My mother taught me to crochet when I was in middle school. I’ve put the hook down and picked it back up more times than I can count, and it has always been waiting for me. In college I crocheted hats and scarves for classmates who weren’t ready for real winter. Then medical school and residency took every spare hour, and the yarn went into a closet.

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I’m a surgeon. I work with my hands every day. When the pandemic closed the operating rooms in 2020, I needed something to do with them. So I went back to the craft my mother gave me, and this time I asked her to make with me.​ Semeria’s Crochet Atelier was born that year. The name comes from my mother’s name, Somulra, joined with my middle name. It’s our way of honoring her, the craft, and the hours we spend making beautiful things together.