Guides for selling your crochet
Practical, no-fluff advice on turning the crochet you love making into a shop that sells, from pricing and photos to shipping, fees, and where to sell in the first place.
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Where to sell your crochet, and how the options really stack up.
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Best places to sell crochet online in 2026: 6 sites compared
Etsy, your own website, Shopify, Big Cartel, Ravelry, and social, compared in one table on fees, traffic, and control, plus a plain answer for your situation.
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Crochetify vs Etsy: which is right for your crochet shop?
An honest comparison of Crochetify and Etsy for crochet makers: fees, traffic, branding, and control, and how to know which one fits where you are.
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Crochetify vs Shopify vs Big Cartel for selling crochet
Comparing three ways to run your own crochet storefront: Crochetify, Shopify, and Big Cartel, on price, simplicity, and how well each fits a fiber-arts shop.
Get started
From your very first listing to your very first sale.
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How to start selling crochet: a step-by-step guide
A practical, step-by-step guide to start selling crochet, from choosing what to make and pricing it to setting up a shop and landing your first sale.
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Do I need a license to sell crochet? Rules for all 50 states
Pick your state: sales tax permit, state business license, and the official link, for all 50 states and DC. Plus hobby vs business, LLCs, and taxes.
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Can I sell crochet made from a pattern? The copyright rules
A bought pattern, a designer's character, a famous character, or the pattern file: what copyright protects, case by case in a table, and how to protect yours.
Grow your shop
Photos, descriptions, and shipping that turn browsers into buyers.
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How to sell on Crochetify and market your shop
A step-by-step guide to promote a Crochetify product, use your link in bio, share to Stories, and run a short launch sale.
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How to photograph crochet that sells
Practical crochet product photography tips: soft natural light, a clean background, showing scale and texture, multiple angles, and simple true-to-life editing, all on a phone.
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How to write crochet product descriptions that sell
A maker's guide to writing crochet product descriptions that inform and sell: the must-include details, a copy-and-paste template, and how to write for search.
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How to ship crochet items: packaging, postage, what to charge
Poly mailer or box, how to weigh it, which mail class, and a calculator that turns your postage into a shipping price: actual cost, free shipping, or flat rate.
Pricing & fees
Price your work with confidence and keep more of what you earn.
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Etsy fees explained: what you actually keep
A plain-English breakdown of Etsy's fees for crochet sellers, listing, transaction, payment processing, and ads, with a worked example of what you take home.
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How to price crochet: formula, worked example, and calculator
The crochet pricing formula, (materials + labor) x markup, a worked example for a hat, and a calculator that runs it on your own yarn cost, hours, and rate.
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