Baby Sets

There has been an influx of babies/baby related knitting in my life of late. I made 2 baby sets a few months back, one for a lady I speak to on the train called Erica and one for my Dad's sister in law Hazel. Erica had a little girl and Hazel had a little boy. Here are the sets I made:



 

Hazel's set - A rainbow striped crochet ripple blanket, 2 knitted beanies, 1 knitted acorn hat, 1 puerperium cardigan and 3 cute little plushies.

 

 

Erica's set - A white eyelet panel blanket, 2 knitted beanies, 1 knitted acorn hat, a pair of knitted Mary Jane's, 1 puerperium cardigan.

 

I really love making these sets and I wrap all the items in colour specific tissue paper and put them in a gift bag. It looks so nice when its all wrapped and ready to go.

 

A lady from work asked me to make her a couple of cardigans for 2 friends who are due babies. I explained to her about the sets and that I could make them for her if she liked. She asked me how much and I (after a quick calculation in my head) said £30.

 

She knew one baby was going to be a boy and wasn't sure about the 2nd so I made her a boy set and a gender neutral set:

 

 

Boy set: This is a granny square crochet blanket, 1 x crochet hat, 1 x knitted beanie, 1 x knitted acorn hat, a puerperium cardigan and a plushie.

 

Gender Neutral set: Knitted lace eyelet panel blanket ( I really like this one ), 1 x crochet hat, 1 x knitted beanie, 1 x knitted acorn hat, 1 x puerperium cardigan and a plushie.

 

I have realised after making and packaging these 2 sets that I underestimated the cost of these sets. I will need to charge £40 to actually break even and make a couple of pounds profit.

 

I am hoping to be able to sell these a bit more frequently and am using social media to help promote them. I've posted on my Instagram and will also add them to my facebook soon.

 

Here is them all bagged and ready to go:

 

 

**I've just been told that both babies arrived last night and there are now 2 new little men in the world**

 

 

I wish I had more time

I seem to find myself with no time at all! I have this huge list of things that I want/need to do and I cant seem to get them done. Every moment is busy, but not with significant things. It feels like I am losing chunks of time and having nothing to show for them. Does anyone else ever get that feeling?

I need to call family members and have a catch up (sorry Nan!) but when I look at the clock its 9.30pm and far too late to be disturbing people. I need to write more blog posts, but when I try in my lunch break it feels rushed and unsatisfying. I need to finish started projects but then get asked to make baby pieces for someone who knows someone who is pregnant, or work up an anniversary cross stitch for someone who is celebrating a big mile stone so all my projects end up on the back burner and my crafting is starting to feel like a chore. I need to spend time with friends and family but look at the calendar and Ollie's work schedule and cant seem to find dates that work for everyone. I need to catch up with the washing and ironing but by the time I've got home and had dinner its 8.30pm - far too late to disturb the neighbours with the washing machine. I need to re-pot my plant but when its the weekend I find myself doing the washing and the house work and then realising its too late to start or that I've just cleaned the kitchen and don't want to make a mess. I need to make time for me and Ollie to spend together but his shifts are all over the place and I find that we get 30 minutes here and there and then I'm staying up super late to see him and wearing myself out and then needing to have long lie in's at the weekend to play catch up. I need to be cooking healthier food from scratch but find that I'm getting in late and by the time I've finished cooking its 8.30 - 9pm and then I'm going to bed on a full stomach and feeling crappy the next day so I grab something on the way home from work and that's unhealthy and I'm eating on the go so I don't feel great.  Its a vicious circle that I cant seem to break.

When I do find those rare moments to get things done I find myself doing nothing just to have a rest and then I feel guilty that I haven't done any of the things that I need to do. I'm not sure how to get out of this funk, any ideas?