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Adventures of a hand knitter

3 more orders!

The craft fair went great on Saturday in Stonehaven!
I made enough sales to cover my costs and I came away with three more orders!
Two 3/4 length jackets and a childs cardigan!
I have started the first order, and have knitted the back of a 3/4 length jacket and started the first front.
Both the adult jackets are [...]

Sample knitting

Recently I received an email from a company in London asking me if I would be interested in knitting traditional Aran Cardigans for them.  They had found my details on the UK HandKnitting website
After sending them an email saying that I would be interested, they replied saying that it was normal practice for “new” knitters [...]

White Aran Cardigan

I finally finished this white aran cardigan.  It is an order, but I just couldn’t find the motivation to get it done.
I do apologise for the photo, I am not very good at taking the time to set it up properly.  Or, I could just say that I am lazy.
This is the third [...]

What! No Comments?

I thought I might have received one or two comments for my post yesterday, but all I got was one pingback.
Oh well.  I really am interested to hear what your opinion is on pricing hand knits.
Although knitting is my hobby I found that I was running out of family to knit for, so I was [...]

Knitting to order

I had another Craft Fair on Saturday.  It was very quiet and most of the crafters didn’t sell very much at all.
I managed to sell a couple of Neck Wraps and a scarf, but I also got orders for 2 Jackets, a cardigan and a jumper all in large sizes.
I’m not sure if this is [...]

The Craft Show Secret that Defies Logic

By Sharon Conley
Here you are at another craft fair, watching people walk by, sometimes several times, sometimes more. Occasionally, someone stops at your booth to look. Most of the people who stop pause only a few moments and continue their journey. Sometimes, someone picks something up, looks at it, and sets it down again. Every [...]

Take Your Hobby To The Next Level – Sales

By Diane Palmer
If you are creative, and your house is filling up with all those precious creations!.. Then why not take it to the next level?
You are obviously passionate and serious about your craft, as you do this for a hobby or stress relief from the daily grind! This also means that you create quality [...]

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