# Crocheted Food Nicole Gastonguay Crafts By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-02-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crochet-nicole-gastonguay-food References: [nicolegastonguay](http://www.nicolegastonguay.com/) Crocheters (if you read that as crotch-eters, just move along) are seen everywhere as this old-lady hobby continues it's comeback. Nicole Gastonguay obviously has a lot of fun with her projects taking things from her everyday life and making them fun. What great gifts these would make: handmade and artsy-fartsy and frivilous. **Implications** - Crochet might at first seem like a relic of a bygone era, but society is growing increasingly fond of this vintage art form. As such, it is making a comeback as a lovable and fondly nostalgic medium of expression. Companies can definitely take advantage of this resurgence by finding new and fun ways to incorporate crochet into their products and advertising. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crochet Resurgence:** Companies can capitalize on the growing fondness for vintage crochet by incorporating it into their products and advertising. - **Handmade and Artsy-fartsy Gifts:** Crafters like Nicole Gastonguay offer opportunities for companies to create unique, handmade gifts that appeal to artistic and nostalgic consumers. - **Creative Expression Through Crochet:** The popularity of crochet as a medium of expression presents opportunities for companies to develop innovative and artistic crochet-based products. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion and Accessories:** Fashion companies can incorporate crochet into their designs to create unique and nostalgic clothing, accessories, and home decor items. - **Home and Decor:** Companies in the home decor industry can explore crochet-inspired designs to offer customers handmade and artsy-fartsy decor pieces for their living spaces. - **Arts and Crafts:** The arts and crafts industry can take advantage of the crochet resurgence by promoting crochet kits, patterns, and workshops to cater to the growing interest in this vintage art form. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gen Z Crafting Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crafternoon.md) - [Knitted New York Subways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straphangers-lounge.md) - [Video Game Crochet Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woobles-pacman-crochet-kit.md) - [Felt-Made Novelty Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourdon-street-chippy.md) - [DIY-Friendly Crochet Pattern Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crochet-patterns.md) - [Hand-Embroidered Recipe Sweaters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recipe-sweaters.md) - [Croatian Crocheted Umbrellas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fashion-umbrella-design-lifestyle.md) - [Charming Hair Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clementine-grove.md) - [Cheeky Baking Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/supermoist.md)