‘Should I knit up stock before I start selling?’ I’ve been asked this question a few times and it doesn’t surprise me one bit. To begin with I was asking myself this question too. As a knitter I was also testing patterns as I designed a few for myself and using up stash yarn as […]
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Zones of genius We come across genius zones in many parts of life. Do you drive long distances, but your partner always prefers short journeys? Are you someone who loves running, but just can’t get into yoga? Do you always cook lasagne when you have friends over for dinner, maybe your cooking genius is a […]
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Knitting for profit isn’t easy. There are a lot of steps to take to set yourself up as someone who knits and ask money at the end of the project. You have to stand confident in your talent and experience as a knitting. You need to be a good enough knitter to knit all your […]
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Pricing knits to sell can be dilemma-inducing! Yes, there are so many ways to do this and you need to be aware of your intention for selling in the first place too. Is this a side hobby that you have no intention of expanding at any point; it’s just a bit of fun that you […]
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Knitting For Profit , Knitting Yarn 101
When you want to start knitting a new project you have to find a few things. The pattern, the tools and your yarn. But does choosing yarn for knitting hold you back? Maybe you need yarn in two or three colours and you just don’t know which combinations to pick? There are a lot of […]
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You’ve decided that you want to start selling your knitting, but don’t know what to knit! There are so many things you love knitting. You have favourite patterns and favourite yarns, so making a choice is difficult. And that’s the main point I want to make here. You need to make a choice and select […]
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Last week I gave you some tips on how to start the plan for knitting for profit. The main idea was to knit up a few items and sell them. It’s a great way to fill up your purse with yarn money and gift the luxury of hand-knitted hats, scarves, mitts, jumpers, tea cosies to […]
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If you’ve been knitting for a while, there comes a point where you realise that your wardrobe is filled with cardigans and jumpers (how many do you actually need?!). Then there’s that pile of knitted hats and scarves by the boot cupboard. It starts falling over regularly during the colder months as it’s so high […]
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