Am I really a crochet addict?

in #crochet8 years ago (edited)

For those of you who read my intro blog, you'll know that I've been crocheting for about 5 years now. For some time, I had family and friends telling me that I should consider selling my work. Oh how easy that sounds, until reasearch is done and you realize how saturated the market is. Still, I decided to stay home and start a small crochet business. I even opened an etsy shop, after starting my fb page. For years I enjoyed working on projects, when I wanted, for who I wanted. I gathered and bought yarn wherever I could get my hands on it. Most of my family room was taken up by my hobby. I truly enjoyed crocheting. That was all I did. My stress reliever. And it turned into a family time craft with my kids. My 13 year old even took it up on her own, making projects for family. I have yet to sell anything on etsy, most of my orders are custom and through fb. The photo above is the most recent set I did for a customer. This summer has been a killer with the heat outside and no A/C inside. Pregnancy weight has made it even more unbareable. I have an order waiting to be done, my gumption is gone out the window. Normally I jump on an order as soon as I get it. Honestly, I haven't picked up a hook in a month. I thought nothing could keep me from my hobby, taking yarn and hook everywhere with me just in case I had a few spare moments. But as we say in the crochet world, I think I've lost my crojo. No fear, I'll get this order done on time. Happy or not about it, the bills have to be paid. But I've started to rethink the whole home business thing, I shouldn't feel forced to do what I used to love to do. Heck, maybe blogging will be my income til the baby comes... But a crochet addict? I'm not so sure anymore.

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it's so hard to make a profit selling handmade items, people just don't want to pay for the time and skill that goes into a piece with many barely covering their costs.

Hi jessica, i love the items you have pictured! Beautiful colours :) i am a crochet addict, but find that, similarly to you, if I 'have' to get something finished for an order my motivation drops fast! I have also been contemplating selling bits and pieces but was not confident in my quality, but just this week have gotten some items into a local craft store - slowly slowly :) best of luck with your sales and with (imminent?) arrival x

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