I know this short is 4 months old but I've seen people (at markets and in shops) indicate the number of hours spent on each project next to the price on the price tag. I think that's a good way of making people realize that they don't pay just for the materials. The materials aren't gonna assemble themselves together into a finished project, it takes work and the necessary skills (and you don't master a specific skillset in a day). Any kind of work deserves a fair pay.
I understand the idea but I don't think it is smart. You are going to get better and faster, but your product prices shouldn't get cheaper just because you are more efficient. The amount that you spent won't reflect the worth of the item because it took you so long to get to a point where you can make them quicker.
@@pinkmuffin9842 Even if you get better over the years and make them a little bit quicker, it all still takes time. Time that the creator did not have to put in to make the piece, but they did. So whether they take 2 hours or 10 hours, they're still entitled to be paid a fair and reasonable amount for their time. You also have to take into account going around to different shops and buying the materials. Time to pick the right colours, textures, materials, etc to go together. And other time consuming moments that ALL goes into creating beautiful craft pieces. It's not just only about the time they spent actually on each individual piece.
I do amigurumi, mostly for my grandchildren. It takes a lot of skill and time. I recently made a little girl Christmas Elf doll. It took me 30 hours to complete with about $5 worth of material. I was so very proud of it and was thinking about putting it on Etsy for sale. When I asked my daughter-in-law how much she'd pay for it, she said $10. That's thirty cents an hour for labor. Boy, did that take the wind out of my sails.
Unfortunately, the "factory made" mentality led the world to think, "Oh, that should be inexpensive." However, unlike your daughter-in-law, there are people out there who realize that a machine CAN NOT make crochet anything! It is impossible! Trust me, there are people out there who will appreciate your hard work and be willing to pay a price worth all of it. Especially if you explain on your Etsy shop a breakdown of cost of supplies, hours, etc. I recommend you ask your Daughter-in-law why she thinks it would be only worth $10. If she says anything about being able to find it in a store for about that price, you should explain to her that any crochet item of that nature found in a store that is not priced for a much higher amount is not factory made, but more than likely made in a sweat shop, in a foreign country, in which the person who actually made it will only be paid (if they are lucky) $0.50. That might help her to appreciate and value your crochet projects more. Also, really emphasize that there is no factory machine in the world (other than the human machine) that can produce crochet products... unlike kitting.
You could def sell that on etsy for 40 bucks at LEAST. I know that's still very little for labour but that's what I would be pricing it as. Also I've heard penny, nickel, and dime a stich depending on level of crochet
Nah that's something made by hand, and even though your DIL wouldn't clearly appreciate it (10 dollars is atrocious, you get a cheap crappy factory doll with that price!) there are some people that will. Maybe they won't find your artwork in a day or a month, but know that some people do respect handmade works. You'd be also surprised how willing some (pressure on SOME) people are willing to pay for things, regardless if handmade or not. You can put the doll on sale for as much as you want, there's still a big chance that someone sees and wants to buy it. 30-40 dollars is quite realistic. It won't pay rent, but more like a sideline hobby/thing.
But also is that 30 active hours or 30 while stopping to chat, look up at your show, take phone call, answer texts? Just out of curiosity. I make bags that are 2 hours worth of time but I take like 5 hours (or more) to make each cuz I also put on my favorite show. Also the more you make the better your time gets. My mom makes dolls and sells them 100-120 as a starting price. Those who buy them cherish them for their uniqueness and the effort that went into them. There is a market for them. But also your daughter in law sucks. Knowing someone put so much effort into something (even if all she knew was you made it) and give such a shitty answer?! Id throw her in the trash. If she ever asks you for $10 tell her it’ll cost her a handmade doll, watch her either learn or show her ungrateful true colors even more
This is how I price mine as well! I see so many artists at markets severely under price their stuff 😞 people don’t understand how long it can take to crochet. Make sure you’re not undervaluing yourself
You're so right! And this simpler equation doesn't even account for many of the other costs that go into an item! I always advocate for people to price items that are fair to their time and effort!
I don't under value myself I want people to be able to afford it and be happy at all ages so kids with £5 pocket money at a market can get my £2.50 crochet head bands and kids keychains. I know what it's like not having much money so I price mine by full price of the ball or how many I use and add £1 for every 100g of the items weight and then add £3 for my time I'm not about making massive money I'm about making people happy.
@michelecurtis887 don't need one actually cause crochet is a hobby and not even laberous work I charge the materials, 50p per 100g of weight of item and then £1.50 work charge and I've made over £1k from £140 worth of yarn so really you don't need to charge a hourly rate.
My math is: hourly total + materials x 1.5= wholesale cost Wholesale cost X 2 is your retail cost! I made 2,000$ at my first market using this method!!!
Nice! It's awesome you've developed your own system that works for you! I think everyone should have a go-to formula for pricing they are comfortable with! ❤️😊
Can you expand on this? So say something took you 10 hours to make are you counting that as $10 or are you multiplying the number of hours by the hourly pay you want to make?
@@meganwest5486 Let's say you make pins (bc thats what i make lol). Lets say you take 3 hours to make one, and you take 10$ per hour. You do 3 times 10, which makes it 30$ Your final price is gonna be 30$ + the materials cost (and other fees)
I knew this formula from very long time.. But iam always confused about deciding the hourly rate for myself.. When I asked few experts they told me that the hourly rate is something how much u want to earn for yourself.. Usually if it's a job our salary our hourly rate gets Increased based on the experience but when it comes to art we just can't increase our hourly rate just like that because it comes to the matter if affordability and we may end up with less sales too.. Can anyone please guide me with how can we decide our hourly rate???
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Oooh Grandpa!… still living in 1960’s prices? Hahaha! Yup! I remember my $0.25 cent allowance per week got me a pop (that we had to use a metal bottle opener with), and small bag of chips and an Archie comic book! Highlight of my week and that was the late 60’s, early 70’s! 😂 Dear delusional old people! Hahaha!
I crocheted a king size blanket in the crystal wave stitch for my carer, it took me nearly 6wks & i got £90 for it, it covered the cost of the yarn plus £20...next time im going to get them to buy the yarn as people dont realise the actual cost never mind the time it takes
People who don't craft often don't understand the time and material costs of projects! In their minds, they see a blanket and only have the reference point of blankets from stores. I think it's totally reasonable to have the customer pay for the yarn!
I usually do 2-3 times the cost of materials, depending on the yarn type and item I made. If I think I can stretch it, I’ll do 5-6 times the material cost. I don’t do hourly rates bc it takes me so long to make them bc of my adhd 😓
@@tazi1227 how much you pay yourself per hour. Probably don't want to go below minimum wage for your country/state. Mine would be at least $15 usd per hour, because I want to make a bit more than minimum wage, if I ever sell (currently working on my first project, but this is how I calculated for selling my art before)
I price anywhere from $0.15 to $0.25 (USD) per inch depending on the piece (Ex: 8x9 inch bag with a 24x1 inch strap would be $13.60 + lets say $10 cost in materials.. The final bag would be $23.60) I use this system bc I realize everybody crochets at a different pace.. I think this is a bit more fair to the buyer :) KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ALSO A SIDE HUSTLE FOR ME.. If you want to live off of crochet, this method may not suit you.
Hi there! We can help with bulk crochet apparel manufacturing and can show you a dozen design what we have already performed and delivered around the globe! 🙏🤗
Could you break down your calculation further? How exactly are you pricing per inch? I can't seem to come up with the $13.60 based on the example you gave. I want to test this method because I struggle to keep up with how long it takes me to finish a product because of juggling 3 kids while I work on orders. And how fast i go varies, so seems unfair to base my prices on how long it takes me.
