Making money by doing what you love

I was talking with a friend tonight and we were trying to figure out how to make money by doing what we love to do. He loves to play guitar and I love to knit. So tonight I did some research on making money knitting. I found lots of information, and one thing that sparked an interest was making cat toys or beds for cats and dogs. Some of the things are quick to make, which is important because you need to be able to make these things quickly if you're going to make any money. So I'm going to play around with some ideas and see if anything happens. Maybe by this time next year I'll be making enough money doing what I love to do, instead of working for corporate America.