Large Knit for Hire order

Today, I received my first large knit for hire order. Two of the ladies at work, combined to do one order. It will be half trade and half money (their order is larger than mine:>) I will be knitting for their grandchildren. I am doing a 18mo bibbed sundress, a ruffled sweater and skirt in and three v-neck boys pullover sweaters.

The sundress is a 18mo and will be green with white trim. It is a Leisure Arts pattern. The sweater/skirt and the boys sweaters are all Sidar patters. The ruffled sweater will be white with a navy blue skirt. The boys sweaters are all the same except for color, light blue, darker blue and red.

I have never knit for someone else on the scale before. I was trying not to out price myself, but at the same time, it is my time to do it. I charged $50 each for the sundress and sweater/skirt, and $32 each for the boys sweaters. I know that sounds like a lot, but I'm not sure if I charged enough. When this is over, I will have a better idea of how to charge. I will posts pictures of them when they are done.

In our town, it used to be really hard to find sport weight yarn. In any color. Only Hurst Ben Franklin carried it consistantly. When I went to go buy the yarn for this order I realized how much that had changed. Now, it is really prevelant everywhere. Even skeins I picked up that said baby yarn, were in fact sport weight. Again the only one that had baby yarn was Ben Franklin. NOTE OF DISCLAIMER HERE: (We have a wonderful yarn shop in town where I know I could have found it. However, it is a little pricey and for a toddler I think you should just be able to throw it in the washing machine. I use her yarn more for special projects and adults.)

SMALL RANT: You would think with a town this size, and the popularity of knitting and crocheting that the stores that carry yarn would have a little more variety.