I crochet a lot of plushies but when I look at these people's prices I honestly would not sell my stuff at that price (no hate tho, some people make amazing things, and it's at the cost they want it at to provide for their effort.) So what I do depending on the item is either: Cost of material + $5-$10 per hour OR if it's a smaller item with a lot of sew ons I would do : cost of materials + minute number, for example if a whale took me 2 hrs and 30 minutes i would price it somewhere around 23 dollars. Just an idea if people are looking!! I also hope whoever is reading this has a wonderful day :)
That's the wonderful thing about doing your own pricing: you can do what makes sense to you!! 😁 And with crochet, it can get much more complicated with a variety of factors going into time and costs! Thank you for sharing your system with me and everyone! 😊😁
I also make sure to have a variety of priced items. I sell bees for $12 that only take me like 20 mins to make max and i have pricier items for people who have a full understanding of what goes into it. My first market i paid $20 for a booth and made $400
This is really smart! As someone who is just getting into crochet I appreciate that some pieces take experienced crocheters a minimal amount of time compared to much larger projects. It’s nice to have a variety to reach many different audiences and people with different financial situations who still want to appreciate hand made work. It’s not easy!
People just won't pay for that sadly. My hourly rate is 50dkk or about 7.5 USD which is under minimum wage, people won't even pay for my time, the things I've managed to sell was only for the material price, so I gained nothing on selling them
Right??? Someone wanted a super bulky chenille yarn queen sized blanket and I told them it would be $800....they were like "oh, what? I was thinking like $200 lmfao!!¡ The yarn alone would cost me like $400 and you're paying for my time. Plus it's handmade in the USA by me an will last over 10 years. People just don't get it ugh
I'm sorry for that. Are you selling on the web, or at creators markets ? Personnally I don't sell a lot on the web, because of the dropshipping concurrence (and I don't have much time to crochet these days), but people who go to artist's/small creators markets are usually aware that homemade goods takes a lot of time, and are willing to pay for it :) One of my friends told me to not be afraid to set your price, because you will attract customers who are ready to pay more for a handmade good
Hi camryn, can you like give us a shoutout to all crochet lovers who would like to develop crochet dresses / rompers etc in bulk we can definitely work things out … Would help a lot !!! Thanks. 😊
I take the yardage of the item I am making ÷ by 100 = (A); then take (A) x $10 = price for my time + cost of yarn. So example, I made an afghan, 2000 yards ÷ 100 = 20. Then 20 x $10 = $200 + $30 cost of yarn = $230. Baby sweater: 250 yards ÷100 = 2.5. 2.5 x $10= $25 + $5 = $30. But if it's for family I don't charge for cost of yarn or don't charge that much.
YALL please don't retail at this price!! That is only the base cost of the good, and selling at "labor + materials" leaves you with a $0 profit margin. Think of it like this: You pay an assistant to crochet some extra towels for a market. If you sell those at the cost of "labor + materials." you would be making $0 on those sales, yeah? Also you aren't a waged employee, you are also running a business! All the time you spend on a website, organizing markets, market display, promotion, shipping orders, doing taxes, all of that you should to be paying yourself for, and should be factored into the retail price of your pieces! I mean no hate or ill will to the creator, just wanted to share because so many small business owners don't factor in these things and underpay themselves badly as a result!! Also its sad to see so many artists here trying to justify their unfair wages :(
Hey there! I actually totally agree with so many of your points! In actuality, I use a tool I created called the Handmade Pricing Calculator, which does incorporate so many of those additional costs, as well as calculating in a desired profit percentage! I have a whole video talking about it, if you're interested! I am a firm believe in people pricing what they believe is fair to them and their effort! This simple system here establishes the base price to cover your time and materials, as you said! Thank you for your input! :)
Most people are not running a crochet business as their full time job, it's more like a hobby that can be a side hustle or at least pay for itself instead of costing money
I won't sell what I make because blanket wise for the patterns I do most would be $400-$600. That is only with me giving myself $5, and just what the materials cost. So when ever someone wants something, because I love doing it I tell them to buy what yarn I need and I can make it.
I have had people offer me more money after, and I am always told I could sell what I make. But for me it is just a hobbie, one that I have been doing for 20ish years.
I have 3 people who have asked me to crochet them tote bags and have said that they're willing to pay for the yarn needed AND the bag itself. I have 2 people (my 2 friends) who i have asked if they want a bag and they have agreed to pay for the yarn. ❤
I price my products the same way . But for big orders or for pepole I know I add a freebey or a discount. But pepole still call my product's "very extensive " even tho they are handmade and more sturdy that store bought probucts that are'nt even crochet .
It's tough when people who don't often engage with the handmade world how very different perceptions of value! I get many people who have similar mindsets, not knowing the different degrees of effort, care, and love that go into handmade products! ❤️
This is what people always say in art communities but this doesn't really take into account the fact that some people may be slower at creating finished pieces and if they charged according to their actual pace, their prices would be much higher than average (I say this as one of those people).
I totally understand that! Certainly this is not a blanket demand of pricing, but more of a starting point to make sure people are at least being compensated fairly for their time and materials! If that number ends up being too high for comfort, I encourage people to adjust it as needed!
That's not cool at all, especially for clothes. It takes so much time and yarn for some of them and every work deserves something in return. I hope she will understand that she's the selfish one here 💀
Came across this and it is helping me to figure out pricing to start with. Makes it a bit more easier. Kinda..though i am still trying to understand it.
Hey there! This is certainly a simplified version of how I price using my Pricing Calculator, but I'd love to answer any specific questions you have if you ever want! Just send me an email :)
Where I live selling this stuff is a hell of a lot more complicated. If I sell any kind of handmade product, I have to pay to have it certified for health and safety, which is expensive. And any amigurumi would be considered children's toys and would have to be rigorously safety tested before I could sell them. Then there's reporting every single sale on taxes. If I did everything 100% legally and by the book i'd have to charge like £50 for a small amigurumi just to recover the costs
It’s so annoying when my friends or ppl at school ask for a crochet thing that will take at least 5 hrs and expect to not pay and I don’t wanna be rude so I just do it anyway so annoying!😡
I live in Morocco and materials are kinda cheap ( i buy yarn with 10 MAD which means 1$) and my hour rate is 0.5$ per hour so if i crocheted a scarf i'd sell it for 5 bucks
Prices will totally fluctuate based on location! Having lower selling prices could make you more competitive on online platforms, or you could raise the selling price to be more inline with other sellers and make more relative to the material costs!
Think it might be good sometimes to put next to the project, not just a price tag but what wool you used how much it cost and how many balls you used plus how long it took you to make it. Basically an itemised bill. I don't think people actually realise how much home made crafts cost to make and how much equipment is required and how long it takes to make 1 project. Plus obviously some projects need other things like stuffing, plastic eyes, buttons etc to finish them off. An itemised bill helps them have more of an idea why an item costs what it does. Maybe even include how long you've been crocheting/knitting for.
I totally agree that including more information about what goes into an item is a great idea! Personally, I'm not sure I would do an itemized bill (although I'm not saying that's a bad idea!) more so I can keep the focus of the item on the customer and what they get from it, rather than what I put into it!
It's a really good basic starting point! Once more costs become a factor (packaging, shipping, markets fees, etc.) prices need to be adjusted, but I think this is a simply and quick jumping off point!
I was at a market and there was a crochet stand there. People kept coming up to it and exclaiming about how expensive it was. Alot of people dont understand how much time it takes to crochet! If i opened up a crochet stand i would mark how long it took to make the individual crochet items and have a sign explaining the price.
The problem comes when you live somewhere that has a higher minimum wage (like where I am it's $17/hr, it becomes hard to compete with people that have a $7/hr minimum wage). Even locally, you'll get people saying I can just order it off Etsy or somewhere online made by someone else for cheaper. So for me I look at average market rate and decide if the piece is worth making at all.
@@Venielyyit depends how much the ball of yarn is. Then weigh it. If you used half the ball of yarn only charge half the yarn cost. If you use two and a half balls of yarn then multiple by 2 the yarn cost and add half of one
It also depends on your taget market and the economic situation in the area youre selling / fare attending in. Some areas are going to be more wealthy than others, in the uk this really matters as you won't sell anything at all no matter how pretty it looks and how much time you spent.
