[moodynarwhal]

I've decided to sell some custom crochet/amigurumi bettas! I can do all tail types, colors, etc. I'm charging around $25 + shipping, it'll be less for plakats and more for giants. I'm going to have slots because I don't want to get overwhelmed. I'll be starting out with two. It'll probably take about a month for me to get your betta ready and shipped. PM me with a pic of your betta and we can discuss price, colors, and fins. Here's an example of my work:

 

[moodynarwhal]

Forgot to add, I can put ventrals and pectoral fins on the bettas, I just didn't with that one because I liked it without them.

 

[cakes488]

OMG this is too cute and I'm thinking that this would be a great way to memorialize your betta.

 

[moodynarwhal]

It is! I made some smaller ones (from a different pattern) after my first guys passed.

 

[antant26]

:surprise: So much betta art I need to have!!!! :smile2: Do you do halfmoons?

 

[moodynarwhal]

:surprise: So much betta art I need to have!!!! :smile2: Do you do halfmoons?

Yep! Any tail type!

 

[moodynarwhal]

A halfmoon I'm working on:

I'm still taking customs. Both slots are open.

 

[Kyrenora]

As a fellow fiber artist, I make more money by selling the patterns for my original projects on Ravelry.com than I do selling completed projects alone. I would look into it if I were you. I would buy this pattern in a heartbeat.

 

[moodynarwhal]

As a fellow fiber artist, I make more money by selling the patterns for my original projects on Ravelry.com than I do selling completed projects alone. I would look into it if I were you. I would buy this pattern in a heartbeat.

Thank you for the advice! My plan is actually to set up an Etsy/Ravelry shop selling patterns and maybe some finished stuff too. I haven't started either one yet though, and I thought it might be fun to offer customs on here in the meantime, although it's not seeming to work out too well. But, you never know, I may just be being impatient XD

 

[xCHAOTIC]

My roommate just said that she wanted the pattern too!

Of course my mind jumped to stuffing these things with catnip as I have 5 cats as well as the beta. Probably would expand the market when you get an Etsy going to offer an option of adding some catnip in with the stuffing!

 

[Kyrenora]

Thank you for the advice! My plan is actually to set up an Etsy/Ravelry shop selling patterns and maybe some finished stuff too. I haven't started either one yet though, and I thought it might be fun to offer customs on here in the meantime, although it's not seeming to work out too well. But, you never know, I may just be being impatient XD

If you need any help setting up a shop, let me know.

 

[moodynarwhal]

Lowering the price to $20. Both slots are open.

I will try to put the pattern up on ravelry soon. I have to sort out some kinks.

 

[Kyrenora]

I will try to put the pattern up on ravelry soon. I have to sort out some kinks.

With the pattern itself of with Ravelry? If it's the latter, send me a message and I would be happy to help!

 

[moodynarwhal]

The pattern lol. By the timeI get to the tail I'm like "I'm gonna wing it" which is not a bad trait when making actual stuff if you're capable of winging it, but it is a bad trait when you have to write stuff down and make it all come out even. Thank you for the offer though, It's really nice I was wondering, what's your ravelry name? You don't have to say if you don't want to, I'm just curious. Mine is the same as I have on here.

 

[Kyrenora]

I'm Kyrenora on there too.

 

[moodynarwhal]

Both slots are still open.
I'm going to try something new, since this doesn't seem to be working out. What do you think if I made detailed betta-sized bettas out of small yarn? Would anyone be interested in that?

 

[ThatFishThough]

LOL. Just an FYI, if I had money, I'd have all 7 of my bettas done in a heartbeat. I'm saving up some allowance, but heaters for the fishes come first. Sorry! I know how you feel, though.

 

[moodynarwhal]

Thanks I completely understand that people may not have enough money or don't want to pay that much.

 

[ThatFishThough]

Yeah. I would pay, though. They're cute & pretty darn accurate. Also, I'm simply incapable of crochet

 

[moodynarwhal]

Starting any crochet project is hard, just because of how tight the stitches are. If you use a bigger hook than you need to, just for practice, you'll start to get a hang of it and be able to move on to a real project. Hats are good to start out with (unless you have a really tight gauge like me XD)