I Think I Can

After a recent trip to the Christmas Market I noticed I was being very critical of all the knitting venders and found myself thinking 'I could make that...' quite frequently which got me to my next thought, that if I could make that and they are selling it then I could/should sell my stuff!

Although I admit that I already had plans to set up an Etsy store online it was reassuring that I saw some items I have actually made which gave me a confidence boost that it's something I can do and that there is a market for it out there. I was a bit unsure if, with my limited experience, I would be able to start selling anything for awhile but I happened upon an item that was the identical pattern to a scarf I'm working on right now (below)

The item I saw was the same pattern but made as a neck warmer with a button closure which I could easily have turned this into!

Now that I have some added reassurance I just need to figure out how to keep my optimism from turning into pessimism - as it usually does.
I have already taken one step that I believe will help me keep going which is telling people about my plan (which as a bonus I've gotten positive feedback from) so in doing that I know that I've put the word out there and if I don't do as I say I will feel foolish.
Secondly, I have also been asked to make things for a few friends and family members already which is more support and more incentive as well; if I continue to get better and continue to have people wanting my work and perhaps having others wanting it after seeing it then it will really help me get my online store off the ground and the options are really endless from there - depending on what I want to get out of it and how much I want to put into it of course.

So from here on out my new motto is "I think I can...I think I can..."and like the Little Engine That Could I will  try my best to reach the top of the hill and towards my destination!