My sister wants me to crochet something for her but I always say that she has to pay for it so she just says “I want it for my birthday” I don’t think she understands the material that costs much (that I pay for my self mostly) and the time it takes
What I do, is think how much I would buy the thing for. Of course, if you want to live by selling crochet stuff, it's not good. My country doesn't have a minimum wage (🇫🇮) and since I'm a veeeery slow crocheter, taking like 3-4 hours on a small bee even, I wouldn't feel comfortable selling a small, hand sized bee for as much as I should. (I usually sell bees that small for 2.5€)
Thank you so much for sharing how you usually price! Everyone's system is totally different, and I totally agree and understand that the speed at which we are able to crochet definitely impacts price that is dependent on time!
What about your other expenses? Like mileage and time traveling to and from yarn stores, post office, craft fairs, the accountant, and time running the business and making RUclips videos, crocheting supplies (not yarn), business supplies, electric and gas in your home, cell phone usage, booth fees, etc.?
You could start with minimum wage for your area as a baseline and adjust accordingly with your skill level. So if you’re a newbie and you’re only working on basic designs to sell and minimum wage in your area is $7/hr, you could keep it there, but if you’re at a higher skill level you could bump it up a bit higher than minimum wage. But there really is no hard and fast rule with your hourly rate. I wouldn’t go below minimum wage because you don’t want to undersell yourself or undervalue your time, but different formulas work for different people. Some people do cost of materials doubled or tripled, some price based on project complexity instead of time, so it’s really up to your discretion and where you feel comfortable setting your prices. The best thing to remember is that there will always be people who want to undervalue your work, but with those people also come the people who know that quality handmade work is worth the higher price. Good luck with your business! You’ve got this! 🥰
A good starting point would be looking at the minimum wage of your area, and adjusting based off of that. Ideally, we would want to increase this overtime through various means, but I would not suggest starting below minimum wage, unless you view the trade in hourly rate with increase rate of sales as worthwhile, as this (in financial terms) means you would profit more at a generic entry job.
A lot of people think crocheting is knitting, and since that can be done cheaply on a machine, they don't want to pay. They don't realize that mass-produced crocheted items are essentially still hand-made but sold at a terribly low price that doesn't reflect the effort. Still, you can make a nice amount seeking at a merch table. It's up to you.
My cousin was willing to buy a beanie for his wife until I said it was $35. He yelled 35 dollars!?!? Can I use my military discount? I said noooo no military discount this isn’t a sweatshop. I spent hours on this 😭 He said no ☠️
I'm so sorry he reacted that way! I totally stand by your pricing! We deserve to be fairly compensated for the time, effort, and skill that goes into our creations!! The trick is finding the customers who recognize and agree with that value!
Not everybody got money to spare like that. I understand you worked hard and you deserved to be payed well, but he also has to think wisely about his finances.
People just need to realize that crochet is literally a CRAFT. People spend HOURS upon HOURS making stuff to sell. Of course it isn’t going to be cheap because handmade stuff takes time, patience, materials, and passion for the project in order to make quality items. If only people understood it’s that expensive because of the time and money spent on it
I just set my hourly rate to £2 an hour which is way below minimum but I don't mind because I don't sell crochet enough to get paid full wage Take my most recent project it took me 5 hours and I spent roughly 3 pounds on material so Im selling it for 13 pounds
I live in Denmark where the hourly rate is high which is why I never sell items. I primarily make textiles like sweaters and christening wraps/shawls and only use pure wool - no one will want to pay the many hundred dollars an item will cost.
Honestly like I dont know why but my family always sees me like I’m a factory that makes free crochet stuff and they always be asking and I’m always tired of it and my friend once said to me “then tell them to pay you” and she’s actually right bc it’s unfair in wasting money and time to make it free
This is the one thing I hate about being crafty. People always say, "Nice hobby. You should sell your stuff on Etsy or local flea markets." People dont want to even pay for the cost of the materials let alone the cost of your time. I've had people ask me to make them costumes or clothing. I have had a few very pushy acquaintances over the years, expect me to make them clothing that would make them look thirty pounds lighter, or twenty years younger. I don't sell my handcrafts. I only make gifts for people that I love. I don't care if they don't know how much work went into the gifts. I try to make things to be used. I don't want you to put the baby blanket I spent a long time making on a shelf. I want it to be used and loved. I try to make things easy care, machine washable. I don't want a gift to be a burden. Ok, those are my rules. I have been very lucky to have loved ones, that for the most part, have enjoyed the things that I handmake with heart.💖💖💖
Crocheters come in different categories such as beginners, intermediate, and skilled/expert. And their speeds obviously vary. So my question is, I'm an intermediate crocheter. How do I calculate my time? I don't want to overprice an item, but at the same time, I don't want to ignore the time put in?
My boyfriend has always told me at least $10/hr+hrs worked on item+costs of material. Years ago when I worked at Michaels, the wreath maker used to tell me to charge for regular price, not the sale price if you bought it on sale.
I see crochet projects like priceless 😅 and bring as a special gift to our love ones, family and friends 😅 I don't know if I am the only one who have hard time to sell handmade because I treat them as a special and should be give as a special gifts 🤧🙈
I just started, I am terrible I learned from a you tube video made one. If my grands a scarf he loves it so much. It really rough but it's something I made for him. Now all the others want one! We have 8 grankids and the yarn is so expensive! I would if I were any good at it I would just make things for all of my grandkids for Christmas. While they are young enough to appreciate it.
I even have a hard time giving them as gifts lol I made a blue pikmin specifically for a friend's birthday, and had to force myself to part with it because there wasn't time to make another. I couldn't care less about pikmin, I just spent so much time on him that he became my little buddy. I've got to stop becoming so emotionally attached to inanimate things 😂
If you're new - your products might not be as refined and it will take longer to make. It's worth looking at what other vendors sell at so you're not over or under charging.
@@camryns_cute_creations my mom came up with the prices i honestly feel it's too much, at least for my creations since i'm not a Professional, plus they all look a little different.😥
@@ghostly5146everything will always look different and not the same I made 4 Minecraft bee pillows and each one looks different in ways. Crocheting more than one thing won’t always look the same as the other one. But that is ok 🙂
as an artist i believe in pricing ur works wha theyre worth, but doing an hourly rate to freelance work is not possible as u can slack nd take extra hours which means itll jus increase the price unfairly to buyers nd no one will be interested in ur work, be realistic, but that also means knowing ur worth of ur work and art (dont let others discourage ur prices !)
I typically aim for an hourly rate of between $18 and $21! Although I will tweak on a product-by-product basis, based on what the final cost is calculated to be!
Stuffing is the most expensive of my materials 🥲 and since half the kids at school buy starbucks everyday and have stanleys im sure theyll manage to pay >10$ for a keychain
I recently started a crochet keychain business, but everyone keep telling that they are too expensive and some even ask for free even though i give 1 keychain for less than a dollar ( big and detailed ones)
Hi there! We can help with bulk crochet apparel manufacturing and can show you a dozen design what we have already performed and delivered around the globe! 🙏🤗
Oh my gosh 😂😂 I totally understand and agree that it doesn't always work super well for things that take more time! Personally, I do think your dolls are worth that if they have so much work behind them!! ❤️❤️
The thing most people dont understand about crochet is that is has to be handmade stitch by stitch. Theres no machine to help you or that can do it for you like in knitting.
I only gift my crochet projects to people close to me. Like my mom my brother my dad grandparents and only super close friends. Cause I know they’ll appreciate my work and take care of it I’ll never sell.
I always recommend that people stick to items in the 2-hours of actually making range! I totally agree that something like a blanket that takes 20 total hours of physically making can get up there! But, I always think people should be compensated fairly for their time!
Uh... NO Some things that take an hour to make no one will buy for the price! Depends where you live too. An how fast of a crocheter you are. Minim wage here is around $21. I say make your own minim wage 😅
@@jehneanyshari1518In California it's 15.5 (but most jobs start hiring at 16-18ish, as in fast food type jobs-) but materials n stuff are also expensive
I'm so glad it's helpful! :) In truth, it's just a starting point to cover the two biggest costs: time and materials. There are many more costs that'll come naturally that you'll want to start considering as you build your business!
