Knitted By Tracy Winter Wear

Lots!

2011-11-01T09:26:00.000-06:00

Where to start, um lets see. Saturday November 5 I am doing a craft fair booth in Layton, I have been making tons of hats so I have lots to sell. Then the week after I will be doing a boutique in Sandy on friday and saturday. After that I will be changing my business name, listing all inventory on etsy, possibly deleting this blog and relying on my facebook page to replace it. I will be in the next eight weeks or so very busy with school, finals will be coming and after that an internship. For now here are some new hats I have been making. As of today they are for sale. Also still taking custom orders. Thanks to all my awesome friends who keep supporting me in the business.

thinking of changing business name

2011-10-06T13:39:00.000-06:00

I am really considering changing my business name, investing in a real website, new business cards, etc. I want to get a hat stand, a table a canopy, etc and hit all the boutiques I can. I want to finish up the fall by going to farmers markets (look for me at the last Kaysville City farmers market next thursday!). I want to put more into this, but I have hardly sold any as it is. I am torn about just going with what I got or making it bigger and better. I do know that I love the knitting, it totally makes me happy and when I don't get to knit in the evenings, I get pretty grumpy. So just some thoughts.
Oh and I am not selling on etsy anymore, that site is just too saturated with this kind of stuff. I think my hats are kind of a "need to see" kind of purchase.

New Inventory

2011-10-06T13:35:00.000-06:00

see my facebook page for the most up to date inventory

In Person

2011-09-30T10:44:00.000-06:00

I will be in my front yard tomorrow selling what available inventory I have. 27 hats total. I will be displaying some projects I have done in the past and taking custom orders! Email me or check out my facebook page if you need the address. kbtwinterwear@gmail.com

Also if you want to come by and set up a booth or your own, I would welcome you with open arms!

New Item Offered

2011-09-26T10:34:00.000-06:00

My friend Rachel asked me if I could make a "baby bag". I didn't know what that was, so she sent me a picture. There was an infant, in the baby bag and cap, in a picnic basket, and it was so cute! I worked one up, and although it takes about 9 hours to create, I can make these and will now offer them in my product line. My friend Tiffani was kind enough to let me take photos of my product with her newborn in it so I can show my customers what this looks like. Then Jake and I were just playing around, and we put Jerry the cat in it, and oddly enough, he stayed in it and I think may have enjoyed it! :) I think this should be a photo prop only, but as it is a warm bag, maybe it could be used in the winter for a blanket for a baby who kicks the blankets off all the time. I don't know. The customer would have to use best judgement. I am also trying to work up a baby blanket, like a nursing size blanket. I haven't got one done yet.

Facebook anyone?

2011-09-22T14:26:00.001-06:00

I just created an awesome page for my business on Facebook. You can find me at
Knitted By Tracy Winter Wear. Please click "like" and then check out the deal. If you suggest my page to 5 of your very best friends, you can get a code for $1 off your next purchase!

Fall is almost here!

2011-09-22T10:12:00.000-06:00

So I told myself, and others, that I would knit all summer, boost my inventory for this fall/winter season, and learn new patterns and techniques. Well as you can imagine I didn't knit one single hat this summer. I recieved an order from a friend the other week, however, and I have been a knitting fool since then. Here is what I have done.

AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FRUSTRATION, I can't figure out how to turn the image the right side up, but you get the idea.
I will be posting more as the days get colder!

etsy coupon codes

2011-03-15T13:42:00.001-06:00

RET10
or
RETFRSHP

now on ETSY!!!

2011-03-15T13:38:00.000-06:00

Now easier than ever to order! And here are more pictures of items I have created. Some have been sold already, the rest are on my etsy site, or you can email me and I can tell you how to purchase them.

ETSY

2011-03-07T10:21:00.000-07:00

Hello dear friends,
I am also going to be listing my items on Etsy.com, I will be posting links as I list. I will also post coupon codes periodically.

new ones

2011-01-29T20:02:00.000-07:00

been a while since I posted

2011-01-29T19:15:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some new types of hats, but not sucessful enough to put one in my inventory yet. I will get one done without any mistakes soon!

