I signed up to Etsy yesterday, and also validated my seller’s page so that I can sell stuff.

I’ve been knitting since December, I think. After I learned, I was obsessed for a while, got frustrated and stopped for a few months, and then got back into it in April. I finished a scarf that I’d started in January (and started over several times) and shipped it off to Sami in Oklahoma; I wanted her to have my first creation.

In May, I started my second scarf with what I thought to be an easy pattern. I started the damn thing over about 8 times, not finishing until mid-June, but once it was finally done and blocked (soaked in cold water and stretched to retain shape), it was totally worth it. I gifted this scarf to my dear friend Erin, who moved to New York a few weeks ago. It turned out beautifully, and I hope to make another one just like it soon now that I have the hang of it.

The second scarf.

The second scarf.

Anywho, because the wedding and all that is over with, I’ve really gotten into knitting. I meet with friends every few weeks in a knitting group we created, and it really gets my yarn going. While attempting a new pattern that a friend passed out Friday, I learned that what I was about to make goes for anywhere between $30 and $70 on Etsy.

Ho-ly Crap.

Thus, I set up an Etsy seller page. My goal is to have at least 3 things posted by the end of the month. Currently, I have nothing finished, but I knitted half of a basic scarf just last night that I hope to finish and post and in the next few days. It’s only $.20 to post an item, and it stays posted for 4 months, I think it said. After I get a few things posted that I can knit quickly, I’m going to invest in some properly-sized circular needles and work on that $70 project. Woot!

http://midgetontheedge.etsy.com