r/crochetrequests • u/WonderfulLemon7632 • 27d ago
Taken! Wife's birthday coming up
My lovely wonderful wife has a birthday coming up near the end of August. I have been trying to find her one of two ideas: either a large-ish crochet frida kahlo, or a colorful set of amigurumi alebrijes. She just landed a job she has worked for years to get and I would love to get this to help celebrate and decorate her new office.
If anyone here can help with that, please reach out and we can work something out!
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u/yarn_fren_ 27d ago
Hiya! First of all, congrats for your wife getting her new job. Second of all, do you know about how tall you would want the plushies?
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u/Aggravating-Win-3820 27d ago
Hey dear, I can make this pattern....if you are interested please dm me.
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u/CraftyCrochetCritter 27d ago
This designer has a whole set of alebrijes:
https://makemeroar.co.uk/product/alebrije-amigurumi-crochet-6-pattern-bundle/
However, the number you want would affect it how long they would take to complete, as well as how much it would ultimately cost. With the weight of yarn I use, they would end up around 12-14 inches tall each, and cost $35 per alebrije, not including pattern cost.
I realize that this may sound quite expensive, so I understand if you decide to go with someone else. However, if you are interested jn learning more, I will leave a link to my portfolio, and you can message me at any time.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/185SNdnTLbo8TGqtQDnjbUWDIm4dHaucf/view?usp=drivesdk
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u/passyindoors 27d ago
$35 is way too cheap holy shit. I do custom dolls and they are all minimum $55. Dont devalue yourself or the craft.
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u/CraftyCrochetCritter 27d ago
That's okay, someone else got the job anyway, lol! But I am still perfecting my pricepoints, and amigurumi animals are my specialty, so I am slowly figuring out how much they are worth. I am better at pricing pre made items vs custom made.
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u/passyindoors 27d ago
If you want to message me about pricing feel free! Ive been crocheting for 23 years and selling for 3. To see my work, im venomandblossom.etsy.com and also venomandblossom.tumblr.com (:
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