What inspires me is a variety of things. This could be anything from a cartoon, animations or even just photos of cute animals.
My customers also give me loads of inspiration in the things they request! Sometimes when I make a custom, they request something that I've never worked on before and it inspires to make more characters or designs!
Sometimes I create polls to engage with the community to see what they would like to see created from me and create new designs from there.
At first when I started crocheting, I faced challenges in the types of yarn I was using and making sure I was counting rows and stitches correctly! To be honest, I still make mistakes and have to unwind the project and restart again. It definitely takes practice and I do owe it to my determination back then to keep improving and finding a style that suited me that makes me enjoy crocheting and creating even more.
#5 Custom Order Idea From A Friend That Wanted A Giant Whale Crochet Plush, It Is Now One Of My Most Popular Plushies
It can be a balancing act when creating customs and working on inventory for my conventions.
I currently have a waiting list for custom orders and let them know an estimate timeframe on when I am able to work on their order.
I tend to prepare as much as I can with conventions but as I also have other work, I have to balance life and work and set time aside - it can be stressful at times thinking I may not have enough stock! But I enjoy every step of the way!
I hope that I can start creating and selling my own patterns for Hey Meeko in future! I have been asked a few times and I am terrible at writing down patterns (they are usually just stored in my head) but I definitely would like to do this one day and share my cute chubby creations to the world. I would love to branch out to some cute crochet baby wear but that may take awhile before I get there!