I have only just started to get the ball of wool in a notebook and the hours I spend on a blanket depending how I feel about it and I gave it to the charity shop for them to sell they'll gone by the end of the day I have been asked to teach the course of the real homemade items and I am glad to see it being a great move forward to our next steps in our lives in the arts of our own positive and rewarding experience in that is so cool that you are a amazing lady to be able to do all this for you is amazing and thank you for you
It's hard for me to sell some of my work because I work on a lot of projects that take a lot of time and people don't want to pay for the time I put into it. I mostly make for myself and gifts for close family/close friends now.
I currently just give everything away. I mostly make projects for my own kids, grandkids and friends at work having babies. But I enjoy it. I am offering classes now so there’s that.
This system totally has much room for variation, and it's super important for people to develop their own system that they are comfortable with! This equation is just a good starting point that allows for the basics to be covered, like time and materials!
For a friend I set a price for yarn materials only and he got mad at me because it was tiny (it was a blanket), and claimed he could get one way bigger for that price at Walmart. Bet you it won't be handmade. He asked me how much if he paid for just the materials. I said the same because I'd have to go get them myself. I told him the cost of the blanket was maybe $2 over the cost of the yarn (maybe) simply because I gave a simple number and not down to the penny. I explained that I didn't account for my time at all because I enjoy it and he was a friend. I made another for someone and tbey never paid me for it. Now I'll price and expect half up front because im not eating it on $100+ of materials for them to not want it when I'm finally finished. The second person wanted a twin or queen blanket in two to three days.🤣 I told her that would take me about a month non-stop and she knew I had a baby. I kicked it out in like 3.5 weeks but it was unrestful and I'll never do it again. Now if I sell something, it's made ahead and people don't have to pester me ablut how long until its done. No more special requests.
This is the formula I tell my friends when they say “idk” to naming the price. 😂 I’m your friend and your customer. You can give me the “discount” of informally ordering or special delivery over lunch lol but the Thing is still worth hourly rate+ materials ❤ plus or minus for emotional damages incurred during creation
I agree. Some people just don't appreciate the amount of time, money and hard work you spend on doing this .😢😢 I mostly do amigurumi but I don't sell them because I am afraid that people would argue with me about the price without considering how much time and money it takes me to do a lot of crochet projects 😔😔
Now the dilemma is when your skill develops as you go, naturally you'd crochet faster, which means decreasing working hours, with same or even better result. Does that mean you increase the hourly rate, or can anyone help about this case?
The only thing I disagree on that is that some people (like me) take longer to do the project because they're distracted, lazy, or just plain slow... so time invested is not a good thing to factor in.
Then you still need to make a profit. So it’s total hours x hourly rate + materials + profit So say you crocheted for 5 hours. And your charge 5 dollars a hour. It is now 25$ + materials. Say all your yarn costs 4 dollars per roll and you got 4 rolls. That would be 16 dollars. which together with 25 is 41 dollars. This is your base price. To make a profit you need to charge I would say at least 5 - 15 percent of your base price. In our case if we charge 3 percent than our profit would be 1.23$ to make it even round up to 2 dollars or down to 1. So 41 plus 2 is 43 so your final price is 43 dollars. This is of course way cheaper than a real crochet project this is just an example
This is the method i use and i keep getting people telling me i price too high and nobody will ever buy my pieces... Thankfully they're wrong and I've been selling successfully for a year now 😊
See people at my school don't understand that and they just want a crochet project for free
Oh my gosh, that is such a tough situation when people you know have that mindset!
@@camryns_cute_creations ❤️
Everybody also asks me that and I get mad but they get mad at me when I say no
See people at my school will pay vut they want it at a cheap price that could even be half the price
Ikr
I know this short is 4 months old but I've seen people (at markets and in shops) indicate the number of hours spent on each project next to the price on the price tag. I think that's a good way of making people realize that they don't pay just for the materials. The materials aren't gonna assemble themselves together into a finished project, it takes work and the necessary skills (and you don't master a specific skillset in a day). Any kind of work deserves a fair pay.
I totally agree that everyone should be fairly treated for their time and effort that goes into whatever it is they do!!
Hi from 2024
And its tks time too...
I understand the idea but I don't think it is smart. You are going to get better and faster, but your product prices shouldn't get cheaper just because you are more efficient. The amount that you spent won't reflect the worth of the item because it took you so long to get to a point where you can make them quicker.
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Even if you get better over the years and make them a little bit quicker, it all still takes time.
Time that the creator did not have to put in to make the piece, but they did.
So whether they take 2 hours or 10 hours, they're still entitled to be paid a fair and reasonable amount for their time.
You also have to take into account going around to different shops and buying the materials. Time to pick the right colours, textures, materials, etc to go together. And other time consuming moments that ALL goes into creating beautiful craft pieces.
It's not just only about the time they spent actually on each individual piece.
I do amigurumi, mostly for my grandchildren. It takes a lot of skill and time. I recently made a little girl Christmas Elf doll. It took me 30 hours to complete with about $5 worth of material. I was so very proud of it and was thinking about putting it on Etsy for sale. When I asked my daughter-in-law how much she'd pay for it, she said $10. That's thirty cents an hour for labor. Boy, did that take the wind out of my sails.
Unfortunately, the "factory made" mentality led the world to think, "Oh, that should be inexpensive." However, unlike your daughter-in-law, there are people out there who realize that a machine CAN NOT make crochet anything! It is impossible!
Trust me, there are people out there who will appreciate your hard work and be willing to pay a price worth all of it. Especially if you explain on your Etsy shop a breakdown of cost of supplies, hours, etc.
I recommend you ask your Daughter-in-law why she thinks it would be only worth $10. If she says anything about being able to find it in a store for about that price, you should explain to her that any crochet item of that nature found in a store that is not priced for a much higher amount is not factory made, but more than likely made in a sweat shop, in a foreign country, in which the person who actually made it will only be paid (if they are lucky) $0.50. That might help her to appreciate and value your crochet projects more.
Also, really emphasize that there is no factory machine in the world (other than the human machine) that can produce crochet products... unlike kitting.
You could def sell that on etsy for 40 bucks at LEAST. I know that's still very little for labour but that's what I would be pricing it as.
Also I've heard penny, nickel, and dime a stich depending on level of crochet
Nah that's something made by hand, and even though your DIL wouldn't clearly appreciate it (10 dollars is atrocious, you get a cheap crappy factory doll with that price!) there are some people that will.
Maybe they won't find your artwork in a day or a month, but know that some people do respect handmade works. You'd be also surprised how willing some (pressure on SOME) people are willing to pay for things, regardless if handmade or not. You can put the doll on sale for as much as you want, there's still a big chance that someone sees and wants to buy it. 30-40 dollars is quite realistic.
It won't pay rent, but more like a sideline hobby/thing.
If you had a knitting machine, and it was electric, I might charge 30 cents an hour. But 200 percent for materials!
But also is that 30 active hours or 30 while stopping to chat, look up at your show, take phone call, answer texts? Just out of curiosity. I make bags that are 2 hours worth of time but I take like 5 hours (or more) to make each cuz I also put on my favorite show. Also the more you make the better your time gets. My mom makes dolls and sells them 100-120 as a starting price. Those who buy them cherish them for their uniqueness and the effort that went into them. There is a market for them. But also your daughter in law sucks. Knowing someone put so much effort into something (even if all she knew was you made it) and give such a shitty answer?! Id throw her in the trash. If she ever asks you for $10 tell her it’ll cost her a handmade doll, watch her either learn or show her ungrateful true colors even more
This is how I price mine as well! I see so many artists at markets severely under price their stuff 😞 people don’t understand how long it can take to crochet. Make sure you’re not undervaluing yourself
You're so right! And this simpler equation doesn't even account for many of the other costs that go into an item! I always advocate for people to price items that are fair to their time and effort!
I don't under value myself I want people to be able to afford it and be happy at all ages so kids with £5 pocket money at a market can get my £2.50 crochet head bands and kids keychains. I know what it's like not having much money so I price mine by full price of the ball or how many I use and add £1 for every 100g of the items weight and then add £3 for my time I'm not about making massive money I'm about making people happy.
