How Much I Made in My Knitting Business in 2022

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I'm sharing how much revenue I made in my knitting business in 2022. I review all of my different income streams and how much money each of those made me this past year. I'm also sharing some of my goals for 2023 in hopes of helping you build your own successful knitting business.
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@heatherwood756 Жыл бұрын

I have used a few of your free patterns and I thank you for making them available. I also agree with you charging for them. We can all contribute! Good luck!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, happy to help the way I have over the past few years. Those will always be available…. Now it’s time to change things up a little bit! Thanks for the support!

@niknikc27 Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. I have learned to knit using your content and will gladly pay for its awesome quality!

@susangasperini1278 9 ай бұрын

Do you do KZfaq step by step videos for patterns that you are selling on Ravelry or Etsy? And if so what information do you include? Thank you

@jamiemeicheng6589 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Glad to hear you will only releasing paid patterns moving forward. After watching your videos on your free patterns, I understood that even simple patterns require a lot of work. Those will always be available for newbies dipping their toes into knitting for the first time, but you gotta get paid for your hard work! Can’t wait to see all your future projects.

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Yes, you totally get it! Thanks for the support! ❤️

@kerfuffle9312 Жыл бұрын

You’ve been soooooo generous with everything you’ve shared on your channel. So much valuable information. I just finished your shawl collar cardigan and it turned out perfect! Your honesty is where you shine☺️. Don’t forget to tell your viewers to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and share😉. 👍👏👏👏🤗🇨🇦

@Samsona75 Жыл бұрын

I love your tutorials. I’m playing your Fall Bluff tutorial over and over. Thanks to you, I’m making my very first sweater. You definitely deserve to be paid for your patterns, and I’d gladly pay for any new patterns you create. Thanks for helping me progress in my knitting. I’d love to see knitting books from you!

@rosxys Жыл бұрын

I officially and successfully learned knitting through your Winter Bluff Bluff sweater pattern and will always grateful for every free pattern you've provided us here, and also from your blog where I found you. Thank you so much! You deserve it and look forward to seeing more of you 😁

@livdream6271 Жыл бұрын

Ashley you are our knitting angel. Your love of knitting and helping others will come back to you by the thousands In money and positive good vibes. You are very special! I wish you a prosperous 2023!! You deserve it 😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️

@niknikc27 Жыл бұрын

The transparency is so much appreciated! Especially for those of us that haven’t delved too deeply into that side of things. I learned to knit using your free items, and will happily pay going forward! As someone mentioned, I would buy any books, instructional guides, or any other materials for that matter you produce.

@jeanniepeurasaari8499 Жыл бұрын

I'm so grateful for your videos. Thank you for the step-by-step tutorials. I love them. I gladly pay, and have paid, for your patterns. It's a tremendous amount of work you put into creating these and you should charge for them. I'm totally awed by you. How you manage to raise and care for three children, a husband, a dog, and a home, and put all that time into creating patterns and grow a business is amazing!

@tracalinajohnston5413 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your transparency! I love your videos and patterns. You really have done a wonderful job providing so much free content . I have watched all of your videos and my next purchase pattern is going to be your cable sweater. I just love that pattern! Am so happy to hear you will also publish some books and also some worsted weight patterns! So exciting!

@yboriginal01 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being so transparent. I really appreciate the honesty. I am planning to start my own blog soon with the hopes of blooming it into a fiber business. These numbers are really helping me manage my expectations. You've earned yourself a new subscriber! Cheers!

@jonidafroto161 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for keeping it real and we absolutely think you deserve to get paid for any pattern you produce. I will forever be grateful for your free content that taught me so much, above all how to design for myself. I have followed the fall bluff tutorial using worsted weight yarn and the results were still amazing because your way of expalining is so thorough and detailed. You deserve all that you've earned and more! I wish you tons of luck this year and bigger earnings! Looking forward to your new content. :)

@stepbystepscience Жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you very much for the free patterns and the videos that got along with them. Your patterns are well written and the videos are clear and easy to follow. Good luck in the coming year.

@emmagudge6052 Жыл бұрын

Great update. Really interesting to hear about where and how the money comes in. I’ve always thought it so generous of you to give away so much free stuff. I’m always happy to pay for a pattern. I absolutely love the idea of being able to design my own sweater. I am currently using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s book to make a sweater for my husband. It starts from my swatch gauge and all the calculations extends from there. Let’s see how it turns out 😉 Looking forward to seeing your plans coming into fruition.

