Jessica McMahon

Square, 2024
Cotton yarn, Daylily cordage
Crochet, rope-making
36′ x 2′ 8″

Adapted to crochet from a 1956 Fish and Wildlife Service leaflet for making a trawl net. After customizing the crochet pattern for each trawl net section, Patty was commissioned to fabricate the “cod end” section.

About Jessica: Jessica McMahon was raised in St. Paul and loved yarn from an early age. She didn’t actually know what to do with it until a roommate in college taught her to crochet. As an adult, Jessica has been a teacher, technology coach and currently works at the Minnesota Historical Society as part of the Teacher Education team.  She continues to crochet to relax and has made a temperature blanket, numerous amigurumi and so many scarves and shawls.  She recently decided to learn to knit and is slowly getting the hang of it.