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<\/p>\nLooking at my crochet pattern sales over the past few years, one of my least popular patterns has been\u00a0my poor neglected\u00a0AquaAmi Polar Bear, and I think I know why…<\/p>\n
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It’s entirely my own fault:\u00a0I wanted to keep the design in line with the other AquaAmi (who are all about the shaping and have no features other than eyes), so I didn’t give my polar bear a black nose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Although it was an intentional design decision, I’m pretty sure that was a mistake from the point of view of selling patterns; most people couldn’t see the implied (invisible) nose and so overlooked the pattern, which is actually a really nicely-shaped realistic polar bear design.<\/p>\n So, let’s try an experiment to see if I’m right… Today I am proud to (re-)introduce the AquaAmi Polar Bear<\/a> crochet pattern!<\/strong><\/p>\n Beautiful realistic shaping and a classic black\u00a0bear nose make this a must-have pattern! Worked in a bulky weight yarn, he stands at about 8″ long and\u00a0\u00a05″\u00a0tall. You can easily\u00a0resize\u00a0the design\u00a0down by simply using a worsted weight yarn and E hook to make a more compact bear, or a couple of baby bears to follow the mama bear around (oh, wouldn’t that be cute?!)<\/p>\n So, why not pick up a copy of the\u00a0Polar Bear pattern<\/a> today?<\/p>\n For those of you who’ve already purchased the pattern, don’t worry, this is essentially the exact same pattern you bought! But if you’d like a copy of the new version, please contact me<\/a> and I’ll happily\u00a0email it to you!<\/em><\/p>\n I’ll be very interested to see what (if any) effect this has on sales of the Polar Bear pattern. As my business evolves, I’ve been learning to focus more on what my customers want rather\u00a0than arbitrary decisions that only make sense to me. For example,\u00a0my patterns were originally categorized by ranges: AmiDogs, AquaAmi, AfricAmi, PocketAmi, etc, but\u00a0the ranges were beginning to dictate which\u00a0animal designs I could make, and navigating through those categories was not at all clear\u00a0to anyone except me!\u00a0Last year, I changed\u00a0my shop categories to make it easier to find the type of pattern you’re looking for (Wild Animals, Farm Animals, Pets, etc etc) and I think that’s much more intuitive.<\/p>\n![\"polar](\"\/blog\/images\/polarbear_old.jpg\")
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