Julie Desjardins is the creator of ACCROchet; she's a bilingual French Canadian crochet designer who obviously enjoys puns. Her aim is to foster communities that value and recognize the artist’s talent, time, and tools, and that want to surround themselves in those same luxurious elements. As a fiber artist she is devoted almost entirely to crochet.

Her original goal was to bring crochet into its own in her province in Canada. Crochet still has a reputation for being the ugly—the lesser craft. French-speaking crocheters had few resources when she came on the scene. Now she aims to be a resource for crocheters everywhere, through classes and workshops, designs, professional services, and mentoring. She works with the best tools of the trade and encourages others to do the same so that everyone’s crochet experience can be ever more enjoyable. ACCROchet focuses on the beauty of stitches, the magic we create with beautiful yarn, and that moment of delight when a new completed crochet project enters the world. She loves to discover and teach new techniques, to challenge crocheters of all skill levels, and to promote our beautiful craft.