WTS Hand-knitted Baby Link hat

[Naggi]

Ooh, awesome <3

[Ragnell]

Will this end or ask long as someone ask you'll make one?

I'm interested but I need a job first before I buy up shit I don't need atm

[Naggi]

Will this end or ask long as someone ask you'll make one?

I'm interested but I need a job first before I buy up shit I don't need atm

Hi Ragnell,

I take orders of things I've made before (and new things if it's within my skill to do so), so don't worry if you can't buy this one. You can always commission me when you're ready and then I can make another for you.

[Ragnell]

cool, thanks

[Linliel]

Eh?

I was the original, and the reason this forum started. I did moogle, mandragora, lycopodium, and mithra hats. A long time ago.

[Naggi]

That is awesome - I was thinking of adding Moogle and Cactuar hats to the mix. However, I don't want you to feel like I'm intruding on your turf x

[Zetanio]

Someone was making knitted moogles and other awesome things a few years ago. I put in a request for a knitted Black Mage and they disappeared into the night.

[Linliel]

That is awesome - I was thinking of adding Moogle and Cactuar hats to the mix. However, I don't want you to feel like I'm intruding on your turf x

It's fine, I'm not making them any more, though I think you're underselling your time and effort, to be honest. And your moogle hats will never be as awesome as mine ;D

[Naggi]

...I think you're underselling your time and effort, to be honest. And your moogle hats will never be as awesome as mine ;D

I shall take the first part of this statement as a lovely compliment ;D It's only a hobby and I tend to price things by what my UK customers are willing to pay. I've had one potential US customer tell me my stuff is too expensive (can't win, it seems). I aim to make my stuff 'cute', though not necessarily 'better', than the creations of others

[Cream Soda]

I still want to buy from you and I cut my afro, so now it may be entirely possible :D

[Cream Soda]

converting to USD, looks like your Mandy hat went for $25 usd. Depending on how much shipping to the US of A is, I'd be interested in one of those if you were to make another

[Naggi]

Hi CS, shipping to the US is 5GBP - if you're still interested in a hat, I'll have some open commission slots in a couple of weeks so I can add you to the backlog

[Cream Soda]

Alright sounds reasonable. With how my situation fluctuates though, I don't want to commit to anything and end up letting you down. That being said, I'll just keep on the backburner and try to scoop something else if someone else backs out of their obligation

[Linliel]

I shall take the first part of this statement as a lovely compliment ;D It's only a hobby and I tend to price things by what my UK customers are willing to pay. I've had one potential US customer tell me my stuff is too expensive (can't win, it seems). I aim to make my stuff 'cute', though not necessarily 'better', than the creations of others

Seriously? I was selling hats for US$60/ea inc postage from Australia. And I was up to my ears in commissions. You're selling yourself short. I know how much time these things take to make. Maybe you don't use super high quality yarns or something that cuts your costs (I used pure wool malabrigo, ugh acrylics) but I found it super depressing to think about the amount of time I spent making these things and have it work out to be less than $5/hr. People will pay for quality craftsmanship, if someone says you charge too much they don't know how much effort goes into them. And someone else will buy it and think it a bargain.

Anyway, food for thought, and since I'm not making them any more I can afford to pass on my wisdom My thread is in this forum somewhere. In the end you're not just selling yourself short but other crafters too, and it devalues handmade things, generally.

[Naggi]

I use acrylics. From what I've found by visiting craft fairs and so on, £16-£20 is usually what is charged for hats made with synthetic fibres. For the timebeing I'm not looking to make any changes to my prices.