Thursday, December 16, 2010

A reason for everything...




A few days ago, I received a request from a customer to make a cat for her daughter. She wanted it to look like their orange cat "Sam". We discussed it a bit and she sent me photos of Sam, who I fell in love with at first sight. She needed a bigger size than I was used to making so I played with my yarn and made a few prototypes until I thought it was just right. I was excited about my "ball of fury Sam" and posted it on Etsy for her to purchase. Unfortunately, my customer decided to give the assignment to someone else who could make a bigger, more life like cat for less money. I was dissappointed to say the least, but I wished her well and took Sam with me to my mom's bowling league where someone purchased her on the spot!

Every time I work on a special request, it's challenging and time consuming but I usually learn something from the process of being pushed beyond my boundaries. I have been thinking about writing up a new pattern, and I think Sam will be perfect for the project. So now I'm off to making more of Sam's litter mates for the pattern photos. Oh, I think I'll make a black cat, and a grey cat and a calico and.... Oh how fun!

Always look for the silver lining in every situation! :D

1 comment:

Alana said...

I love all your crocheted little animals! They are adorable! I'm a beginner crocheter and have made your little ducks (although I'm calling them chicks for Easter) for my nieces and nephews. I understand you are trying to build an Etsy store but could you share your patterns for the little cats and dogs? They are adorable- I'm much more interested in the little animals then afghans and socks. The animals are perfect for beginners!