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Are you looking to crochet baby blankets for a new arrival?
Maybe it’s your own, maybe somebody else in the family, or someone special you know!
Crochet baby blankets make great gifts – here’s some ideas on starting with them.
- Get an Inspiration
You’re giving this gift to the baby, but to the parents or guardians as well. Know about them and some of their likes and dislikes, and you can put this together properly.
Maybe they like the outdoors, or sports, or ballet?
If that is so, then think about making crochet baby blankets around this theme – they’ll enjoy the place it takes in their home!
- Focus on Being Finished Early
Especially if you’re helping out with the new baby, the sooner you’re done the more likely you’ll have time when you’ll be most needed.
Being done a month or two will give you more time to start a separate project on the side, while ensuring that this piece is done well ahead of time.
- Look for Hypo-Allergenic Materials
For the time it takes to put crochet baby blankets together, make sure that it’s going to be used!
While not all babies are allergic to specific fabrics, it’s important when putting your work together that it won’t cause any allergic reactions – keep in mind that you’re building this often before the baby is even born, and you’re unaware of any allergies it may have.
- Use Free Patterns or Make Your Own
Crochet Baby Blankets are great ways to use your own creativity, or build off somebody else’s pattern.
Look across the web for patterns, however spend time ahead of doing this to have an idea of what you’re looking to produce for your next few crochet baby blankets.
How to do the Pin Wheel Stitch. It’s my ultimate favourite stitch.
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A baby blanket I crocheted for my daughter’s friend.
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Free Pattern Click Here http://sites.google.com/site/mikeyssmail/home/mikeys/wavy-shell-stitch-crochet-pattern
How my wavy shell stitch blanket was created. Remember it’s just two lines of stitching. The 3rd colour makes it unique and interesting
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Are you making or buying crochet baby blankets for a new arrival?
If you are, here are some things to consider
- Look for Hypo-Allergenic Materials
Any
materials that come into contact with babies should be as
hypoallergenic as possible. This will ensure that if they have any
allergies, they will not break out at a young age.
Having a baby blanket that won’t cause an allergic reaction means that it will be much more likely to be properly used!
- Ensure It Is Easy To Clean
Babies have tons of hiccups, burps, and spills – so it’s more of a question of when, not if, crochet baby blankets will need cleaning.
If
you’re making one, ensure that you soak and dry the baby blanket before
giving it – this will get most of the dyes out of the blanket and
prevent bleeding of dyes into other clothing.
When drying, it’s always best to dry flat – hang drying can cause the blanket to stretch, losing its shape.
- Pick a Theme That Will Be Memorable
A sports team, an event, or an activity (like dancing) can all be great themes to put into crochet baby blankets.
Often,
this will encompass what the parents would like to see on their child,
so if making this for somebody else, if you’re not sure of what to put
together, it may be best to ask beforehand.
The crochet baby blanket you give will likely be featured in most of the baby pictures – make it something fun and memorable!
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Enjoy crocheting so much you’d like to turn it into a full or part time occupation?
There are many people that are doing this today – either for extra income, or for more reasons to be able to crochet!
Here’s Three Great Ways to Sell your crochet afghans
– Free Classifieds such as Craigslist and Kijiji
Wondering why newspapers are having so much trouble staying in business these days?
It’s because consumers are flocking to online classified sites like Kijiji and Craigslist. This means that there’s thousands of potential customers that are actually searching for the type of products you’re producing!
Having an free ad up in these places is great for visibility, especially for people looking to have custom work done for birthdays and holidays.
You should update your ads fairly often so that they remain current, however once established this can take a few minutes a day.
If you are going to go this route, it’s usually advisable to set up a separate email and phone number – this way you’re able to protect your privacy, and also ensure that you’re able to turn your business off when you’re not in “work” mode!
If you are going this route, it is strongly advised to take the proper precautions into place – meet only at your or somebody else’s home if you feel completely safe about it – even people you think are “ok” may not necessarily be.
Arranging a meeting in a public place such as a coffee shop or well traveled park is often a better option.
While the majority of people on craiglist and kijiji are well meaning, honest citizens, there are a few bad apples out there (as there are with everything). Being cautious will always pay off.
– Local Bazzars and Craft Fairs
People come here looking for things to buy! Crochet Afghans are a great gift, and very unique.
With the right samples, you can sell right on the spot, or advertise your services for customized one-of-a-kind work!
Selling into craft work like crochet afghans is very much about networking – and these events are a great place to meet other crocheters and crafters and exchange knowledge.
Soon you’ll be a point of reference, with a number of customers and connections.
You’ll be known as the local “crochet afghan” specialist, and others will refer people to you for your work.
This will bring you a more steady stream of customers, and let you grow your business even more!
– eBay Marketplace
There is tons of opportunity to market via eBay – one idea is to make crochet afghans for special events such as super bowl or thanksgiving, and market them directly on eBay. People looking for gift ideas will love what you’ve come up with, and will flock to buy them from you.
Keep in mind that a big selling feature in eBay is having built reputation – when you sell an item, the person who bought it from you leaves feedback as to the quality.
Having a strong reputation with good quality feedback will greatly help your sales over the long run.
At the beginning, things may be somewhat slow, but as time progresses and you sell more and build more reputation, you’ll notice your sales go through the roof!