a wee dilemma

I have a bit of a dilemma. You see, there's a craft fair in November and I was thinking about knitting some things for it.

Pas de probleme, right?

Wrong.

Sure I could knit a few things. Maybe a couple baby vests. Maybe some toques. I have an entire month to knit them, but the creating of the items isn't the problem. The problem would be the pricing of said items and if it would really actually be worth my while. You see, knitting takes a long time. Especially when you are a slow knitter like myself. Knitting takes time and yarn costs money (especially if you are a yarn snob like me).

Let's put it this way... You know the dress I made my niece, Hailey? How much do you think I could sell it for?

Whatever number you have in your head is not enough. And here's why: I chose relatively inexpensive yarn and it still ended up costing me $25 (the yarn I purchased for my next go-around with the dress was $40... eek!). Would people even buy the dress for $25??? And that would only cover the yarn -- it wouldn't even touch a minute of the 40-some hours I spent knitting the lovely little dress. Yes, I did just say 40 hours... give or take a few. I've made the dress three times now and it has taken varying lengths of time.

Now take the vests I'm currently working on. They take about 10 hours to make but the yarn thankfully only costs $15. They're little vests. How much would I be able to sell them for?? Is it even worth it?

And the toques. The yarn costs anywhere from $7-15. And the toques take about 5 hours to make. Could I really sell them for a decent price though? How much are people willing to pay??

I love knitting, but this is why I think I can only do it for fun. It really isn't worth selling. I wish I could make a profit off it to help fund the yarn addiction I have been wanting to develop, but I guess I will continue to employ my self control.

Instead, I think I will just keep knitting for the people I love.

Well, maybe I'll sell some vests. Or some toques. Or both.

I'm undecided.