Power of Word of Mouth and Twenty Scarves in Three Days

It started with this picture...I posted it on my Facebook page on September 11th. I was just sharing with my page something I had been working on. I was excited because it was a new yarn and I also was working with a larger hook. The response on the picture was "where can I buy this?" So I added it to my Etsy Shop and my newest Fall collection was born... Big Hook + Big Yarn = The Perfect Infinity Scarf funny how things just fall into place somethimes.

What happened next I am still not sure I was ready for...everyday I would get an order and a message saying "my friend said I would love this scarf can't wait to receive it." or "my friend just got her scarf can you make me one in a different color" to say I was happy and excited would be an under statement and of course I broke out in my happy dance!

Then I received a message that went something like this: One of my co workers had on your beautiful wool blend scarf at an event we attended this weekend. I love the scarf and was wondering if you offer a discount for larger orders thinking about ordering 10. I replied back stating the discount that I could offer and her response simply blew me away. "Thanks lets make it 20!"

And that is how and why I made 20 Big Hook + Big Yarn = The Perfect Infinity Scarf in three days! (I did have two weeks to make them but my schedule and other orders pushed these to a 3 day time frame).

 

Packaged and Ready To Go!


I am writing this post to say thank you! Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported my hobby turned into a full fledge small business. Thank you for telling your friends to tell their friends to tell their friends to Don't Get it Twisted, Get it Crocheted!

 

I am also writing this to encourage my other small business friends to keep going and to keep telling other folks what you do. Don't be afraid to say you knit, bake, sew, draw, paint, or whatever crafty or non crafty thing for that matter it is that you are called to do. You never know who they may tell and that very person may just say lets make that TWENTY!

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My Crochet Life: Time For A Happy Dance

I am writing this post super excited because as I wrap up this last day of September and prepare for October I am happy to say that not only did I meet but I exceeded my sales goal for September (Insert Happy Dance Here). There is no way I would be able to write this post without the continued support of my family and friends both off and online and to each and everyone of you I want to say THANK YOU!

When I started Don't Get it Twisted Crochet November of last year I did so as a way to share my love for this craft with the world and a way to continue to feed my yarn addiction. Although I have always taken my business seriously I never really thought that I would be able to stay home all day and play with yarn. I worked a full time job and I was happy with being able to crochet in my spare moments. Then came February of this year and I found myself without my full time day job and having a difficult time finding a new day job so needless to say the thought of playing with yarn all day was sounding more like a possiblility. Fast forward to today and no Don't Get it Twisted Crochet is not my sole source of income...yet, but it is headed in that direction. Since February I have had a serious talk with myself and what I want my life to look like, what things are most important to me and what things am I willing to sacrifice now so I can live the life that I want in the very near future. It required me to make some very hard decisions both personal and professional and a move from the DC metro area back to NC.

What this month has shown me is that the goals I have set for Don't Get it Twisted Crochet are achievable. That I am not crazy to follow my passion and that I need to re-evaluate and set some bigger goals for October. For my non-hooking friends be on the lookout for more great items to carry you through this Fall and Winter like the new Big Hook + Big Yarn Infinity Scarf, and if you are beginner hooker then you will love the pattern for the Don't Get it Twisted Crochet Signature Infinity Scarf available for instand download here.

Thank you again for coming with me on this journey and I look forward to sharing October's success with you. In the meantime rember Don't Get it Twisted, Get it Crocheted!

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