Okay, guys, so I was going to post this on Reddit but I don't know which subreddit to go to so I'm coming here.
When all else fails... use tumblr.
So, I love to knit. I knit lots of small hats. I call them tiny hats because they're half the size of normal hats.
Mostly because I'm lazy and don't have the motivation/disipline to make a full hat...
I've been really wanting to turn this hobby into a job on the side. I'm wanting to do it now more than ever as I'm feeling horrible at my current job. My coworkers are great and I love them but I feel like our restaurant isn't held to the standards it should be. This is making me feel horrible about serving our customers and making their food because I know THEY can't tell those were slimy onions but I KNOW and that's what bugs me!
Sorry. Off-topic.
I've made about twenty hats and can also make wrist warmers. I've also wanted to make knit bracelets. I can knit scarves as well but I need to work on my skill with that one.
I am quite the beginner, so none of it would cost much at all (maybe $10 max). A while ago I made a cute little logo because we had planned on actually making this a little business.
I probably should edit it a bit but that's what I made.
I have different patterns as well. I can do a different brim color (Pic 1, white & pale yellow), solid color (Pic 2, white), stripes (Pic 4, blue & purple), multicolored/3+ color stripes (Pic 7, red, pale orange, whatever that brown was called, pale yellow), swirls (2-3 color)(Pic 3, dusk purple & black), different size stripes (Pic 5, black & pale yellow), pom-poms (Pic 6, blue & multi, lavender & purple), and probably more.
Um, ignore the yarn sticking out. I cut them off when I actually give them to people I swear!
Anyway, they are loomknit. I have many colors and types of yarn. I have four sizes as well. I can usually make them in a few hours. I have a lot of fun and would have hats already made and I could take requests.
I'm worried about how it'll actually work though. I don't know any good marketing strategies and I'm afraid of getting stressed out quickly. I don't want to try this and then immediately fail.
I don't know what to do for marketing, prices, actually selling them, how many premade hats I should have, et cetera. I also don't know if I knit well enough to actually make anything.
So, I'm asking for a second (or third, or fourth, or hundredth) opinion on this. What should I do and how should I do it?
Oh, by the way, hat proportions (about, they aren't the exact same every time, I'm bad at that):
XL: 6"h x 12"w
L: 5"h x 10" w
M: 4"h x 8"w (guessing, my medium and large are stuck together somehow and I haven't made a medium hat apparently)
S: 3"h x 6"w
See? Tiny.
I don't even know if people would want them. But they're cute and stuffs and I really hope its a hobby I can make money off of.
But, y'know, I need help figuring this out.
