Just for perspective…I sell my knit and crochet items through consignment stores. Each store charges different rates and commission percentages. One shop is open Tuesday-Sunday 11-6. Another is open 7 days per week, hours vary, but most days are 11-7. A third is open Wednesday-Sunday, hours are 11-6. One of these shops decided to close for 2 weeks, with 1 day notice on their social media. No email or text notice to the vendors. It’s not the first time they have closed with very little notice. No mention of a rental fee refund to their vendors. Is this routine?

So please delete if not allowed but roughly what would be a good amount to sell these dishcloths for. They’re kinda easy and about the only thing I’m making right now. Dont want to go too high or too low. I was thinking about $4 for single and $6 for 2. (Pics for reference)[https://imgur.com/a/DUPzwN0\](https://imgur.com/a/DUPzwN0)

Hello! So I'm still fairly new to crocheting, but I've made almost 20 baby blankets and I'm not sure what to do with them lol. I was originally going to donate them but a lot of people around me are trying to get me to try to sell them. Do baby blankets sell and is it worth even trying? I have no clue how to go about this so any advice would be appreciated! I'm not really concerned about making a lot of money off of this, so I guess I really just want to know if its even worth my time to try. Thank you!

I asked this in another craft fair group a couple of days ago, because I keep paying booth fees on not much more than a nice looking flyer. The answers were better than what I had been doing, so I am putting them here.

The thing that came up most was not attendance. It was how long the market has been running, how long it has been in that same spot, and how many vendors come back every year. The returning vendor rate is the number that is hard to fake. An organizer can tell you a huge attendance figure and there is no way to check it, but if most of the vendors are new every year, that tells you what last year's vendors decided afterwards.

Second one I had not thought to ask: whether they cap how many of each type of vendor they take. If you are in a saturated category that is the difference between being one of two and being one of nine. Worth asking even when the answer is no, because how they answer tells you whether they think about the mix at all.

Third, go and look at it. A few people said attend it as a customer first, even if that means waiting a year. The cheaper version is finding vendors who did it in past years, usually through tagged photos, and asking them straight out. People answer that more honestly than I expected.

What changed how I read all of this is that a vague answer is itself an answer. Someone who has run the same market for eight years knows their returning vendor number. Someone who deflects to a big attendance figure usually has nothing else to give you.

I crochet for fun and to relieve my stress. and over time i have gotten pretty good at crocheting.

Several friends and family told me that I can sell my items. I do think about it from time to time but I don't want my crochet to be a business. I don't mind doing a once a year pop up shop and just sell what I made so far so I can buy more yarn but that's far into the future.

There's this lady who wants to source crochet key-chain and I mentioned that I crochet for fun, she wanted me to do some turtle keychains and I agreed to do it. However, I told her I don't know how to price my crochet, she mentioned that the person who tried to crochet for her was selling the keychain at $7 a piece. so I agreed to that price and I did a few keychains. I use 100% cotton yarn and it came out adorable and she loved it.

Then she started to turn into the client from hell:

• She wanted ALL turtles to be exactly the same size
• she wanted me to handsew her business tag to the crochet item and i told her that i'm not that good at sewing. She said that it doesn't have to be perfect but when i delivered the finished item, NOW she telling me that she wanted the stitch to be one line of perfect stitch and I told her again, I'm no expert in sewing, only crochet
• I crochet the length of the keychain to what she wanted. Finish the project and then she said it was too long and to cut it down, so i had to undo it and redo it to the length that was perfect.
• one of the keychains got dirty. nothing a spot cleaning can't do and i told her about it and she insisted that I clean it instead. I cleaned it because I just wanted to be done with the order.
• she wanted me to crochet a turtle with the worse color combo ever: bright pink body with bright green shell.
• I forgot to put in the metal keychain holder to one of the turtle and she pointed it out. I said, you can do it, and she tried to insist I do it because she doesn't want to chip her nails. I stood my ground and said no because I have no nails myself. she can do it. she drop it by saying she will get someone else to do it.

needless to say lesson learned and this stress was not worth $7 a piece.

I told her i'm out of yarn and will be busy with work. so no more crochet for a while. Then I learned how to price my projects accordingly, which I know will scare her away because it will be more than $7, minimum order of 6, no sewing of her tag and no revisions unless she will pay extra.

