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How Bapsicrafts Orders are Made

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Since opening Bapsicrafts, I’ve filled and sold at least a hundred knit items for now-warm people all over the world. By now the process has become automatic—another safe space to meditate (which is just the kind of thing I was going for). Here’s how each Bapsicrafts item is typically made, from start to finish. I took the time to document an order made for a good friend of mine in Canada for this post. Planning, Materials— It always starts with an idea. Most of the custom orders have a simple pattern-color combination, so I’ll pull up the pattern I wrote for the particular design(most have been memorised by now), order the yarn and get going. This customer wanted something more specific, and he was diligent enough to pull up reference to help me get an idea of what he was looking for—a striped Chullo style hat, with a red and gold color scheme. He also wanted 100% wool. After I understood the request, I set up a listing and got to hunting for the perfect …

Hello 2015

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An update, after all this time! I made a little mistake reading from my vanilla socks pattern—The row count for the sock was sized for my size instead of Jason’s, so after binding off the toe and trying it on I was both pleased and saddened to know that they fit perfectly. It spent a good week waiting in the project bag to be frogged and reworked, I needed to muster up the strength in me to make sure I wasn’t going to keep this pair and just make him some plain grey ones instead. Up top you’ll find a condyle order I’m knitting for Bapsicrafts—this one’s gonna be on its way to the East Coast this Friday. Oh, and a bar of handmade soap by Daffodil Gems, a local seller I met during a show this past fall. Keeping handmade soaps in my project bags was a good idea. My knits smell amazing. A lot of things have gone on between my last post and now—I made some effort to connect with more old friends and improve my …

6 ways to not die while selling at craft shows

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Two Elephants in Chatsworth, CA. I’ve been exploring the world of selling in person recently (recently meaning since last winter, but the 6-months in England sort of put the venture on hold). My set-up has been modest at best currently, but it’s still been a joy to meet people who like my work and want it as a part of their lives. Not every in-person selling experience I’ve had since I started has been a billion percent positive, but there’s always some learning to be done here. Here are a few things about craft fairs I’ve learned since my ‘debut’ last September– Say hello to everyone. EVERYONE. I’m glad I learned this one early into my first show. You can go ahead and stare into your phone while at your table, but that isn’t going to help much (and if you’re in a short chair behind the table you’ll just end up looking like you’re mesmerized with your crotch–not attractive). With the amount of stuff going on at most every craft show or con you’re …

I’m Alive!

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domino socks for Jason are about 75% done as well too. I think they may be in his hands by Christmas! I’ll write again soon, it’s been a real pleasure to read everyone’s knitting blog posts this summer/fall and I’m excited to jump back into craft and shop blogging soon.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Bapsicrafts!

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my shop with the code HBDBAPSICRAFTS. This will even include any custom orders or requests–I’ll apply the discount to the quote when we talk about your vision. Thanks so much, reader, for being here to make this worthwhile. I wouldn’t have had so much fun without people just like you. :] And in the spirit of signal-boosting, I’d like to share some things I’ve enjoyed while browsing my feeds– Jenna started blogging at hardknitlife just last month but has been doing a very entertaining job of it so far. Give her a read! Sandra Singh is currently holding a giveaway for her Sieden Prairie Cowl–ready to knit with 4 skeins of Sandra Singh 1 Ply Merino Worsted in your color scheme of choice. Enter for your chance to win it! Susan bound off a pair of ombré socks with yarn spun KnitSpinFarm’s batts. I wish I could spin–those socks are just divine.  And Wendy of Wendy Knits is currently working on the sample for her Mystery Summer Shawl KAL! Watch that space–it’s bound to be …