My story is simple.

Hello. My story is simple.
My name is Svitlana. I am from Ukraine – there’s such a country in the center of Europe. I have a husband and a daughter. My family is very important for me. They inspire me to search new ideas; they support my beginnings and are always ready to help me.

I have been fond of knitting since school. The first time I took crochet, my grandma showed me two eyelets – single crochet and double crochet. My creative work started from these two eyelets. Person, who was the first to come up with entanglement of threads in a way that the picture appears, was genius. This knitwear is vivid, it creates good mood and charges with positive energy.


With years this process sucked me in deeply and deeply. I started mastering new techniques of knitting and new kinds of needlework. Crochet and needles weren’t my only instruments. I learned embroidering, felting and sewing.
I wasn’t going to sell my works online. I usually give it to my friends. All of my things are made with warmth, love and care.

One day my friend suggested putting my knitting on Internet. Surfing the web I found a product-oriented site “Etsy” .  My friend made up the name for the shop as well. It’s SvitlanaSky. I don’t know what influenced her choice but I liked it.  

I first decided to put out baby-shoes. They are my favorite. When I knit them I imagine babies making their first steps. I try to make these shoes special, so people could keep it as a remembrance. 

That’s how everything started. I knew there should be more than booties so I knitted some hats, dress and blanket too.

I was worried of course that people won’t like it. Will there be any orders? I wasn’t thinking about promoting my creative work, I just wanted to knit.

Baby-shoes knitted in a Victorian style are myfavorite. For a long time I’ve been searching for a thread or glowing ribbon to adorn them. But then I decided they don’t need it. 

My first sale caught me flat-footed. 

When I was sending thing to the customer I was really nervous. Every time I opened the mail my heart ached.  What if they didn’t like it or it didn’t fit. But having received the order the customer wrote me a thank-you letter.

That was the moment I realized that the best business is the one built on your hobby.

What can I wish beginners?

Don’t back down, even if you think it’s absurd. Don’t listen to those who tell you that your idea is poor and it will go down in flames. All in all try your hardest.