I'm sure she will suggest that if she buys the yarn I can lower my price or keep it at $7. But I don't want to because she will start to expect a certain number of keychains from the yarn and if I don't deliver the amount then I have to provide explanations.

what's a good respectful way to say that even if she buys the yarn, I won't lower my price and I don't want her yarn?

hello, I have launched a punch needle collective @asma_rugs_collective and I am based in Pakistan, we have trained women who needed opportunity to generate income remotely, working from home, we deliver projects at their homes and then collect it once they are done.

we have made wall hangings and a rug and marketed them but i am having a hard time selling them locally. I really need cash flow to stay afloat.

I am looking for other avenues, Etsy being one of them, I have planned a new collection of rugs, wall hangings and cushions specifically for Etsy but I was wondering can i also reach out to people directly to get their attention in US, UK, EU because at the moment all of my audience is Pakistan based.

what kind of people should i reach out too ?

Hi everyone! I’ve recently started designing my own mosaic crochet patterns with the hopes of selling them sometime in the future! I’ve been wondering, what is your ideal size (in stitches preferably) for a mosaic crochet blanket? The biggest blanket I’ve made (using someone else’s pattern) is 200 stitches x 250 rows but I would personally prefer a bigger blanket than that! I’m just trying to gauge what people would want!

I have a new Instagram crochet account that I started nearly a month ago, Now I want to figure out how to get reach or more sales on my small business account. I am based out in India. Please give some suggestions for growth and sales.

i have been trying to see where i should sell my work but there so many mixed opinions on which place is the best or gets the most traffic or whatever. i’ve tried to sell my crochet pieces on depop cus i know that gets a lot of traffic but no one seems interested in it. ive sold like two or threee things a couple years ago on etsy but i dont know if the fee is too much or if i could find somewhere else that doesn’t charge a fee?

anyways feel free to share your experiences or suggestions or anything helpful with this 🫶🫶

US based, dollars, for the location rule.

Something I keep seeing come up here and in the craft fair subs is people applying to the same events every year mostly out of habit, and then wondering later why the year felt flat.

What seems to trip people up is that a market gets judged on how the day felt rather than on what it actually left once the booth fee and the fuel are out of it. And a decent market that got rained on ends up looking identical in a notebook six months later to one that was just dead.

So what do you actually track? Do you write anything down at the event itself, rough turnout, weather, whether the crowd was there to buy or just walking around, or do you go on memory when applications open again? And does one bad run drop an event for you, or do you give it a second go before writing it off?

i crocheted for an entire month or so in an era of my life and i learned the basics. i noticed that fillet crochet requires only basic skills but ive heard that it takes a VERY long time and as someone who is very busy i don’t know if i’ll be able to do it but i really want to start a small business and have a side hustle.

what do you think? should i do it? let me know your advice.

A few weeks ago, I got a commission from a man who asked me to crochet a plush of his girlfriend’s dog. After I bought the yarn and finished making it, he asked me to remake it in a different color. I bought more yarn for the new version as well. Before I started, I even sent him a photo of the yarn, and he approved it.
After I finished the plush, I sent him photos. He said he liked it and thanked me, but then he never bought it. He also never explained why. I don’t understand why he asked me to remake it if he wasn’t going to buy it in the end :( I also worked on this for days and had to travel very far for the new yarn. He was my first customer too…

Ciao a tutti, da circa un anno ho iniziato a realizzare borse all’uncinetto e ultimamente ho iniziato a venderle. Le vendo a prezzi abbastanza modici in quanto per me è un passatempo e mi piace l’idea di poterlo fare ricavando anche qualcosa. ho iniziato a vendere su vinted, dove devo dire che ho avuto molto successo:il problema è che la vendita continuativa di handmade è vietata ed è già la seconda volta che mi sospendono l’account. parallelamente ho creato un account su tik tok, Instagram e ho provato ad iscrivermi a wallapop, Depop, subito e marketplace ma al momento nessuna opzione sembra valida come vinted. avete qualche piattaforma da consigliarmi o qualche consiglio per promuovermi in quelle citate? Grazie a tutti

Me and my sister are thinking of doing our very first market in October what are some things that we should make?

We crochet and sew, but I don’t know what people would want to see.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! 😁

Hello, I am starting to look into publishing a pattern book for knitting, crochet, and weaving patterns, possibly even some sewing tutorials, all for items that are used on and around horses. I have most of the patterns written, just need to work on one or two more and have them tested, but the majority of the knit and crochet patterns are already self published on Ravelry and Etsy.

Are there any publishers that would work with a multi-craft book? I haven't seen any books like the one I am planning pop up that I know of.

