Pricing crochet work

[ntl]

How does one price crochet--or knit--work? I've been asked to crochet 2 afghans, one apparently all single crochet, one both front and back post double crochet, one to be double bed size. I'm not a fast worker--I know other people work faster than I do. I would expect the materials would be provided, so I'm talking about time in.

 

[Schuee]

Someone I once asked to knit something for me charged a set price per ball - at the time it was £1 per ball - so a 12 ball jumper would cost £12. I think I have heard that people charge so much per hour but don’t think there are set rates - you could charge the minimum hourly wage rate.

Perhaps someone who knits for profit will post what they charge.



Penny

 

[ntl]

Thanks for your response, Penny. That helps. I'm really not quick--still working on my own afghan. I have about 35 hexes to add a last row to before sewing it together...

 

[Schuee]

You are welcome. I knitted a christening shawl and asked for £20 and got it. I wasn’t knitting for profit or for an income and just charged what I thought was a sensible price. They also paid for the yarn. I think I would set a price per ball of yarn, if you are not aiming to make crocheting your income. Let us know what you decide.

 

[ntl]

Great article. I've been working on this afghan for months. I'm too slow for such a project except for myself. I don't even paint much right now. So, I will not take it on. I have a few other things I want to do instead.

 

[Schuee]

Yes, you must only do what makes you happy and not take on something that would be a chore. I only knit things for friends and ask for a small gift for doing so - I got a big box of chocolates last time but can’t eat chocolate now! I knit and crochet for my own benefit. I don’t like sitting and doing nothing and read, play chess on the computer, or card games, or knit or crochet while watching tv! I’m finishing a book at present and watching the rugby.

 

[ntl]

I don't often sit with idle hands either. I have to sit for 2 hours a day, and drawing/painting is not feasible during that time, so I usually read or crochet, do phone puzzles, or sometimes, just watch tv...

 

[Schuee]

It’s good to know someone does the same sort of thing as me!

 

[ntl]

LOL, now I seem to have taken up bird watching. My SinL hung a large feeder in a tree across the yard, in view of my card table. Now the binoculars are there. Visitors include wrens, tufted titmouse, Northern Cardinal, bluejays, robins, and a few others I haven't identified yet. I have a pamphlet of birds of the area, but a few I have seen don't seem to be shown. We also have Canadian Geese and ducks in the pond, an occasional crow, and an eagle stops by once in a while. The hummingbird feeder is not out yet.

 

[Schuee]

Excellent! Some lovely birds there. I believe we only have eagles in Scotland, so its not likely I will see on here! I have a resident young robin, lots of magpies, jackdaws, blackbirds, sparrows, bluetits, bullfinches, etc. I do see buzzards when out by the river.