About Kelley Designs

Kelley Designs is A Crochet Boutique, specializing in made to order hats, scarves and bags. The company was founded in 2006 by Kelley Nayo and has been generating a following throughout Oakland. These items are created for fashion conscious folks (and their little ones) with unique taste in clothing and accessories.

Products are created using only high quality yarns, including merino wool, cashmere, mercerized cotton, and Peruvian Highland Wool, just to name a few.

Every Kelley Design is unique, and each piece is distinguished by the excellent workmanship, quality materials and stunning colors.  

Message from the Founder of Kelley Designs:

I spent a lot of time with my grandmother when I was growing up, and when I was a child, we used to sit in her bed in the evenings crocheting.  We had a very close relationship and the rhythmic flow of crocheting, combined with the creative outlet kept us both centered.   She passed away in 2004: Kelley Designs is one of the many ways her spirit lives on.

Crochet is therapeutic and I have turned to it repeatedly as an adult to get me through some of lifes biggest challenges.  Until I started this business, I was making things and giving them away.  As I handed two hats to a good friend for his sons, he said, “You can make stuff like this?  Why don’t you sell it?”  

This beauty of this business is that it gives me the opportunity to earn a living doing what I love, to be actively engaged in my children’s lives (ages 4, 6 and 9), and to take good care of myself.  Those benefits alone make it all worthwhile!