SINGAPORE: It was half past eight on a Thursday morning (Aug 18) at Toa Payoh MRT station, because commuters filed straight into Exit D on the way to the teach platforms.
Many of these people were about to start their day time, but for Mrs Catherine Ang, who sitting on the bare, brown-tiled floor along the underground walkway to the do gates, the day is about halfway done.
Mrs Ang, 56, crochets coasters, bottle holders and small handbags at home as being a decades-old hobby. Through 6am to 9am every weekday, she sells these items pertaining to between S$1. 50 and S$6 in the MRT station. After that she makes the short walk home to rest before spending the rest of her day time crocheting again.
Her mini company went viral right after Facebook user Jaya Dutta posted about it in a community amazing advantages group on Saturday. Ms Dutta mentioned she bought some crochet bottle holders from Mrs Ang, who “broke away in tears because she had no (sales) for last few days”.
The blog post also led to many media articles and also a Reddit thread.
This might be why Mrs Ang’s wares were almost sold-out when CNA stopped at on Thursday. She was about to keep the brown picnic yoga exercise mat she uses to show her items, even though she still a new few bottle cases and small totes left to sell.
Mrs Ang embraces custom orders, saying that she has crocheted shawls, decorative pieces, larger handbags and tablecloths. These pieces, however , cost more and take much longer to make. For instance, she can crochet a tablecloth within two to three weeks and sell it for S$60.
“Whatever you desire, I can make, inch she told CNA, often repeating this line throughout the hour-long chat.