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Hi, I'm Sherri, a happily married, 40-something, stay-at-home, work-at-home, work-outside-the-home mom. I have three boys (one's grown, married and a father himself; one is in high school; and the youngest is in middle school), two dogs, a cat and a bunch of other little critters... I love to crochet and knit and sew. I'm always interested in learning new crafts, like bead stringing, felt doll making, book making, painting ...

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Meet the Etsy Knitters Team Moderators

You may or may not know that Etsy sponsors teams to help promote specific areas of Etsy.  And you may or may not know that I am a comoderator of the EtsyKnitters team (see “How I Ended Up as Comoderator of the EK Team” to see how that happened.)

The EtsyKnitters are a wonderful bunch of [...]

New Knitting Pattern! Fingerless Mitts

I’ve been working days as a cashier at a big box pet store, and have enjoying it.  Until winter came…  Having to stand near the front door all day when it’s really cold outside is not fun.  We’ve had a real winter here in Houston and my California girl roots are not enjoying [...]

On The Hook

I’m very disappointed with myself lately.  I used to always finish every book I started; finished every project I started before beginning another, listed every item I made right after making it, etc, etc…  But now, I haven’t finished the last 5 books I”ve started (I haven’t even picked up a book in months) and [...]

The Etsy Knitters Team says: ‘I DO’

… To ETSY’S 2009 Handmade Wedding Series

The Etsy Knitters Team, an international group of talented and successful knitters, of which I help to comoderate, has challenged its members to create items that represent the love and beauty of a wedding through the art of knitting.

Throughout the month of June 2009, members of the Etsy Knitters [...]

How I Ended Up as a Comoderator of the EtsyKnitters Team

I know it’s on everyone’s mind (ok, so maybe you’ve wondered, maybe you haven’t…), “How did SherriCrochets end up as a comoderator of the EtsyKnitters Team?”

I often wonder that myself.  I mean, while I know how to knit, I’m not that good at it, nor do I do it all that often.  I’m way better, [...]