I understand how to price something but my question is what is an appropriate hourly rate
@michelecurtis887 don't need one actually cause crochet is a hobby and not even laberous work I charge the materials, 50p per 100g of weight of item and then £1.50 work charge and I've made over £1k from £140 worth of yarn so really you don't need to charge a hourly rate.
I'm an amateur , how do they f o it I don't think I'm good enough sometimes
My math is: hourly total + materials x 1.5= wholesale cost
Wholesale cost X 2 is your retail cost! I made 2,000$ at my first market using this method!!!
Nice! It's awesome you've developed your own system that works for you! I think everyone should have a go-to formula for pricing they are comfortable with! ❤️😊
Can you expand on this? So say something took you 10 hours to make are you counting that as $10 or are you multiplying the number of hours by the hourly pay you want to make?
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Let's say you make pins (bc thats what i make lol). Lets say you take 3 hours to make one, and you take 10$ per hour. You do 3 times 10, which makes it 30$
Your final price is gonna be 30$ + the materials cost (and other fees)
I knew this formula from very long time.. But iam always confused about deciding the hourly rate for myself.. When I asked few experts they told me that the hourly rate is something how much u want to earn for yourself.. Usually if it's a job our salary our hourly rate gets Increased based on the experience but when it comes to art we just can't increase our hourly rate just like that because it comes to the matter if affordability and we may end up with less sales too.. Can anyone please guide me with how can we decide our hourly rate???
Thank you so much!❤
I live in Switzerland and the minimum is 21CHF. That’s the reason I will never sell my crochet projects 😅
Wow!!!
O hella goodness
You can sell patterns instead!
Hi there!
We can help with bulk crochet apparel manufacturing and can show you a dozen design what we have already performed and delivered around the globe! 🙏🤗
Same!
I showed my giant crochet unicorn to my grandpa and he said: "Sell it for $10" 🤠
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Omg lmao
When I told my dad how long these things make he sent me to the store to get supplies, paid for it so I could make extra cash at no cost
That’s what my nan said 🤣 I made a massive cow and she goes ‘sell it for £5’ like sorryyyyyy?🤣
Oooh Grandpa!… still living in 1960’s prices? Hahaha! Yup! I remember my $0.25 cent allowance per week got me a pop (that we had to use a metal bottle opener with), and small bag of chips and an Archie comic book! Highlight of my week and that was the late 60’s, early 70’s! 😂 Dear delusional old people! Hahaha!
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I crocheted a king size blanket in the crystal wave stitch for my carer, it took me nearly 6wks & i got £90 for it, it covered the cost of the yarn plus £20...next time im going to get them to buy the yarn as people dont realise the actual cost never mind the time it takes
People who don't craft often don't understand the time and material costs of projects! In their minds, they see a blanket and only have the reference point of blankets from stores.
I think it's totally reasonable to have the customer pay for the yarn!
Is that like $25USD? For a KING?!
Fuck that. I would have said $250 at minimum. That’s too big of a blanket and a complex pattern to only get £90.
😭😭😭 even without the cost of materials or extra for profit, a month and a half of work is worth at least 3-5× that.
@@TLRB86no it’s about $112 US which is still not enough
I usually do 2-3 times the cost of materials, depending on the yarn type and item I made. If I think I can stretch it, I’ll do 5-6 times the material cost. I don’t do hourly rates bc it takes me so long to make them bc of my adhd 😓
That's totally OK! I'm glad you have a system that works for you :) The important thing is that you feel like you are being fairly compensated!
Even I price like that. Material cost x3. Because it is very difficult for me to calculate the time taken
What is an hourly rate and how is it calculated
@@tazi1227 how much you pay yourself per hour. Probably don't want to go below minimum wage for your country/state. Mine would be at least $15 usd per hour, because I want to make a bit more than minimum wage, if I ever sell (currently working on my first project, but this is how I calculated for selling my art before)
AMEN! I didn't spend all this time learning all them stitches to give FREE gifts! A girl's got needs too!
I price anywhere from $0.15 to $0.25 (USD) per inch depending on the piece (Ex: 8x9 inch bag with a 24x1 inch strap would be $13.60 + lets say $10 cost in materials.. The final bag would be $23.60) I use this system bc I realize everybody crochets at a different pace.. I think this is a bit more fair to the buyer :) KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ALSO A SIDE HUSTLE FOR ME.. If you want to live off of crochet, this method may not suit you.
That's a totally different approach I didn't think of! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
Hi there!
We can help with bulk crochet apparel manufacturing and can show you a dozen design what we have already performed and delivered around the globe! 🙏🤗
This is awesome. I crochet at a slower pace so that actually works well for me.
Could you break down your calculation further? How exactly are you pricing per inch? I can't seem to come up with the $13.60 based on the example you gave.
I want to test this method because I struggle to keep up with how long it takes me to finish a product because of juggling 3 kids while I work on orders. And how fast i go varies, so seems unfair to base my prices on how long it takes me.
I like this, per inch u say. That is fr labour charge? I crochet when i want to n i want to sell them but i find it difficult to price them.
I crochet a lot of plushies but when I look at these people's prices I honestly would not sell my stuff at that price (no hate tho, some people make amazing things, and it's at the cost they want it at to provide for their effort.) So what I do depending on the item is either: Cost of material + $5-$10 per hour OR if it's a smaller item with a lot of sew ons I would do : cost of materials + minute number, for example if a whale took me 2 hrs and 30 minutes i would price it somewhere around 23 dollars. Just an idea if people are looking!!
I also hope whoever is reading this has a wonderful day :)
That's the wonderful thing about doing your own pricing: you can do what makes sense to you!! 😁 And with crochet, it can get much more complicated with a variety of factors going into time and costs! Thank you for sharing your system with me and everyone! 😊😁
Your idea it’s great I’m going to a market soon and I’m selling some crochet plushies this has really helped,Tysm :)
@@AND.I.OOP_ Glad it helped, have fun at the market!!
@@dadtookmytv Ty
I love this even though I don’t sell my projects. The minimum hourly wage in my country would be ≈14 us dollars 😭😭
I also make sure to have a variety of priced items. I sell bees for $12 that only take me like 20 mins to make max and i have pricier items for people who have a full understanding of what goes into it. My first market i paid $20 for a booth and made $400
This is really smart! As someone who is just getting into crochet I appreciate that some pieces take experienced crocheters a minimal amount of time compared to much larger projects. It’s nice to have a variety to reach many different audiences and people with different financial situations who still want to appreciate hand made work. It’s not easy!
People just won't pay for that sadly. My hourly rate is 50dkk or about 7.5 USD which is under minimum wage, people won't even pay for my time, the things I've managed to sell was only for the material price, so I gained nothing on selling them
I'm very sorry you've had that experience! :(
Right??? Someone wanted a super bulky chenille yarn queen sized blanket and I told them it would be $800....they were like "oh, what? I was thinking like $200 lmfao!!¡ The yarn alone would cost me like $400 and you're paying for my time. Plus it's handmade in the USA by me an will last over 10 years. People just don't get it ugh
I'm sorry for that. Are you selling on the web, or at creators markets ? Personnally I don't sell a lot on the web, because of the dropshipping concurrence (and I don't have much time to crochet these days), but people who go to artist's/small creators markets are usually aware that homemade goods takes a lot of time, and are willing to pay for it :) One of my friends told me to not be afraid to set your price, because you will attract customers who are ready to pay more for a handmade good
you’re so cool for responding to everyone! feel like i got some insight if i become good enough at the hobby and can create a customer base!
One of my favorite things ever is talking with you guys! 😊 And I'm glad I can provide some valuable insights for you!
Hi camryn, can you like give us a shoutout to all crochet lovers who would like to develop crochet dresses / rompers etc in bulk we can definitely work things out …
Would help a lot !!! Thanks. 😊
I take the yardage of the item I am making ÷ by 100 = (A); then take (A) x $10 = price for my time + cost of yarn. So example, I made an afghan, 2000 yards ÷ 100 = 20. Then 20 x $10 = $200 + $30 cost of yarn = $230.
