Yo, so I'm a bit nervous posting this, but I promised myself and some friends that I 1. wouldn't let my knitting get so out of control that I got a house full of yarn and nothing to do with it and 2. that I would try and get rid of the things once they were knit.
Currently I can make 4 thing: scarves, fingerless gloves, book marks and collars. I'm wondering if any of you fine people would tell me what you might pay for these items so that I can list them for sale on places like Etsy, Deviantart and of course locally.
I will update this with new items and examples over the course of time so check back.
Things to keep in mind when suggesting prices:
1. I pay an average of $5.50 CAD per skein of yarn. This means that if I don't have the colour or weight of yarn (which is likely at this point) I will have to pay $5.50 for it, even if it's just for a bookmark. This might be higher for certain colours or yarns.
2. I also can not work with animal fibres. I am allergic and it would do no good to anyone. I can work with cotton, bamboo, acrylic, nylon and any other synthetic fibres, but not wool, alpaca, angora cashmere, etc.
3. I am in a pet and smoke free home and all articles will be washed with hypoallergentic soap, but it is still suggested that the items be washed upon arrival just in case.
Fair warning: Mannequins ahead!
Thank-you for any help, even just reading. I know it's not very well put together, but I'm trying my best!
Currently I can make 4 thing: scarves, fingerless gloves, book marks and collars. I'm wondering if any of you fine people would tell me what you might pay for these items so that I can list them for sale on places like Etsy, Deviantart and of course locally.
I will update this with new items and examples over the course of time so check back.
Things to keep in mind when suggesting prices:
1. I pay an average of $5.50 CAD per skein of yarn. This means that if I don't have the colour or weight of yarn (which is likely at this point) I will have to pay $5.50 for it, even if it's just for a bookmark. This might be higher for certain colours or yarns.
2. I also can not work with animal fibres. I am allergic and it would do no good to anyone. I can work with cotton, bamboo, acrylic, nylon and any other synthetic fibres, but not wool, alpaca, angora cashmere, etc.
3. I am in a pet and smoke free home and all articles will be washed with hypoallergentic soap, but it is still suggested that the items be washed upon arrival just in case.
Fair warning: Mannequins ahead!
Scarves!
I only have examples of finished thin scarves in single worsted weight.
These can be made with as many colours as a person would like, but it would drive the cost up. They can also be made in a variety of lengths.
(~11.5 feet)
(~9.5 feet - in future Harry Potter scarves will be around 9 3/4 feet long)
(~5.5 feet)
I only have examples of finished thin scarves in single worsted weight.
These can be made with as many colours as a person would like, but it would drive the cost up. They can also be made in a variety of lengths.
(~11.5 feet) (~9.5 feet - in future Harry Potter scarves will be around 9 3/4 feet long) (~5.5 feet)Chokers!
I have only one example, but it should fit around any normal head. I made the red one long enough to curl over, but I could easily knit it double so that it would be warmer.
These can be made with two colours
I have only one example, but it should fit around any normal head. I made the red one long enough to curl over, but I could easily knit it double so that it would be warmer.
These can be made with two colours
Fingerless Gloves!
These are lacy and light, not suitable for winter wear!
These can only be made into one colour per glove, but two colours per pair. They can also be made longer or shorter depending.
(detail of the above set)
(detail of the above set)
These are lacy and light, not suitable for winter wear!
These can only be made into one colour per glove, but two colours per pair. They can also be made longer or shorter depending.
(detail of the above set) (detail of the above set)Other Things!
Please check back later!
Please check back later!
Thank-you for any help, even just reading. I know it's not very well put together, but I'm trying my best!
These are really nice! Sometimes when people make things like this the stitching is really loose and messy but I could definitely see myself purchasing these at some point.
Scarves- $3-$10(varies on length. Harry potter one I'd still pay more for it xD)
Gloves - $3-$5 (More if they are anything fancy.)
Probably would purchase anything else on this list though cause of my own personal taste. And now I might get back into crocheting again ... cause these look really cool.
Scarves- $3-$10(varies on length. Harry potter one I'd still pay more for it xD)
Gloves - $3-$5 (More if they are anything fancy.)
Probably would purchase anything else on this list though cause of my own personal taste. And now I might get back into crocheting again ... cause these look really cool.
I don't knit, so I can't tell by looking how much time went into these, but I can tell you charging any less than 20USD eq./hr is screwing yourself over. Bear in mind that people are always willing to pay more for hand-made stuff, even if you can get the same quality from a robot for a tenth of the price.
Also, be aware of your target audience. You can easily multiply your hourly rate by four or more if you sell to people with more disposable income than brains. Find out if their are any dorky conventions in your area, make some stuff related to the subject matter, and fleece those suckers.
If travel isn't feasible, there are plenty of sites where you can hawk your stuff with very little overhead while reaching a larger potential customer base.
Also, be aware of your target audience. You can easily multiply your hourly rate by four or more if you sell to people with more disposable income than brains. Find out if their are any dorky conventions in your area, make some stuff related to the subject matter, and fleece those suckers.
If travel isn't feasible, there are plenty of sites where you can hawk your stuff with very little overhead while reaching a larger potential customer base.
The_Ross wrote:
I don't knit, so I can't tell by looking how much time went into these, but I can tell you charging any less than 20USD eq./hr is screwing yourself over. Bear in mind that people are always willing to pay more for hand-made stuff, even if you can get the same quality from a robot for a tenth of the price.
Also, be aware of your target audience. You can easily multiply your hourly rate by four or more if you sell to people with more disposable income than brains. Find out if their are any dorky conventions in your area, make some stuff related to the subject matter, and fleece those suckers.
If travel isn't feasible, there are plenty of sites where you can hawk your stuff with very little overhead while reaching a larger potential customer base.
Also, be aware of your target audience. You can easily multiply your hourly rate by four or more if you sell to people with more disposable income than brains. Find out if their are any dorky conventions in your area, make some stuff related to the subject matter, and fleece those suckers.
If travel isn't feasible, there are plenty of sites where you can hawk your stuff with very little overhead while reaching a larger potential customer base.
This is massively good advice. For every thousand people out there who won't think your work is worth "that much," there's one person for whom it is exactly what they want and worth exactly how much you're asking - almost regardless of what that price is, so long as what you're offering is good quality. It looks like you work with nice quality yarn and your technique is excellent.
The more you set yourself apart with unique designs, or designs tailored to a particular sort of person who might want to show their personality and/or interests through their wardrobe (Ross used fandoms in his example), the better your ratio of people who want to give you their money NOW, and not insignificant amounts of it.
The trouble with asking everybody "What would you pay?" is that most of your sample data will be based on people who are not that special match, who will always pay much more.
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