Knit Snood
Item: Hooded Scarf
Seller: Kampsun
I had never heard of a “snood” before visiting Kampsun on Etsy.com, and now that I know what it is, I’m pretty impressed/obsessed.
“I am super-excited to present you my newest design for this winter/spring! A hooded scarf for women,” the seller writes in the Etsy item description. “This is the perfect alternative to a hat. It keeps you really warm and makes you look cute and trendy. Wrap this around you to keep warm and cozy. 100% merino. It can easily be wrapped around the neck once or even twice for extra warmth. It has a nice lace pattern and a really awesome texture.”
I met Maria Kesvatera, the seller behind Kampsun, via my Etsy Item of the Day shop submission page.
“Hello there, I’m Maria – the knitter and designer behind my shop Kampsun,” she told me. “My day job is actually in a theater orchestra where I play the violin, but in my spare time I just love doing all kinds of crafts, especially knitting. My shop originally started from wanting to share my love for knitting with others. I could never possibly wear all the things I knit, because there are just too many! Also I see a lot of traditional lovely knits, but I really want to take those traditions and come up with something new, edgy and fashionable.”
“My shop name Kampsun is an Estonian word and it means “sweater“. It’s a name that made sense most, since I’ve always thought I would knit so many sweaters, that by the end of my life I could make a huge exhibition of them,” she said.
When she’s not crafting for her fun shop, Maria says she is likely traveling, reading books, going to all kinds of art exhibitions.
I love to ask Etsy sellers where they shop on Etsy.com because I usually get some fabulous leads on shops. After all, those on the site the most are probably the ones that know where we can all find some awesome handmade goods!
“[My favorite] would be probably Umwelt. It’s quite a new shop, run by Maria – a dear friend to me,” she shared. “I enjoy her drawings so much and I’m really hoping her shop will be a success.”
Maria tells other Etsy sellers to have an awesome product and best possible pictures. “These are the two most important things,” she advises.
“Also SEO – a difficult thing to work on, but really useful,” she says.
So what’s next for Maria’s shop on Etsy?
“I’m working on spring/summer accessories right now. I just listed three wonderful scarves today and hope there will be many more to come,” she tells me.
Love Maria’s work? Connect with her online and chat about her lovely snood designs! You can find her on Twitter @kampsunknit and on Facebook here.
Thanks for sharing your shop with me, Maria!
- Jackie
