The Peril of Knitting

One of the problems I have found with this craft is that I enjoy making things more than I enjoy wearing them.  I love making lace shawls but I don't have a lot of occasions to wear them.  It seems a shame to have them sit in a drawer unseen and unappreciated, so I have decided to start selling them.  I set up an etsy account and listed four items on it.  I have always been reluctant to sell my creations because I just don't know how to price them.  Figuring out the cost of the materials is easy but how do I price my time and talent?  A lace shawl isn't exactly a quick project and applying a normal wage for the hour put in would make the item really expensive.  How do you find the balance between getting a fair price and not pricing yourself out of the market?  In the end I just looked at what other people were charging and took a guess.  I don't expect to make a lot of money here but seeing the item go to someone who will enjoy it and pocketing a little cash is not a bad thing.

I think the best part of the project was getting my daughter to play fashion model.  She is not the girliest of girls and complained about having to dress up but the pictures came out great.  An adult model might have been better but since she is already 5 feet tall I figured she would be fine.  Here is one of my favorite pictures.

She sat down on the grass while she was waiting for me to get something and I just liked how it looked.

If you would like to see the rest of the pictures or check out my shop, the shop name is Meadow Laurel.  It comes from my name Laura (laurel) Lea (meadow).  

I am thinking of making some small projects to put up there too.  Got to use up that stash somehow!