Who Am I?

I’m Kelly Thomas, crochet pattern designer, blogger and crochet business coach. But that’s what I am now.

I started out by selling the crochet that I made to try and make some extra cash to boost the family finances after my son was born. I never set out to be a business, I just wanted to make our financial situation a bit more comfortable. But I soon saw the potential and was determined to make that potential happen.

but it wasn’t long before the frustrations of trying to make a decent income that way took hold:

• Struggling to get the price that my crochet deserved,
• Having to crochet every minute available to get those orders completed and sent out on time.
• Missing out on time with my family to crochet
• My crochet was becoming a chore. 

It was horrible and not at all what I had envisioned when starting this crochet venture.

I was going to craft fairs, taking lots of ready-made stock with me but I barely made a profit. 

Just when I thought I had got to the end of my order list and could spend a bit of time with my family, more orders would roll in and I would have to pick up my hook and get cracking again. It was a double-edged sword – great that I was getting orders, not great that it was taking up every minute of my time to keep up

Something needed to change or I was going to have to close up shop.

So I turned to writing and selling my own crochet patterns. I knew I could do this, as many of the designs I sold were my own ideas. It just meant writing the patterns out properly so that others could understand them.

My 1st pattern was a simple shower puff, but that simple pattern soon gave way to more complicated ones, and 6 months later I released my very first crochet along – the 50 Stitches which is what made my business what it is today. 

By the time the 50 Stitches started, I had completely stopped selling what I made, was working when I wanted, making what I wanted and had tripled my income.

I had more time to spend with my son, I got to enjoy my crochet again as I wasn’t forced to crochet to keep up with orders and I had the time to relax and spend some time on myself because I could put my hook down without the fear of losing money.

So, several years, several dozen mistakes and some successes later, here I am. I have a successful crochet pattern business, a blog that earns me revenue while I look after my family and a crochet business coaching business that is going from strength to strength. 

You can do the same and I will show you how!