateful for you and the whole crochet crowd. I found you because my friend Melissa told me about you and I checked your site out and I was “hooked.” I would like to say what year, not sure, but I will say my first crochet along was the happy hearts Afghan. I actually made it twice! I have crocheted for 35+ years easily, maybe more and I still don’t know everything. You have truly opened my eyes up to a whole new world of crochet. Thank you for making things clear and easy to understand. I feel a lot more knowledgeable and confidant because of you. I look forward to watching your continued success, keep on hooking! Blessings to you and the rest of the crochet crowd team.
~Holly Core,
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Good Morning Holly, I hope you are feeling better! Thank you for your appreciation. Like anything in life, people find their own passions and hobbies. Keep on hook’n!
Loved this Mikey but how old is this bio? It says you have one cat, Riverstone and we all know what happened to her 🙁
This has to be a few years old now.
Still it’s nice to see pop up on my google feed.
Love you both!!
I would have to say it’s from at least 2018 possibly early 2019 because it was after they moved here, but before Riverstone, puss-puss and binky-boo
Love your story and love, love, love what you do. Most of my life was spent knitting and only dabbling in crochet as I always liked the look of knitted projects over crocheted. But Mikey has opened up a whole new world of crochet to me with his TEXTURE – so many beautiful things with texture, to the point now that I look for patterns with texture and am loving it. So much so that I’ve kind of switched. Also, with all the ergonomic crochet hooks, at 72, it’s easier on my hands than the thin, very hard knitting needles. Thanks Mikey, I’ve learned soooooo much from you on improving my crochet skills and I am absolutely loving crocheting texture!!!
I taught myself or should I say you taught me. I learned from watching your videos and to read patterns from you . You did actually show one of my cotton washcloths. I was really surprised you had chose one of mine. But, I did want to say I really enjoy watching and learning from you. Thank you for all you both do,for all of us.
Hi Michael. My name is Barbara Rowell. I move little town in Ga. On the way I lost all my crochet hook and knitting needles. I like to know help out. Love making thinks for cancer patients. Hear on warm springs ga. I need get the yarn and needles . Please help me out.God bless you
For you love . kind I know in your or anyone you know can help me out. I love you videos on YouTube. Thank you. Barbara Rowell.here my email address barbararowell2730@gmail.com.my contact for home address..I be very grateful.
Morning Barbara, hopefully you have a local craft store that you can purchase a crochet hook at. They are pretty inexpensive. I would start by buying just one of your favourite sizes and slowly rebuild your collection over time. I don’t know of anyone in your region to ask them to send them their hooks to you. I’m sorry you lost your hooks. 🙁
You should take down her address from the site for her own protection.
Thank you for the suggestion, I fixed it.
MichaeI, love your story. I made the spider web Blanket for my grandson.
I really thought I wouldn’t been able to do it. But your clear instructions and easy to follow you video allowed me to. Although I got scared that you didn’t go through the whole knitting on the video.
But I kept looking at it.
I did finish it.
I just need to buy another white yarn because I went three spikes short.
My grandson ,11 years old loved it.
Told it’s ok grandma don’t buy more yarn it’s looks great anyways.
Thank you so much Michael for your wonderful teaching and thanks to Daniel Zondervan behind cameras he does a spectacular great job.
God Bless both of you.
Happy and Blessed 2020
I first found the crochet crowd while learning the Tunisian around the world pattern, watching video on YouTube, immediately found a great tutorial with Mikey at the helm and joined..
I am an avid follower now..
Your bio was interesting and tells allot, you are a great teacher, personality plus..
Love your story. Are you only on Facebook? Had to delete my Facebook account. Facebook wouldn’t fix so I’ve gone to Instagram. Are you on Instagram too?
My husband’s mother taught my husband to make doilies when he was a young boy before television but they didn’t keep up with it. My mother taught me when I was five. Over 60 yrs ago. I still love crocheting. I don’t do anything fancy. Donations and baby blankets and lap afghans for sale. Have you contacted the 11 yr old young from Africa who was adopted by an American couple. He’s done a wonder with yarn and a crochet hook. ?
We are on YouTube as well but only use Facebook for real-time community interaction.
I love your story and perseverance. I always love finding new sources for my obsession.
I’ve crocheted two hats so far based on your tutorials, the swirl and the shadow shells. Your instructions are great, easy to follow, thanks for all your hard work!
Very nice bio. Would truly enjoy joining your next crochet along. Would you be so kind to inform me as to how I would join, etc ? Thank you very much! Respectfully, Lynne Stranick
First time I’ve come across you. This sounds wonderful! Looking forward to learning from you. Can do basic stuff but would like to grow in my crocheting skills. How do I join The Crochet Crowd?
The Facebook group? You just have to hit like and go from there.
How do I get started on the Cal now I’m progress or is it too late? What are the rules and yarn type and tutorials. Very interested!
Can you please create a pattern for a lightning bolt that is 48 inches by 18 inches. I need it for a school project
I enjoy watching the tutorials you put out and have done a few of the projects it has help be with calming myself from anxiety and helped boost my mood when feeling depressed love the videos of the crochet groups looks like so much fun you have inspired my 13 year old as well to learn to crochet as I have shown her your YouTube videos
I am a bit confused. On the chrysanthemum pattern for the flora afghan, on round 12 the directions say to fasten on with”C” and finish with fasten off”B”. Is this a typo. Also the pattern calls for 3 colors but you use 4 in the video tutorial. Is this just to show additional ideas of creativity? Thanks for all you do. I’ve learned so much.
More colours were just an option to use. Let you decide what works for you. 😀
I have made 2 of the peppermint throws and they turned out beautifully thanks to the tutorial by Mikey. They were the hardest pieces i have ever attempted to make and would never have finished them without Mikeys help. Thanks so much.
That’s awesome! well done 🙂
I have followed you for years. I am do proud of all your accomplishments! Love you and Dan and thank you for all your hard work!!!!!
I find Crochet Crowd to be the easiest to understand as well. Thanks for your time, it’s a pleasure to watch and learn.
Janie
I absolutely love watching and learning from Michael. You are truly amazing at what you did. That’s for making me a better hooker..
Nice bio! I have followed you for years and now I feel like I know you as a friend. I first ‘met’ you when I too was trying to expand my stitch knowledge and I looked for your videos because they were the easiest to understand. Then I found Crochet Crowd and have followed it ever since. Thanks for all you do and I hope we get to meet one day either on a cruise or one one of my many journeys to parts unknown!!
With grateful respect to both of you…
Randy Bothman
Roseburg, Oregon