Who we are

Who is behind Emerson’s Crocheting?

My name is Emily Emerson. I have been crocheting and knitting for nearly 20 years. Growing up, I spent most of my free time with my paternal grandmother and if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be here today sharing my passion.

How did we get here?

Nearly 20 years ago, I taught myself to crochet when my grandmother couldn’t learn to crochet. At this time, Youtube was still young and there wasn’t a crochet community or knitting community yet. Over the years, I would make items and sell them through a cousins shop, gave scarves to nurses I had at Children’s hospital in Pittsburgh, or gave items out to family and friends while at times friends paid for the items. Over time, I wanted to create this website and also have a youtube channel but put it off for years due to uncertainty and being scared I would be harshly judged if things didn’t explode. Four years ago I finally set aside my thoughts and just went for it so thank you for being here!