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I would like to say a huge welcome
to Betsy
Never in a million years did I ever expect to be making crochet patterns and selling them on the internet. First of all, I thought making patterns was for expert crocheters, and second, I hadn't crocheted in almost 30 years.
It all started last year when I decided that after 17 year, I wanted to retire as a tax professional. Now what was I going to do with myself? I'd known about Etsy, but I didn't know if people really made money. I looked at some of the crocheters' shops and was surprised (and delighted) to see that some of them had a lot of sales. That's all I had to know to get started.
Initially, I crocheted items for sale such as, rugs, afghans, hats etc, but I quickly determined, living in a rural area made it difficult to do custom orders. The closest yarn store is an hour's drive and I couldn't afford to make the trip and still make a profit on the items I crocheted. That's when I decided that maybe I could sell patterns, after all I was creating my own patterns anyway.
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Writing patterns is challenging. From start to finish it takes me about a week to create one pattern. First, I have an idea for the design, then I crochet it to see if it will work the way I envision it, then I have to write it down so it makes sense to other crocheters and finally, it has to be tested in every size.
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I don't know if I'll ever put enough effort into this to make it a full time business, but so far, it's been fun and rewarding. And it's always a thrill whenever anyone likes my patterns enough to part with their hard earned money to buy one.
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It all started last year when I decided that after 17 year, I wanted to retire as a tax professional. Now what was I going to do with myself? I'd known about Etsy, but I didn't know if people really made money. I looked at some of the crocheters' shops and was surprised (and delighted) to see that some of them had a lot of sales. That's all I had to know to get started.
Initially, I crocheted items for sale such as, rugs, afghans, hats etc, but I quickly determined, living in a rural area made it difficult to do custom orders. The closest yarn store is an hour's drive and I couldn't afford to make the trip and still make a profit on the items I crocheted. That's when I decided that maybe I could sell patterns, after all I was creating my own patterns anyway.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiGwYRLW8GaFt4OTZobBIBWLWqIVCEE33jozh0pydWbJBDev7AOrUxlKx2l_XX0jp9hJ05NADvNlAHZZLxV0-dgzqrE15cOG8HlaTAy904j2gzk58uvsqpFa9QusvCda3fdcNQmeLHxI/s400/il_570xN.302068323.jpg)
Writing patterns is challenging. From start to finish it takes me about a week to create one pattern. First, I have an idea for the design, then I crochet it to see if it will work the way I envision it, then I have to write it down so it makes sense to other crocheters and finally, it has to be tested in every size.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NCy6FMw5m6driWOC-gifL0HbhhHnScwbNRRapoZH4nSn-kd-8kdUQZlP0FvQFERU6ocWybkV1ZtjX4_LSOcwQRkRLwZoO9Fc7JDKYH-TuZ1O1x1o0cLqEe-gB_3r8hGgPwNLHt1sqeE/s400/il_570xN.335259010.jpg)
I don't know if I'll ever put enough effort into this to make it a full time business, but so far, it's been fun and rewarding. And it's always a thrill whenever anyone likes my patterns enough to part with their hard earned money to buy one.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNy_R2hLgcIFOvEE7TVO5quZ0AfBsMsRduyJSYSutZJURD1JV8S8x9Pys2cmB5KdZ1vL0RLj-5WBvh5lYHmAgxMayiJjGkAP2l9Ur3OAvFvyvoRVcUGKB3ojX7J86RQv7yQkYkMyhQSQ/s400/il_570xN.324688750.jpg)
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Betsy Rheaume
Betsy Rheaume
Thank you ever so much Betsy.
I hope you will check out her sites.
I love the Owl Hat, it is just soooo cute!
Thank you ever so much for sharing it with us!
I love how you use colour in your designs.
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