Baby sweater: 250 yards ÷100 = 2.5. 2.5 x $10= $25 + $5 = $30.
But if it's for family I don't charge for cost of yarn or don't charge that much.
That's so awesome you have system that works for you! :)
Thank you! The way you explained it helps.
How much you charge per hour, plz help me. I am so confused,
@@pikapipikapi5950 Did you see the examples I left above?
YALL please don't retail at this price!! That is only the base cost of the good, and selling at "labor + materials" leaves you with a $0 profit margin. Think of it like this: You pay an assistant to crochet some extra towels for a market. If you sell those at the cost of "labor + materials." you would be making $0 on those sales, yeah? Also you aren't a waged employee, you are also running a business! All the time you spend on a website, organizing markets, market display, promotion, shipping orders, doing taxes, all of that you should to be paying yourself for, and should be factored into the retail price of your pieces! I mean no hate or ill will to the creator, just wanted to share because so many small business owners don't factor in these things and underpay themselves badly as a result!!
Also its sad to see so many artists here trying to justify their unfair wages :(
Hey there! I actually totally agree with so many of your points!
In actuality, I use a tool I created called the Handmade Pricing Calculator, which does incorporate so many of those additional costs, as well as calculating in a desired profit percentage! I have a whole video talking about it, if you're interested!
I am a firm believe in people pricing what they believe is fair to them and their effort! This simple system here establishes the base price to cover your time and materials, as you said!
Thank you for your input! :)
Most people are not running a crochet business as their full time job, it's more like a hobby that can be a side hustle or at least pay for itself instead of costing money
I won't sell what I make because blanket wise for the patterns I do most would be $400-$600. That is only with me giving myself $5, and just what the materials cost. So when ever someone wants something, because I love doing it I tell them to buy what yarn I need and I can make it.
I have had people offer me more money after, and I am always told I could sell what I make. But for me it is just a hobbie, one that I have been doing for 20ish years.
btw guys hourly rate can be the living wage for your area! look up Living wage for your state/country and city :)
Thanks..been looking for this comment. Pointless saying to charge an hourly rate and giving one no idea of what the hourly rate should be.
yeah, I live in San Francisco and the living wage is $57 per hour so it might work for some but definitely not in big cities like mine.
I have 3 people who have asked me to crochet them tote bags and have said that they're willing to pay for the yarn needed AND the bag itself.
I have 2 people (my 2 friends) who i have asked if they want a bag and they have agreed to pay for the yarn. ❤
Actually this is a really good way to gone up with a price! Thanks for sharing.
I price my products the same way . But for big orders or for pepole I know I add a freebey or a discount. But pepole still call my product's "very extensive " even tho they are handmade and more sturdy that store bought probucts that are'nt even crochet .
It's tough when people who don't often engage with the handmade world how very different perceptions of value! I get many people who have similar mindsets, not knowing the different degrees of effort, care, and love that go into handmade products! ❤️
remind them that crochet is a HANDMADE ONLY craft and is a LUXURY ITEM, if they want cheap then they shouldn’t buy crochet
This is what people always say in art communities but this doesn't really take into account the fact that some people may be slower at creating finished pieces and if they charged according to their actual pace, their prices would be much higher than average (I say this as one of those people).
Then you adjust and swallow the loss in time
I totally understand that! Certainly this is not a blanket demand of pricing, but more of a starting point to make sure people are at least being compensated fairly for their time and materials! If that number ends up being too high for comfort, I encourage people to adjust it as needed!
I simply ask God for a price convenient for me and the people and it works,i know its weird but it works and I haven't had any problem with it
I love that you have a system that works for you! :) ❤️
Love it... God provides 🥰❤️
This is beautiful. He's the best guide we could ask for. I may do the same!
My sister always asks for clothes and free stuff and calls me selfish when I say not for free
That's not cool at all, especially for clothes. It takes so much time and yarn for some of them and every work deserves something in return. I hope she will understand that she's the selfish one here 💀
I am so sorry! Clothing can take an especially long time to make, and are often much more complicated!
Out of respect for you and your sister I will not share my initial thoughts, but if she was my sister, no more for her very ungrateful.
Came across this and it is helping me to figure out pricing to start with. Makes it a bit more easier. Kinda..though i am still trying to understand it.
Hey there! This is certainly a simplified version of how I price using my Pricing Calculator, but I'd love to answer any specific questions you have if you ever want! Just send me an email :)
@camryns_cute_creations Okay! And thank you for replying. I will be sure to email you. If that is no trouble to you that is. ^^
Where I live selling this stuff is a hell of a lot more complicated. If I sell any kind of handmade product, I have to pay to have it certified for health and safety, which is expensive. And any amigurumi would be considered children's toys and would have to be rigorously safety tested before I could sell them. Then there's reporting every single sale on taxes. If I did everything 100% legally and by the book i'd have to charge like £50 for a small amigurumi just to recover the costs
You're very right that some places make it much more difficult to sell items!
Sounds Like Germany 😂
It’s so annoying when my friends or ppl at school ask for a crochet thing that will take at least 5 hrs and expect to not pay and I don’t wanna be rude so I just do it anyway so annoying!😡
I live in Morocco and materials are kinda cheap ( i buy yarn with 10 MAD which means 1$) and my hour rate is 0.5$ per hour so if i crocheted a scarf i'd sell it for 5 bucks
Prices will totally fluctuate based on location! Having lower selling prices could make you more competitive on online platforms, or you could raise the selling price to be more inline with other sellers and make more relative to the material costs!
@@camryns_cute_creations btw ty for the advice
Wow! That's a cheap hourly rate!
Heck.. wish it was cheap to ship to the US bc I'd buy yarn from you for double what u pay
in my country also! the 50g of yarn only cost 0.36$ but i rate myself 0.90$ per hr
Think it might be good sometimes to put next to the project, not just a price tag but what wool you used how much it cost and how many balls you used plus how long it took you to make it. Basically an itemised bill. I don't think people actually realise how much home made crafts cost to make and how much equipment is required and how long it takes to make 1 project. Plus obviously some projects need other things like stuffing, plastic eyes, buttons etc to finish them off. An itemised bill helps them have more of an idea why an item costs what it does. Maybe even include how long you've been crocheting/knitting for.
I totally agree that including more information about what goes into an item is a great idea! Personally, I'm not sure I would do an itemized bill (although I'm not saying that's a bad idea!) more so I can keep the focus of the item on the customer and what they get from it, rather than what I put into it!
omg i have been confused with how to price and finally i have a good formula 🎉🎉🎉
It's a really good basic starting point! Once more costs become a factor (packaging, shipping, markets fees, etc.) prices need to be adjusted, but I think this is a simply and quick jumping off point!
I was at a market and there was a crochet stand there. People kept coming up to it and exclaiming about how expensive it was. Alot of people dont understand how much time it takes to crochet! If i opened up a crochet stand i would mark how long it took to make the individual crochet items and have a sign explaining the price.
bold of you to assume i keep track of time (and space...) when i am crocheting ._. can work on a project on and off for months
The problem comes when you live somewhere that has a higher minimum wage (like where I am it's $17/hr, it becomes hard to compete with people that have a $7/hr minimum wage). Even locally, you'll get people saying I can just order it off Etsy or somewhere online made by someone else for cheaper. So for me I look at average market rate and decide if the piece is worth making at all.
Do you go based on the cost of the yarn ourself even if you don’t use all the yarn?
How much yarn you used for the project! I like to weigh it :)
@@camryns_cute_creations okay. Thank you
@@camryns_cute_creations how much do you price for 1 gram of yarn?
@@Venielyyit depends how much the ball of yarn is. Then weigh it. If you used half the ball of yarn only charge half the yarn cost. If you use two and a half balls of yarn then multiple by 2 the yarn cost and add half of one
@@Venielyynot sure if that made total sense but 🤷🏽♀️🤠
It also depends on your taget market and the economic situation in the area youre selling / fare attending in.
Some areas are going to be more wealthy than others, in the uk this really matters as you won't sell anything at all no matter how pretty it looks and how much time you spent.
