Jonah Larson is adopted by his parent Jennifer Larson and Christopher Larson. Jonah is known as a fiber artist and author.
Jonah was adopted from a rural village in Ethiopia; now, he is giving back to his town by raising funds and selling items on his online merch sites.
He also wrote the book “Hello, Crochet Friends!” when he was 11 years old. He published his second book in 2020, “Giving Back Crochet.”
His first donation was to Jonah’s Hands Library in Ethiopia. At such a young age, he has done so many things, and his story was featured in the New York Times, The Times of London, Forbes, Oprah Magazine, People, and USA Today.
He has also appeared in famous shows like Today Show, Little Big Shots with Melissa McCarthy, and The Kelly Clarkson Show. He inspires everybody and has won hundreds of awards for his crochet pieces and designs.
Jonah Larson Parents Are Jennifer And Christopher Larson
Jonah Larson parents Jennifer and Christopher, adopted him when he was six months old.
He shared his childhood with his siblings, Mercy, and Leif. He lives in a La Crosse, in the US midwestern state of Wisconsin, with his mom Jennifer and dad, Christopher.
In 2020, on Father’s day, Jonah shared a picture with his father when he saw his father for the first time.
He also captioned it with a meaningful word and shared his dad is super intelligent and funny, and he does not hesitate to drive him to the craft store to buy yarn.
His mother is his greatest supporter and helps him to manage his business. In Today his parent shared that when they adopted Jonah, they were informed that he might have a developmental delay. And it is surprising that he mastered crochet and learned complex concepts at a young age.
Jonah Has Two Siblings
Jonah has an older brother Leif and a younger sister, Mercy. His older brother recently joined Carthage College.
His sister Mercy is also adopted from Ethiopia. He also shared how his parents had to face a lot of problems while assuming him. And did it again to bring his sister to his blog. His whole family helps in his business; his mother is a manager, and his father is a hat model and drives him to a yarn store.
Leif helps him to take pictures and videos for his social media content. And his sister Mercy works as a yarn winder.
He gifted his sister handmade Caron cotton Angel Cake design short, and his sister loved it. His sister is also often seen on his Instagram helping him promote his items.
How Jonah Larson Started His Career?
Jonah Larson’s aunt introduced him to crochet when he was five. His aunt gave him craft supplies like yarn and crochet hooks.
As per UN, his family encouraged him to watch crochet tutorials, and he made his first dishcloth in less than an hour. His mother consistently reminds him of the importance of learning and developing a new skill.
At first, it was challenging for him to start a new project, but with practice, he got better at it and started his company, “Jonah’s Hands.”
He also shared that after getting used to crocheting, he fell in love with it and how claiming can make a beautiful thing out of it. He teaches how to crochet on his website and shares YouTube videos on his site.
He sells items like dishcloths, blankets, booties, scarves, and hats and raises funds to give back to his community.
He Has Raised $25000
Jonah was adopted from a rural village in Ethiopia. His parent taught him and his sister to be grateful for the opportunity the people of Ethiopia did not have.
At that moment, he wanted to give back to his hometown, and his mom helped him find organizations like Roots Ethiopia.
At such a young age, he opened Library in Ethiopia after learning that people in rural areas do not get an opportunity to read books.
He established the first library in the region where he was born and named “Jonah Library.” His library consists of 3000 books, and a trained librarian help 2000 student to learn.
He also opened the first science lab in Durame, where he was born. He provided a science lab facility for the Teza Gerba School, microscopes, goggles, and other essential science equipment.
He also runs GoFundme and has raised $25000, and with that money, he opened a library and science lab. Currently, he is raising funds to make the desk for the children, and his target is to collect $45000, and he has already collected $44,771.