This is why I don’t sell my crochet items. I haven’t even included material costs #crochet

[Heartofthedragon]

That's honestly the reason most crochet people don't sell their work itself, but instead the template to make it yourself

[RonaldRyanj]

And this does NOT include the overhead costs such as supplies, materials, utilities etc.!! You’re amazing!

[margaretfalde]

I tell people... It's a hobby, i dont want to HAVE to crochet. Nor do i want to HAVE to finish a project on a deadline. I like crocheting, I'd like to continue liking it.

[donnasullivan]

That blanket is beautiful. It’s a nice thing to see young people doing the arts like crocheting. It makes this 63 year old grandma smile. I wouldn’t sell my items either. They are beautiful 😊

[TheEnigmaticmuse]

That's why these things were always made with love by grannies!

[XOtinkerbell]

People don't value handmade items. For example if i crochet a cardigan and sell it, some people try to compare the price with machine made cardigan. I only work with good quality yarn when i crochet clothes and the yarn alone cost more than the machine made cardigan you got in stores. This is the reason why i don't sell it anymore, i just make it for myself or for my love one as a gift.

[GabrielaCenturionNeumann]

My mom says the same thing. She will never sell them, she gives them as gifts for people she loves and knows will appreciate her creations of love <3

[whitneysmith]

My wife crochets and makes lovely things and blankets -but exactly! Those are projects she enjoys to do and it’s either as a gift or something for our house and I love them. Also I just learned that crocheting can’t be replicated by machine. I just think that’s so cool.
Your projects look awesome! Great work!

[mayaegee]

Sending this to all my friends who keep saying I should sell my crochet pieces and can’t imagine it actually took me ~10hours to crochet a water bottle holder

[thethriftyfawn]

This is totally understandable. Very happy you do choose to film and share your creations for everyone to SEE, and to be inspired by! 😊

[jenniferchevez]

Plus, unlike knitting, crochet cannot be copied by a machine. And for those saying "but target has crochet items and they're $14-30" yeah, but they're still made by people paid a few cents an hour 😕

[KatherineBurns-jurf]

This is why if someone desperately wants something crocheted and asks me, I tell them what materials i need them to buy first. They generally back out at just the material cost.🤷🏽‍♀️😂

[strewnfieldtektites]

The saddest part is where somebody actually asks you for something, you put in the crazy hours and yarn cost, and then they don't use it or sometimes even remember you made it for them :(

[danieljordan]

As somebody who crochets, it really isn’t worth selling the products. They’re better off given as gifts to loved ones. So much more satisfying to do that anyways.

[UnicornsPoopRainbows]

This. I looked into knitted and crocheted baby blankets on Etsy when I was pregnant and balked at the price. Then I remembered how LONG it takes to make them and fair enough.

I brushed up the skills my mom taught me and started crocheting again. Fun hobby! Still working on the baby blanket for my second kid. She's 3 😂

[evaalmeida]

I totally understand. People don't realize the cost of materials and the time it takes to make handmade items. You are very talented. ❤

[iluminameluna]

One other thing. No one realizes that crocheted material can ONLY be hand-made, never by machine. Knit-wear can be done my a machine, even cabling, if there's a human attending it, but NEVER crochet. It's the only craft with the fabric being created by complete knots by a hook with closed loops of thread or yarn.

[robertlarson]

Bro as a woodcarver I feel this 100%. I take a loss in labor time almost every time I sell something I've made

[gabidagabida]

Yeah I spent 20 days on a blanket to be a gift, I am so attached to it because I just sat down and spent hours upon hours of my time on it. It was my first one ever and it looks so good I could cry

[awesomeninja]

Exactly! I can't stand it when people think they are entitled to what I make. That is my time. If I make something for you, you better believe I care about you.