How I turned my hobby into a business

I have many hobbies, the main one being knitting.

I had a professional career and was super busy with that, then I had a baby.  Like many other women I found that the childcare costs wiped out the benefits of my salary, and the stress of juggling it all was just too much.

I left my job and decided to try to find a way to make a bit of extra money at home.

I started with an ebay business. I sold allsorts, some things that I made myself (hair clips mostly) and shoes and socks that I bought from a wholesaler.

It went ok, didn't make much profit, but felt some pride in having started a business. 

I wasn't knitting to sell then, but stumbled across a pattern for a lovely quick to knit hat for my baby daughter.  I bought enough wool for two of them, and put the spare one on ebay. It sold, made a few quid. Tried another, the same.

Well, it sort of grew, and now there are many branches of my business.

I have decided to blog about it, in the aim of helping of others to turn their hobbies into a profit. Because what could be more enjoyable than doing your hobby as a job?

Thanks for being here, I hope you will find some of my posts of use.

For a comprehensive guide about how to sell your knitting online, check out this useful little e book available on amazon.