When one of my friends at work found out she was pregnant, one thing she said was that she was sad her mother wasn't around to make her handmade clothes.
Enter Jess. I offered to make her some things for the baby (which really was no big deal, I always try to make one or two little things for pregnant friends). I've been having fun with it; finding new patterns to try on Ravelry, coming up with color schemes and such.
Meanwhile, I've also found some really cool hat patterns I've liked, modified, and made for people. I made the TARDIS hat for my baby brother, a hat that looks like a creeper from Minecraft for another brother, and a Hello Kitty hat for another work friend.
Well, now I've found I have a waiting list of people who want a hat or something made for them. It honestly surprised me that in this age of easily-obtainable, mass-produced clothing, people still really want handmade stuff. Maybe it's that it'll last longer than some of the factory-made stuff (I have a knit penguin hat that is sorely close to losing the tassels and beak). Maybe it's just the simple fact that it was specially made for them by a friend.
Who knows? Either way, it has encouraged me to keep crocheting and possibly set up a little online shop somewhere to sell some things I make. I'm still looking into it, though. Once I get through my current waiting list, I'll reevaluate what/if I want to do.
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