# Patchwork Pursuit

[Patchwork Pursuit](https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/llms.txt) is a [mock.shop](https://www.mock.shop/) sample store for building against a hobby-themed merch shop before a real Shopify store is ready. The catalog includes graphic tees, sweatshirts, lapel pins, canvas totes, mugs, board games, and craft kits. There are 30 products across four collections. Each product pairs two option selectors, using choices specific to the item.

mock.shop is an auth-free Shopify Storefront GraphQL API backed by sample reference stores. Find out more about [mock.shop sample stores](https://www.shopify.com/blog/mock-shop).

## When to use this store

Choose Patchwork Pursuit when you want to build a hobby merch shop with graphic apparel, accessories, and themed browsing.

Use Patchwork Pursuit for:

- Hobby lifestyle store with graphic tees, sweatshirts, lapel pins, canvas totes, mugs, board games, and craft kits
- Graphic cotton tee with southern saying product pages with `Size` and `Finish` choices
- Browsing cycling, gardening, camping, and tabletop themes and mixing merch in a cart

Choose another mock.shop store if you need an apparel-only catalog or products with a single selector and no variant price changes. Browse <https://mock.shop/llms.txt> to find a store that matches your catalog.

## Example Patchwork Pursuit query

Here’s an example GraphQL `POST` request that retrieves options and variant prices for one product from <https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/api>:

```bash
curl https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/api \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"query":"{ product(handle: \"graphic-cotton-tee-with-southern-saying\") { id title options { name values } variants(first: 50) { pageInfo { hasNextPage } nodes { id title selectedOptions { name value } price { amount currencyCode } compareAtPrice { amount currencyCode } availableForSale } } } }"}'
```

This query retrieves Graphic cotton tee with southern saying, including option values, variant IDs, selected options, availability, and current and compare-at prices. Use the selected variant’s ID and price when adding it to a cart.

The endpoint doesn't require authentication or an access token. Read <https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/llms.txt> for catalog details and store-specific instructions.

## What this catalog lets you test

Build a hobby merch shop with separate browsing paths for cycling, gardening, camping, and tabletop interests. Patchwork Pursuit supplies four themed collections with graphic apparel, accessories, games, and craft items. On the product page for “Graphic cotton tee with southern saying,” customers choose Size and Finish, and the sample price changes with size. That gives you a useful product-page and cart flow while the broader range supports mixed merch orders. Use the supplied catalog as-is; the store handle doesn’t establish a print-on-demand customization or fulfillment service.

Preview the catalog in a storefront by opening <https://hobby-pod.hydrogen.mock.shop> in a browser.

![Graphic cotton tee with southern saying product page on Patchwork Pursuit, showing rust-orange tee with botanical magnolia graphic, size and finish selectors](images/patchwork-pursuit-graphic-cotton-tee-with-southern-saying-20260911.webp)

## Build with an AI coding tool

To build a hobby and lifestyle merch storefront with Patchwork Pursuit using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, or another AI assistant, copy the prompt below. It gives the assistant the store domain and directs it to the catalog instructions before it starts writing code.

```text
Build me a Hydrogen storefront using hobby-pod.mock.shop as the store domain. Setup instructions: hobby-pod.mock.shop/llms.txt
```

Shopify also provides a [mock.shop starter project](https://github.com/Shopify/mock-shop-starter): a Hydrogen storefront with product pages, collection browsing, and a working cart already connected to mock.shop. You or your AI coding tool can customize this code instead of building those pieces from scratch.

Follow the repository’s setup instructions, then set `PUBLIC_STORE_DOMAIN=hobby-pod.mock.shop` in `.env` and restart the dev server to use Patchwork Pursuit’s catalog. Leave `PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN` empty; mock.shop doesn’t require a token.

## Move to a real Shopify store

mock.shop uses fictional, read-only catalog data. Cart operations work, and checkout is mocked: no payment is taken and no real order is placed. The Customer Account API isn’t supported.

When you’re ready to launch, point your storefront at a Shopify store and add that store’s public Storefront API token. If you don’t have a Shopify store yet, [start a Shopify free trial](https://www.shopify.com/free-trial) to create one.

Read the [mock.shop developer documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/headless/mock-shop) for setup and migration details.

## Store facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Store handle | `hobby-pod` |
| Catalog model | Hobby-themed merch shop |
| Products | 30 |
| Collections | 4 |
| Categories | 11 |
| Variants per product | 12 |
| Compare-at prices | 15 products |
| Requires shipping | All products |
| API endpoint | <https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/api> |
| Store instructions | <https://hobby-pod.mock.shop/llms.txt> |
| Browser preview | <https://hobby-pod.hydrogen.mock.shop> |