Whats an hourly rate? Im not english so i dont really understand what that means
How much money you charge the customer per hour of work you put in to the project hope that helps❤❤
@@Grayson-nk3hj thank you!!
I am, and I don't know what she's saying either.🧐
@@zeemc2751Ik is 7:70 an hour
My sister wants me to crochet something for her but I always say that she has to pay for it so she just says “I want it for my birthday” I don’t think she understands the material that costs much (that I pay for my self mostly) and the time it takes
What I do, is think how much I would buy the thing for.
Of course, if you want to live by selling crochet stuff, it's not good.
My country doesn't have a minimum wage (🇫🇮) and since I'm a veeeery slow crocheter, taking like 3-4 hours on a small bee even, I wouldn't feel comfortable selling a small, hand sized bee for as much as I should.
(I usually sell bees that small for 2.5€)
Thank you so much for sharing how you usually price! Everyone's system is totally different, and I totally agree and understand that the speed at which we are able to crochet definitely impacts price that is dependent on time!
What about your other expenses? Like mileage and time traveling to and from yarn stores, post office, craft fairs, the accountant, and time running the business and making RUclips videos, crocheting supplies (not yarn), business supplies, electric and gas in your home, cell phone usage, booth fees, etc.?
And time learning the craft?
How do you decide on an hourly rate? I'm a young person who plans to start a crochet business and I'm just curious :p
You could start with minimum wage for your area as a baseline and adjust accordingly with your skill level. So if you’re a newbie and you’re only working on basic designs to sell and minimum wage in your area is $7/hr, you could keep it there, but if you’re at a higher skill level you could bump it up a bit higher than minimum wage. But there really is no hard and fast rule with your hourly rate. I wouldn’t go below minimum wage because you don’t want to undersell yourself or undervalue your time, but different formulas work for different people. Some people do cost of materials doubled or tripled, some price based on project complexity instead of time, so it’s really up to your discretion and where you feel comfortable setting your prices. The best thing to remember is that there will always be people who want to undervalue your work, but with those people also come the people who know that quality handmade work is worth the higher price. Good luck with your business! You’ve got this! 🥰
A good starting point would be looking at the minimum wage of your area, and adjusting based off of that. Ideally, we would want to increase this overtime through various means, but I would not suggest starting below minimum wage, unless you view the trade in hourly rate with increase rate of sales as worthwhile, as this (in financial terms) means you would profit more at a generic entry job.
A lot of people think crocheting is knitting, and since that can be done cheaply on a machine, they don't want to pay. They don't realize that mass-produced crocheted items are essentially still hand-made but sold at a terribly low price that doesn't reflect the effort.
Still, you can make a nice amount seeking at a merch table. It's up to you.
Very accurate, that’s how I charge my price 🙌.
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The way u smile with tour dimples is so sweet ❤
My cousin was willing to buy a beanie for his wife until I said it was $35. He yelled 35 dollars!?!? Can I use my military discount?
I said noooo no military discount this isn’t a sweatshop. I spent hours on this 😭
He said no ☠️
I'm so sorry he reacted that way! I totally stand by your pricing! We deserve to be fairly compensated for the time, effort, and skill that goes into our creations!! The trick is finding the customers who recognize and agree with that value!
Fkn ruuuude of him bruh. 😭
Would you pay 35 dollars for a hat or buy ut at target for 5 bucks? That's why I don't sell my crochet item I give as gifts or keep myself
Not everybody got money to spare like that. I understand you worked hard and you deserved to be payed well, but he also has to think wisely about his finances.
i base my prices on the amount of yarn used, the cost of that yarn used, how many days it took and for the stress that comes with it
That's a very similar system! And it sounds like it covers all the essential bases :) Thank you for sharing!
how much is the hourly rate?
Depends how much you think it should be (don't go crazy tho)
Usually 10-15 dollars (Canadian)
People just need to realize that crochet is literally a CRAFT. People spend HOURS upon HOURS making stuff to sell. Of course it isn’t going to be cheap because handmade stuff takes time, patience, materials, and passion for the project in order to make quality items. If only people understood it’s that expensive because of the time and money spent on it
I just set my hourly rate to £2 an hour which is way below minimum but I don't mind because I don't sell crochet enough to get paid full wage
Take my most recent project it took me 5 hours and I spent roughly 3 pounds on material so Im selling it for 13 pounds
I'm glad you've found a system that works for you and feels fair for you! :) Thank you for sharing!
I live in Denmark where the hourly rate is high which is why I never sell items. I primarily make textiles like sweaters and christening wraps/shawls and only use pure wool - no one will want to pay the many hundred dollars an item will cost.
Honestly like I dont know why but my family always sees me like I’m a factory that makes free crochet stuff and they always be asking and I’m always tired of it and my friend once said to me “then tell them to pay you” and she’s actually right bc it’s unfair in wasting money and time to make it free
Those braids look so good on you! Kind of a cottage vibe hahaha loved it
PLUS 30%. ALWAYS PRICE UP. YOU ARE WORTH MORE THAN YOU ARE CHARGING.
This is the one thing I hate about being crafty. People always say, "Nice hobby. You should sell your stuff on Etsy or local flea markets." People dont want to even pay for the cost of the materials let alone the cost of your time. I've had people ask me to make them costumes or clothing. I have had a few very pushy acquaintances over the years, expect me to make them clothing that would make them look thirty pounds lighter, or twenty years younger. I don't sell my handcrafts. I only make gifts for people that I love. I don't care if they don't know how much work went into the gifts. I try to make things to be used. I don't want you to put the baby blanket I spent a long time making on a shelf. I want it to be used and loved. I try to make things easy care, machine washable. I don't want a gift to be a burden. Ok, those are my rules. I have been very lucky to have loved ones, that for the most part, have enjoyed the things that I handmake with heart.💖💖💖
For the hourly rate do you just go off the minimum wage in your area or how do you base that?
Yes, I always recommend people start by looking at the minimum wage of their area, and using that as a starting point, and adjusting from there!
Crocheters come in different categories such as beginners, intermediate, and skilled/expert. And their speeds obviously vary. So my question is, I'm an intermediate crocheter. How do I calculate my time? I don't want to overprice an item, but at the same time, I don't want to ignore the time put in?
What is a good price for dishcloths?
I think $5-$15 is fair! Depends on a lot of factors
Thanks
My boyfriend has always told me at least $10/hr+hrs worked on item+costs of material. Years ago when I worked at Michaels, the wreath maker used to tell me to charge for regular price, not the sale price if you bought it on sale.
I see crochet projects like priceless 😅 and bring as a special gift to our love ones, family and friends 😅 I don't know if I am the only one who have hard time to sell handmade because I treat them as a special and should be give as a special gifts 🤧🙈
They are absolutely special gifts! It's hard not to become attached to items as we take time to create every stitch! ❤️
I just started, I am terrible I learned from a you tube video made one. If my grands a scarf he loves it so much. It really rough but it's something I made for him. Now all the others want one! We have 8 grankids and the yarn is so expensive! I would if I were any good at it I would just make things for all of my grandkids for Christmas. While they are young enough to appreciate it.
I even have a hard time giving them as gifts lol I made a blue pikmin specifically for a friend's birthday, and had to force myself to part with it because there wasn't time to make another. I couldn't care less about pikmin, I just spent so much time on him that he became my little buddy. I've got to stop becoming so emotionally attached to inanimate things 😂
If you're new - your products might not be as refined and it will take longer to make. It's worth looking at what other vendors sell at so you're not over or under charging.
I make clothes which means they are going to end up in the hundreds and no one would but it 😢
I totally understand that clothes have a totally different pricing requirement! I would love to hear how you price! :)
Hour spent: 2 hour
Hourly rate: ( for me ) 5 star
Material cost: Safety eyes: $3 Yarn: $2=
5×2=10
10+5= $15
Is $15 worth it??
Damn the max i ask is 10, for a topje, and like 5 for an axolotl, or animal chrochet.😅
What's most important is you are offering prices that you feel is fair to you and to your customer!
