American Inventor, katiefleck style
I have this idea. Except I don't know if it's any good or not. I'm really new to knitting and you all know I have this thing about organization. I had this drawer full of circular needles and double points and straights. And it was messy and hard to find the right size needle when I needed it. I also hated how the circulars curled back up while laying flat. I started searching online for an organizer to hang the circulars and hold my other needles as well. And nothing available was even close to what I wanted. (Do you see where this is going yet?) A quick trip to JoAnn's, several minutes with a calculator, a few hours with the sewing machine, and I made my own organizer!
Greg thinks with a few improvements, I could sell the organizer. But since there's nothing like my idea out there (that I've found), I'm nervous about showing it online at the moment because I'd rather not have someone steal it. (Course I have like 2 knitting readers? Who also sew?) But I want opinions. On whether or not a knitter would buy it. And what modifications they'd suggest. What color would they like? What price would they pay? Would they want a matching knitting tote for yarn and projects? How much would they additionally pay for that?
If I get some positive feedback, then comes the marketing aspect. I really like Etsy.com (like eBay but for crafters) because the site already has a large following. Setting up a new website is an option especially if there's a demand for matching totes or custom orders.
I would like to have a focus group before I go forward. If you don't knit but feel that you could give an opinion on the subject, I'll send you the information and questionnaire too. If you join the group, I'm offering a 10% discount on your purchase of the knitting organizer (to you non-knitters, my heart-felt gratitude). Leave me a comment with your email address if you'd like to help. Look for the email on Monday, I'm going to make a second prototype over the weekend. THANKS!
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