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Hello everyone,
I have a question. I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). Does anybody here knit socks? Have you done any craft fairs with them? Is it profitable? I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. |
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"Maureen Miller" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, I have a question. I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). Does anybody here knit socks? Have you done any craft fairs with them? Is it profitable? I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Yes, I knit socks. They are usually a take-along project. I don't know about Canada, but in the US unless the market is very upscale, you will not get a return on the price of the yarn, much less the time you have put into knitting the item. The typical mind set is "I can get one like that at Wal-Mart for x amount." If you want to make a little money, find a boutique that will take items on consignment for a percentage of the sale. People who shop there are far more likely to pay "fair market" for a one of a kind hand crafted item. DA |
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On 3/18/2010 6:41 PM, DA wrote:
"Maureen Miller" wrote in message ... Hello everyone, I have a question. I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). Does anybody here knit socks? Have you done any craft fairs with them? Is it profitable? I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Yes, I knit socks. They are usually a take-along project. I don't know about Canada, but in the US unless the market is very upscale, you will not get a return on the price of the yarn, much less the time you have put into knitting the item. The typical mind set is "I can get one like that at Wal-Mart for x amount." If you want to make a little money, find a boutique that will take items on consignment for a percentage of the sale. People who shop there are far more likely to pay "fair market" for a one of a kind hand crafted item. DA Maureen, I knit many socks and DA hit the nail on the head. Unless you have upscale sales you will not pay for you yarn, let alone your time. But I would surely try it one time in your area. I know from people I make socks for don't want to go back to the regular sock. But don't want to pay for quality yarn and time. It they don't go over at your craft fail as DA said you can always try the botique. Dennisw |
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On Mar 18, 11:12*am, Maureen Miller
wrote: Hello everyone, I have a question. *I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). *Does anybody here knit socks? * Have you done any craft fairs with them? *Is it profitable? *I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. *Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. *Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Hi Maureen, I knit socks, and I think you would be challenged to sell them at a high enough price to make a reasonable profit, plus, there is a size issue. What size do you make? A ladies size 7 or 9 or ? My suggestion is to knit some funky hats, they would knit up faster. The slouchy berets, plain or lacy, are very popular for the teenage to 30+ year old girls, and the hats with ear flaps are popular for both the girl and guy skiers and snowboarders in B.C., Canada. The other item you might want to think about is fingerless mitts. Very popular with the teen and 20+ girls. There are lots of free patterns on Ravelry for these items. Have fun...Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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Linda D. wrote:
On Mar 18, 11:12 am, Maureen Miller wrote: Hello everyone, I have a question. I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). Does anybody here knit socks? Have you done any craft fairs with them? Is it profitable? I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Hi Maureen, I knit socks, and I think you would be challenged to sell them at a high enough price to make a reasonable profit, plus, there is a size issue. What size do you make? A ladies size 7 or 9 or ? My suggestion is to knit some funky hats, they would knit up faster. The slouchy berets, plain or lacy, are very popular for the teenage to 30+ year old girls, and the hats with ear flaps are popular for both the girl and guy skiers and snowboarders in B.C., Canada. The other item you might want to think about is fingerless mitts. Very popular with the teen and 20+ girls. There are lots of free patterns on Ravelry for these items. Have fun...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Yes, I believe you guys are right. I think I'll just knit my socks for myself. I knit some leg warmers for my dancer daughter. When the other dancers saw them they all wanted leg warmers. I was in knitters heaven for a while there. Maureen |
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On Mar 24, 9:26*pm, Maureen Miller
wrote: Linda D. wrote: On Mar 18, 11:12 am, Maureen Miller wrote: Hello everyone, I have a question. *I knit socks and I'm thinking of entering my first Craft Fair (this comng Christmas season). *Does anybody here knit socks? *Have you done any craft fairs with them? *Is it profitable? *I've visited many craft fairs over the years, and it always seems to be the same old scarves & slippers for sale. *Although I can knit pretty much anything, I don't want to enter with the same things everyone else brings to sell. *Thanks for any ideas you all have. Maureen In Vancouver, B.C. Hi Maureen, I knit socks, and I think you would be challenged to sell them at a high enough price to make a reasonable profit, plus, there is a size issue. *What size do you make? *A ladies size 7 or 9 or ? My suggestion is to knit some funky hats, they would knit up faster. The slouchy berets, plain or lacy, are very popular for the teenage to 30+ year old girls, and the hats with ear flaps are popular for both the girl and guy skiers and snowboarders in B.C., Canada. *The other item you might want to think about is fingerless mitts. *Very popular with the teen and 20+ girls. *There are lots of free patterns on Ravelry for these items. Have fun...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Yes, I believe you guys are right. *I think I'll just knit my socks for myself. *I knit some leg warmers for my dancer daughter. *When the other dancers saw them they all wanted leg warmers. *I was in knitters heaven for a while there. Maureen- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Zimmerman recommended hats for fairs, as being faster to make and easier to sell. (Her line was about how women will put anything on their heads if they think it looks cute.) |
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