Shipping in Canada: A Mild Rant

Hello all

Usually I use this blog to showcase my knitting and to keep you informed of where you can find me; both online and at locall markets.

However something has been on my mind that I think really needs to be said, so I hope you'll bear with me while I put down my needles and get on my soap box for a moment.

Okay... this may sound all dopey and cliched, but I love St. John's; in fact, I'm pretty fond of Newfoundland in general and the rest of Canada is just dandy too. I like to see local artists and crafters do well and I enjoyed being right there along with them at the flea market, and probably will again at the farmers market.

When I decided to start selling my knitting on Etsy my first idea was that this would be a Canada shipping only store because I figured that it would be more expensive to ship to the US and I was really hesitant to ship anywhere outside of North America, because when I was talking to a person at the post office about shipping (trying to figure out my rates) I was told it was probably going to cost a lot.

Well, it's been a while and I've sold a couple things and gotten quotes for interested parties and all I can say is wow, was I wrong. It costs significantly less to ship to the US or all the way to Europe than to ship something across this province. I don't understand why this is. Is the shipping path that trecherous here in Canada? Are our fine postal workers fending off dragons and mauraders as they bravely deliver packages through the Canadian wilderness?

Seriously though, I'm currently tweaking my shipping costs because of this, so that I won't lose out if I send a stuffed toy from here to Corner Brook. If you've noticed the changes and are unhappy, I'm sorry but that's all I can do. It's got me wondering if I should just stop selling in Canada, which I don't want to do because as I said I like being here right along with the local talent, selling my knitting in this province and this country.

I don't know, maybe someone out there can explain to me why the shipping is the way it is, but from where I stand right now, it looks terribly backward to me.

Ah well... thanks for reading my rant. I'm going to get down off the soap box and pick up my needles again. I'll be posting new projects soon.

Of mice and (slender) men

First off, here is a little toy mouse that I did for a certain cat.

I am very happy to say that the cat loves it.

Next, another version of slender man that I did.

This is based on his more outlandish aggressive appearances and is on sale now at my shop at http://knitwolf.etsy.com/

The first project for 2011

Slender man (google it if you don't want to sleep for a while)

This one is on sale now at my etsy shop:

http://knitwolf.etsy.com

More Xmas knits

These are more projects that I did as Xmas gifts

A stocking for my mom:
I was actually using a patten from Canadian Living for this one
A simple ribbed scarf

A gift to myself :P

This was also done using a pattern from Canadian Living

Prints!

I figured this is somewhat related to my knitting, so I figured I'd post this here

I have prints for sale on DeviantArt which you can get as magnets, mousepads, wall art, or in the case of the second one, greeting cards.

Here is one of them:
Which you can find at http://dymphnawolf.deviantart.com/#/d32419j

The other one:

Which you can find at http://dymphnawolf.deviantart.com/#/d32461g

Other then that I have been super busy with Christmas projects lately. I will post pics when they are done

Mini moogle

My latest creation; a minature version of a moogle.
From the front:

and the back:

This little guy is on sale now at
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60460909/mini-moogle

Online store now open

Well I've finally got my shop up and running.

You can find it here:
www.etsy.com/shop/knitwolf

I will still be posting news or interesting creations here though, so if you just want to see what I'm up to you can still come here. If you want to see what is for sale, just head on over to my shop on etsy.