| If you want to find out how to make a business | | | | knitting shawl pieces for my daughters while they |
| knitting shawl pieces or knitting in general, you've | | | | were in junior high. The girls absolutely loved them |
| got the right article. | | | | and wore them to school throughout the fall and |
| I've actually been knitting for a few decades now. | | | | winter on basically a daily basis. The shawls caught |
| What started out as a hobby, became an interest | | | | on and I was literally knitting shawl pieces for all |
| of my childrens', and eventually became a | | | | of their friends (I have three daughters!). You can |
| business for me. | | | | imagine how busy I was! |
| I can honestly say that it's been a blessing since it | | | | Eventually, one shawl was not enough so the girls' |
| happened. I am not very business oriented and | | | | mothers began to call me and request if I could |
| actually began knitting when my children were | | | | continueknitting shawl pieces for them. They |
| younger and at home. Knitting shawl pieces and | | | | themselves even promoted me in the girl scouts |
| other clothing was a very therapeutic activity. It | | | | troop and PTA meetings to knit for fundraisers |
| gave me a chance to be creative and to do my | | | | and events like that. |
| own thing for a while too. | | | | I started knitting shawl pieces for fundraisers, |
| Basically, it gave me time for myself... which I so | | | | gifts, and to sell during the holidays and at the |
| needed with four children in the house with me! | | | | local crafts market. |
| My business began years ago when I started | | | | |