@@camryns_cute_creations my mom came up with the prices i honestly feel it's too much, at least for my creations since i'm not a Professional, plus they all look a little different.😥
@@ghostly5146everything will always look different and not the same I made 4 Minecraft bee pillows and each one looks different in ways. Crocheting more than one thing won’t always look the same as the other one. But that is ok 🙂
@@emilyrichardson610 thanks.☺️
as an artist i believe in pricing ur works wha theyre worth, but doing an hourly rate to freelance work is not possible as u can slack nd take extra hours which means itll jus increase the price unfairly to buyers nd no one will be interested in ur work, be realistic, but that also means knowing ur worth of ur work and art (dont let others discourage ur prices !)
How much is your hourly rate?
I typically aim for an hourly rate of between $18 and $21! Although I will tweak on a product-by-product basis, based on what the final cost is calculated to be!
Stuffing is the most expensive of my materials 🥲 and since half the kids at school buy starbucks everyday and have stanleys im sure theyll manage to pay >10$ for a keychain
Whats your hourly rate?????
Mine changes depending on the complexity of the project! Always at least minimum wage!
I recently started a crochet keychain business, but everyone keep telling that they are too expensive and some even ask for free even though i give 1 keychain for less than a dollar ( big and detailed ones)
I just double the yarn price ..
I think everyone has a go-t0 formula for coming up with prices they are comfortable with! Thanks for sharing yours!
I kinda like that but I would do it maybe double and a quarter because it does take a while especially with skinny yarn
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The only thing you're missing from your price is the cost of your hard-acquired skill. There's a reason not everyone can knit or crochet....
So..... 6x11+4..... 70€ for my tiny dolls? I can now go cry in a corner~ 🤣🥲🤣
Oh my gosh 😂😂 I totally understand and agree that it doesn't always work super well for things that take more time! Personally, I do think your dolls are worth that if they have so much work behind them!! ❤️❤️
The thing most people dont understand about crochet is that is has to be handmade stitch by stitch. Theres no machine to help you or that can do it for you like in knitting.
What’s a good hourly rate?
At least minimum wage! But it’s up to you!
I only gift my crochet projects to people close to me. Like my mom my brother my dad grandparents and only super close friends. Cause I know they’ll appreciate my work and take care of it I’ll never sell.
What's the rate?
You can decide your own hourly rate! Whatever is worth it for you- I always suggest at least minimum wage!
this is why patterns are usually sold 🥹
No that would never work!! You can't charge for the hours you do it would be far too much!!
I always recommend that people stick to items in the 2-hours of actually making range! I totally agree that something like a blanket that takes 20 total hours of physically making can get up there! But, I always think people should be compensated fairly for their time!
I dont sell cheap because it would make everyone else's crochet projects cheap, we have to sell it at a convenient price.
Uh... NO
Some things that take an hour to make no one will buy for the price! Depends where you live too. An how fast of a crocheter you are. Minim wage here is around $21.
I say make your own minim wage 😅
Where exactly do you live that it is that high? In Virginia it is $12.
@@jehneanyshari1518 Australia
It’s definitely depends! Find a system that works for you!
@@jehneanyshari1518In California it's 15.5 (but most jobs start hiring at 16-18ish, as in fast food type jobs-) but materials n stuff are also expensive
@@legogirlie1191damn I’m in Australia and minimum wage where I am (tas) it’s like $10-13
Thank you for this. I now finally can price my projects fairly.
what i do as a beginner who hasn’t started selling yet is the size in inches + (the hours spent x 4) and i think that’s reasonable but idk🤷♀️
Thank you so much. I'm starting a crochet business and I wasnt sure how to price my products , this helps a lot❤😊
I'm so glad it's helpful! :) In truth, it's just a starting point to cover the two biggest costs: time and materials. There are many more costs that'll come naturally that you'll want to start considering as you build your business!
I have only just started to get the ball of wool in a notebook and the hours I spend on a blanket depending how I feel about it and I gave it to the charity shop for them to sell they'll gone by the end of the day I have been asked to teach the course of the real homemade items and I am glad to see it being a great move forward to our next steps in our lives in the arts of our own positive and rewarding experience in that is so cool that you are a amazing lady to be able to do all this for you is amazing and thank you for you
I used to give out free things like crochet pieces that I have made for free. It was a nice thing, but now I realise my mistake.
So cute
Nice formula
Thanks for sharing
From Mumbai India ❤❤
It's hard for me to sell some of my work because I work on a lot of projects that take a lot of time and people don't want to pay for the time I put into it. I mostly make for myself and gifts for close family/close friends now.
That's me, I have given up on trying to sell stuff...now my family and friends will purchase the yarn...
I usually do this method and then x1.3 or a 30% profit or x1.75 to earn 75% profit
No cuz a lot of people want me to crochet things for them but get mad if I charge over 5 dollar's. 😭
I price in a similar way! [Material cost+ (total hours x hourly rate) + "factory wages" ] x1.30 = retail price
I currently just give everything away. I mostly make projects for my own kids, grandkids and friends at work having babies.
But I enjoy it. I am offering classes now so there’s that.
That's so exciting that you're offering crochet classes! I think that is a vastly untapped market, and I really think you could find success there!
I would put it more on a curve. An octo that took less than an hour might be $2, but a big turtle that took me 3 hours might be $20-30 but idrk
This system totally has much room for variation, and it's super important for people to develop their own system that they are comfortable with! This equation is just a good starting point that allows for the basics to be covered, like time and materials!
For a friend I set a price for yarn materials only and he got mad at me because it was tiny (it was a blanket), and claimed he could get one way bigger for that price at Walmart. Bet you it won't be handmade. He asked me how much if he paid for just the materials. I said the same because I'd have to go get them myself. I told him the cost of the blanket was maybe $2 over the cost of the yarn (maybe) simply because I gave a simple number and not down to the penny. I explained that I didn't account for my time at all because I enjoy it and he was a friend. I made another for someone and tbey never paid me for it. Now I'll price and expect half up front because im not eating it on $100+ of materials for them to not want it when I'm finally finished. The second person wanted a twin or queen blanket in two to three days.🤣 I told her that would take me about a month non-stop and she knew I had a baby. I kicked it out in like 3.5 weeks but it was unrestful and I'll never do it again.
Now if I sell something, it's made ahead and people don't have to pester me ablut how long until its done. No more special requests.
Yep. Time + yarn. More complicated the stitching the higher the hourly rate.
This is the formula I tell my friends when they say “idk” to naming the price. 😂 I’m your friend and your customer. You can give me the “discount” of informally ordering or special delivery over lunch lol but the Thing is still worth hourly rate+ materials ❤ plus or minus for emotional damages incurred during creation
I agree. Some people just don't appreciate the amount of time, money and hard work you spend on doing this .😢😢 I mostly do amigurumi but I don't sell them because I am afraid that people would argue with me about the price without considering how much time and money it takes me to do a lot of crochet projects 😔😔
Now the dilemma is when your skill develops as you go, naturally you'd crochet faster, which means decreasing working hours, with same or even better result. Does that mean you increase the hourly rate, or can anyone help about this case?
The only thing I disagree on that is that some people (like me) take longer to do the project because they're distracted, lazy, or just plain slow... so time invested is not a good thing to factor in.
Then you still need to make a profit. So it’s total hours x hourly rate + materials + profit
So say you crocheted for 5 hours. And your charge 5 dollars a hour. It is now 25$ + materials. Say all your yarn costs 4 dollars per roll and you got 4 rolls. That would be 16 dollars. which together with 25 is 41 dollars. This is your base price. To make a profit you need to charge I would say at least 5 - 15 percent of your base price. In our case if we charge 3 percent than our profit would be 1.23$ to make it even round up to 2 dollars or down to 1. So 41 plus 2 is 43 so your final price is 43 dollars. This is of course way cheaper than a real crochet project this is just an example
Ppl are like “ThAts Too ExPenSive” and that just annoys me bc they don’t understand pricing 😢
This is the method i use and i keep getting people telling me i price too high and nobody will ever buy my pieces... Thankfully they're wrong and I've been selling successfully for a year now 😊