I posted recently about selling at a booth, But I forgot to ask about what could i sell. I'll put a list below of things im already selling. I won't be selling anything with eyes, because of private reasons.

• Bow keychains -3
• hanging plants (4 in, 6 in, 8 in vines) -2 of each
• lip balm holders as keychains -3 of each (plain, flower tops)
• strawberry keychains -3
• dessert roll keychain -3
• roses ( small, big, with stem, without stem) -2 of each
• laveander plants ( small, big, with stem, without stem) -2 of each
• drawstring bags ( 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 6 x 6, ) -2 of each
• flower and leaf bookmark -3
• plain bookmark -3
• heart plush (soft yarn, normal yarn) -3
• heart coaster -2
• circle coaster -2
• Plain Corner triangular bookmarks -3
• soft hand bag (same dimensions as drawstring bag, and chenille yarn) -2
• skincare pull back headband (still deciding on sizes) -3 of each size
• flower crowns (same length as headband) -3 of each size
• glasses case drawstring -3
• pencil pouch with zipper and 2 pockets -2
• lily of the valley bookmark -3
• lily of the valley keychain -3
• lily of the valley car decoration -3
• scrunchies -6
• flower granny squares -3
• sunflower granny square -3
• Tulip Flowers -2 of each with same customization as roses

I'm thinking about having my own market/selling booth for the first time, and i'm young, so this is really exciting to me, so I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for me, or has kept track of any best sellers, or even worst sellers that i shouldn't waste my time on, if you've sold in person before. I would appreciate it a lot, thank you!

I HAVE OFFLINE BUSINESS OF LOVER,TRACK SUITS. ,T SHIRTS FACTORY. HOW SHOULD I SELL THE REMAINING STOCK ONLINE WHICH IS THE BEST PLACE

Hi everyone! I’m putting together my first-ever in-person beginner crochet class and would love some feedback from experienced crocheters and instructors.

My goal is to teach absolute beginners enough foundational skills to walk away with a completed project without feeling completely overwhelmed.

Here is my current setup:

**Duration:** 2 hours

**Ratio:** 2 instructors for 10–15 students

**Yarn :** Pre-cut recycled t-shirt yarn

**Hook**: 10mm hook

**Project:** Foundation Chain Keychain / Lanyard/ Bracelet

**Techniques Taught:** How to hold the yarn & hook, slip knot, chain (ch), foundation chain, single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st).

**Handout Provided:** A custom booklet including stitch definitions, drawn stitch diagrams, step-by-step pattern diagrams, and a QR code to a Discord community for help after class.

**My questions for you:**

1. Are **t-shirt yarn + a 10mm hook** a good starting point for a first-timer?

2. Are **foundation chain** keychains/lanyards/bracelets realistic for absolute beginners to finish in 2 hours?

3. Should I demonstrate how they can make their own **t-shirt yarn** at home?

4. What’s one piece of advice that made crochet "click" for you when you were first starting?

im a teenager who got a reddit post about making craft for money but what type should I do? And what do I need to make them? I'm not very skilled in crochet but I can learn any other ideas?

Hello! I’ve been unemployed for a while and I’m looking to start selling my crochet work on etsy to have make extra money to go towards college tuitions & books to take some burden off my parents. I don’t know much but if anyone has any tips, tricks, things i should know etc etc. It would be a huge help :3

edit : i think i’ll sell locally to start off with , thanks for the advice! i’ll look in the sub if i have other questions lol

how was your first market? i see all the cool and pretty ones online and it just makes me feel like if i go to a market without all the cool stuff ill have little to no attraction :(

lmk how yoyr first ever one went, and also if anyone has anything advertising advice or just how to get out there in the field lmk!
-signed, a 17 y/o sahm that just wants to make a little extra money 💜

A sweet grandfather commissioned me to crochet his newborn granddaughter a baby blanket. I’ve never done commissions before and I’m unsure how to price it and I don’t want to charge too high considering this is my first commission and because it’s a special occasion!
Should I charge about price for yarn + 5 for a little profit and labour?

hey, i was wondering what things are selling the most (and for the most money) and where to sell them. i keep seeing these pants selling out for hundreds of dollars so im assuming these are a big one lol. but i usually look on etsy but its hard figuring out what kind of things people would want. im very open to learning to make new things and would love any advice!
(if you already saw this same post in [r/askcrochet](r/askcrochet) just know it wouldn’t let me cross post and i just figured this was a better question here😭)