#pattern designer

[unconventionalmakes]

20/09/24

I have some news guys.

After leaving my Etsy store to sit and run on it's own for a while this year, I've been informed that I will lose access to the funds I make on the site in 6 days until I submit my taxpayer ID which for me is my social insurance number. This is where I've decided to draw the line and pull my business from Etsy. I don't feel comfortable giving that info over to a site that can be hacked. I'll be taking down my store very soon and making arrangements elsewhere as there is no point in collecting funds I won't ever receive until they shut my store down in 60 days themselves.

This is all very abrupt and not at all how I was planning on the rest of the year going but you've got to roll with the punches and not sell your morals or gut feelings short. And I have a bad feeling about this.

It's a bittersweet moment because I really did love my little Etsy store and it was a big move for me to create my shop in the first place in March of 2020. However as time has gone on, Etsy has put out more and more questionable policies that I've never agreed with and until now been able to opt out of getting involved in. I can't opt out of this one as it comes from the Canadian government. And while looking into this policy I properly saw just how much money from sales I've made. To give you and idea, from a $3.00 purchase (which I was told was actually $3.30) I made $1.00. I also didn't realize that I can't opt out of paying to be in offsite Etsy ads anymore so I was automatically put into it and a lot of my sales have come from offsite ads this year so a lot more of my income than I thought was going to Etsy for that (nonconsensually).

And while I have you here, here's another issue I'd like to draw your attention to. This year they rolled out an offer to all sellers to get a discount on their fees if they shared a trackable link to their social media for their followers and friends to click on where their information would be tracked and essentially bought out by Etsy at the price of 4% off their Etsy fees. So just be careful out there. And my advice to anyone still selling on Etsy, pay attention to these offers of trading some of your personal information or doing a favour for them with your name on it in exchange for their basic service or an inconsequential deduction of fees. It's not right. Your income and your hobby shouldn't ever be treated like a bribe or a game.

At this point I don't care if anyone thinks I'm overreacting, these are my morals and principles and that's all I have to act on. And I know that people have been saying that Etsy is evil for a while to which I still don't agree with them. I have just been very passive about my income while my shop was up since Etsy took care of so much of the job and I justified the fees in the beginning because I saw it as paying them to do the stuff I didn't know how to do. That all changes now. The work I put out is worth more than my passive attitude towards it.

More updates to come ✌

[roseofmaygreece]

Colorful Summer Lighter/Lipstick Holder Crochet Pattern, on my Etsy, RoseOfMayGreece! A quick and easy gift to make, which the recipient will love, as it's very practical! Detailed instructions with photos of every step, also available in black and white, for easy printing.

Get the pattern here:

[faerieorgremlin]

Midnight on FRIDAY APRIL 12!! I WILL BE DROPPING MY FIRST EVER PATTERN LETS GOOO!!

[dizzy-n]

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📱iPhone 16 series cases now available in my #Etsy shop 💕

Samsung cases are also available.

Worldwide shipping✈ 🌏

[sweaterkittensahoy]

GUESS WHO FINISHED THE CAPTAIN MARVEL JACKET TUTORIAL

THIS BITCH

Here's the ravelry link. It's free!

[kaasi-legacy-designs]

Links to Everything

I have a variety of links so here is a pinned post with them all.

Etsy: Link

Ravelry: Personal | Shop

Instagram: Link (same posts are copied here for convience)

☕ Ko-Fi: Link (a lot of behind-the-scenes shots and project notes will be posted here)

Any and all donations and purchases will go towards shop maintenance, and shop/pattern creation.

[janikainen]

✏️🐛 I'm still unsure what to make with the fun patterns I've made in the past! Maybe some sticker sheets or washi tape? Any wishes? Perhaps some postcards would be fun too 🥰

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[unconventionalmakes]

The path I've decided to take is to do a marathon through all my patterns, knit them up, take new pictures for them, fix up and adjust the patterns and then release them as I intend them to be on Ravelry! There are going to be a lot of hiccups along the way but it's what I'm willing to do to recover my job after I took that hit from Etsy.

I started with this set of dishcloths right here. They are made only using knit and purl stitches to make these pictures I've designed so they're very easy and not very big. I made these back in 2017 and made them a set on etsy in 2023 and now the set is an ebook on my Ravelry store! They're also available for sale individually for $2. There haven't been many takers for these over the years even though I enjoy the dynamics of each of them so maybe they just haven't found their crowd yet

I can see these being good for friend groups of creative people or as a gift to arts teachers or a gift to yourself as a dishcloth or face cloth

And I swore that I wouldn't put too much work into my patterns as I'm doing this marathon buuuut I had a vision for a matching bonus cloth that would work as an accent to the other busier patterns if someone were to make them as a set so I went ahead and made it and added it as an exclusive to the ebook

Pattern Credits: The Actor's Cloth, The Artist's Cloth, The Crafter's Cloth, The Dancer's Cloth, and The Musician's Cloth available on their own but also as a set sold as an ebook

[mrmomoart]

Like to design another watermelon pattern! Maybe today?

[cy-lindric]

Started a new vest project this week ! Test swatch + bottom section ⛪🌿

[aworldofpattern]

Oscar de la Renta: 'Crafted like a mosaic, discover the making-of the #odlrfall2024 stained glass gown — ushering in a a new House-signature embroidery technique.'

Constructed from hundreds of polyamide panes, hand-sewn together in an Art Nouveau style reminiscent of Tiffany glass. Ready-to-wear: £36,546.

[dizzy-n]

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Now UP to 40% off Sitewide in #redbubbleshop ✨

✈Worldwide Shipping︎🌏

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Okay, I've actually written out the steps to make the Captain Marvel jacket. I'm trying not to overexplain, but also I want it to be beginner-friendly. Gonna have Sean read through it tomorrow. If he can understand the basics while not being a crocheter, it should be good to go.

The star information is a full pattern, but the rest of the jacket is a tutorial. The whole thing is six pages.

Soonish, anyone who wants to make this hot piece will have actual instructions:

[angelmaking]

pattern recognition girl final moments