Ebay?

2011-01-08T16:30:00.002-07:00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300512580379&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

I am trying something with Ebay, if this works, I may list more of my projects there. Have a look! Feedback would be awesome!

New Year, New Hats!

2011-01-08T16:19:00.000-07:00

I have some new hats to add here, new colors, and styles. I am also going to get an "inventory" page up so you my dear customer can see what I have already made and purchase, or give me new colors or specifications to make yours especially for you. Anyway, here are the new hats.

Even More Pictures!

2010-12-29T14:53:00.001-07:00

My Favorite one so far!

I know they are all Yellow & Black, or Black and Yellow, but I am almost out of Yellow and Black yarn, and then I am going to the store to buy lots and lots of colors. Thanks again to Gwen my model.

lots of new pictures!

2010-12-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

Thank you Gwen for being my model!

camera still being stupid

2010-12-27T14:42:00.000-07:00

I just can't get my webcam to work this week! I don't know what's up with it, but I have a few hats to take pictures of and post. I will keep trying. And I am looking forward to this coming weekend to try and sell some of these hats! I still keep going back and forth about if this is going to work, but I am optimistic. I have some books in mind I want to buy with instructions on new cute projects. Like socks, and hooded scarves, head wraps, flowers, etc. More to come!

Learned Something New

2010-12-23T20:14:00.000-07:00

I was just playing around with my looms and I have just learned to how to make a hat with earflaps, ties and tassles. I want to post a picture, but my webcam is being stupid and won't turn on. I will keep trying and get a picture up as soon as I can! I am excited, I have some new ideas to try, square tops with tassles, and headwraps to start. See what I mean? Its evening and I am working on hats, and I am getting excited and encouraged about doing this, but earlier today I was so discouraged when I was looking at other sites like this. But I can only do what I can do, so I am off to make another hat and I will post more tomorrow!

unsure but hopeful

2010-12-23T13:34:00.000-07:00

Every night for the past few weeks I lay in bed and think about really putting time and effort into this business. I have lots of great ideas, lots of things I want to make, new styles to try, etc. I feel excited about it. Then the morning comes and for some reason I get all these discouraging thoughts about this. I feel bad that all I have to post are pictures of black and yellow hats. I need to get some more inventory to post pictures of, so please stay with me here. I think I may have got to web marketing too soon, but I know in about a month or less I will really have something to show. My goal is to make one or more hats per day. On a good day I can usually get 1 and a half done, so if I just push myself a little longer...Anyway. Thanks for reading!

pictures of UMF hats

2010-12-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

Thoughts

2010-12-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

So yesterday when I created this blog, I wasn't so sure of what I was doing. I did a lot of thinking on this business last night. I will be editing and making changes to the pages for ordering and pricing in a minute.
For a long long time, I have been struggling with staying at home with the kids and also wanting to contribute to the family finances. I am not in a position where I can have a job outside the home. I have been searching and searching for something that would work for our family. The other night at a party, I was wearing one of my hats, and I got alot of compliments on it. It got me thinking about how I make these hats, I like to make them, they look pretty good, maybe...maybe...should I?
So here it is. I created Knitted By Tracy Winter Wear and I am going to try and make a go of it. I plan on posting a picture of every hat I make so people can see the options. Right now I am making Yellow and Black ones, for my friends in the UMF and CMF. http://www.umfworld.com/States/Utah/NorthernUtah.html
I hope that you might consider following this blog and watch how I progress.
I don't know much about how to customize this blog to make it more appealing to the eye, but I am trying, and like I said, more pictures will be up soon. Thanks for reading!

New Endeavor

2010-12-21T14:28:00.001-07:00

I like to knit hats and scarfs in my free time.

I am now taking orders for custom-made hats and scarves. This one was made for a member of

UMF of America.

Orders can be completed and sent within 1 week. Please be very specific with personalization when you send in your order form. Thank You!