Well, not much on comission, really. The few times I've tried, the people on the other side did not understand that "just make a vest for my granddaughter from your leftover yarns" is *not* really going to go -- for one thing, my stash is just that, *mine*; I have projects for almost all the yarn in my stash. Also, I'd rather have the person there at the yarn store to select color, because I love jewel tones, and will bypass the pastels the granddaughter would actually like unless told that pastels are the way to go.
That said, I know I underpriced the shawl (http://pics.livejournal.com/neotoma/pic/0002h3rs/g5) that sold at the Strathmore show. I could have tacked at least another $50 to the price, at the very least.
For a plain stockinette sweater that doesn't have cables, lace, colorwork, or mitering, I'd charge about three times the price of the yarn -- and I wouldn't let the customer pick cheap acrylic yarn (because it squeaks on the needle -- YUCK) -- any technique that would take extra time, would cost more, with mitering costing the most.
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That said, I know I underpriced the shawl (http://pics.livejournal.com/neotoma/pic/0002h3rs/g5) that sold at the Strathmore show. I could have tacked at least another $50 to the price, at the very least.
For a plain stockinette sweater that doesn't have cables, lace, colorwork, or mitering, I'd charge about three times the price of the yarn -- and I wouldn't let the customer pick cheap acrylic yarn (because it squeaks on the needle -- YUCK) -- any technique that would take extra time, would cost more, with mitering costing the most.