Legend of Zelda was by far the most popular this year! I updated my Navi, and this was the first time I got to do a bright red scarf!
This was a really fun LoZ custom order made by a repeat customer (I'm so happy that she enjoyed my work so much to come back!). I'd never done any stitching on the neck of a scarf before, so that was a fun, unique thing. And how cool to have the heart pieces there! Making the Ocarina was also fun, and I love the way it turned out!
These were Street Fighter gloves done for a friend's boyfriend!
Last year everyone was all for Final Fantasy, and this year was the Year of Zelda. Probably because of the games coming out, so that makes sense. It was really fun making people happy, and I always look forward to customers receiving their gifts!!
Moving forward, I plan on changing my shop around to be primarily pre-made scarves, because I ran into so many issues with people contacting me for scarves who needed the within a couple days. This was a problem not only because scarves take me about 24-28 solid hours (that's the condensed total amount of time spent making the scarf, with no breaks), but because I had so many people buy scarves from me, there was always a line! I soooo appreciated the interest in my work and I was happy to do it, but I gotta admit, with so many purchases in November and December, with everyone wanting their product by Christmas, I was spending every second when I wasn't at work, knitting! For two straight months!
So.
What I'm going to do is create a range of scarves in both wool and acrylic, and adjust the prices for them based on that (acrylic will be somewhat cheaper because the materials are less expensive). I think this will work out great, and everyone will be happy. :) I also think I'm going to have a few bases around that are image-ready, just in case. So keep an eye out for my updated shop! It will take a few months to get an inventory, but it will be well worth it.