@littlesammyf7380 Жыл бұрын

I bought the wildwood, I love your patterns and I have the free ones and wanted to buy one to say thank you for the incredible patterns you make. Your hard work is appreciated

@liziking306 Жыл бұрын

I love your tutorials Ashley! As I said before, it was your Winter Bluff Sweater tutorial that got me knitting my first sweater. It is my go-to pattern for sweaters. I plan on making it with DK weight yarn or even fingering weight yarn. I still can't figure out the math and all... but I am definitely going to try. So, thank you so much for teaching me. The video tutorial absolutely helped me with reading the pattern. I think without the video tutorial, I probably would have had a hard time. I am one of those visual learners. Even though you have previously offered the pattern as a free pattern, I would absolutely pay for it as a paid pattern. I'm also glad that you will now be charging for your patterns. Raglan style - no short rows... in lightweight yarns... I'm for it... :-) Spring is just around the corner... Anyway, thank you again for all that you do.

@maryscarnecchia984 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the free patterns you offered us. They were so instrumental in helping me to improve my knitting skills.

@carolynpounsett7377 Жыл бұрын

You are very inspiring I love your work and honesty so refreshing. Looking forward to what 2023 brings x

@HansensGasse Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the transparency! It's so helpful on this way! I'm giving it a go this year and decided to finally publish my patterns. If ever you decide to spread out to the German speaking market with your patterns, I'd be glad to be your partner in crime translating for you!

@leonivandestraat7272 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this information Ashley!! ❤❤ I love this. As I am aspiring to start an Etsy it is nice to know what the possibilities are when you put work in. 🥰👌

@annak4569 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and being so transparent. Love your podcast and have found your tutorials so helpful. I've knitted some of your free patterns; they are very well-written. I'm looking forward to the new patterns you will publish and would totally pay for them.

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and being so supportive. So excited for what's coming!! Happy knitting :)

@jenniferknott7185 4 ай бұрын

Honest and transparent!! Thank you from Canada xoxo

@brigittedossor8167 Жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials. You do what you wish to do as you have been super generous anyway.

@cmyocum Жыл бұрын

So amazed at your transparency. I would never ask that of you--ever (as a business owner--not in this industry--I would never divulge such info--I'm absolutely astonished!). I wish you all the success you can harness in 2023 and even more in 2024. I love that you are limiting your free patterns and can't wait to see all the creative ways you will earn oodles of $$ for you and your family. Here's to your uber success!!!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you for the kind words and support. Means a lot! When I was at the beginning of this journey, I felt frustrated that there wasn't a lot out there about how to make money in this industry. I had to venture outside of the knitting world to learn a lot. I just hope to inspire others to embark on their own journey and help give them some tips and tricks that would've been helpful for me! It's fun to support others going through the same thing!

@deborahcomrie6671 Жыл бұрын

Love your content. I'm currently working on your winter bluff sweater. Love your tutorials they have helped me so much. I will happily pay for your patterns. Thank you for all you do. ❤

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@GracefullyUnraveled Жыл бұрын

This video was so good! In the future, I’d love if you made a video (or a course) about grading patterns!! I can’t find any information on that portion of designing knits! Thanks for your transparency, it’s really cool to be able to see how you’ve done & it motivates me to be more consistent! I’m still not in the KZfaq partners program, but I also haven’t been very consistent because life is crazy & I also get discouraged easily because I feel like traction on here has been soooo slow! Thanks again for sharing such vulnerable information & I hope 2023 is even better for you!

@LottaSocks Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoy your tutorials! Not a newbie, but I always learn a new tip or trick. I wish you all the best going forward, I’ll still watch & look for your patterns! Worsted wt yarn is a great go-to for sweaters. I’ll have to dig out some of the Bulky…in stash, somewhere (eek!) Not to add to your “to-do” list, but are you considering a newsletter? Pattern updates, classes etc, might be another avenue. I’m on Ravelry & KZfaq mostly, rarely FB & not on the rest. But that’s just me. I give you a LOT of credit pursuing sooo many ways to reach people. Agree you should charge for patterns, a ton of work goes into creating, advertising (etc etc) for any given design. I’ll be happily following you & your patterns !! Thanks for sharing your knitting & I’m looking forward to what comes next! Thank you!

@debm7417 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate ALL of your information!

@energyhealer39 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate this video. I was always wondering how much money is made in this business.

@sunrhyze Жыл бұрын

This was really interesting and the transparency refreshing. I find most people's reluctance to discuss money details very frustrating. I was a demoralized sweater knitter after an attempt at the Cocoknits method and finally was able to be successful with your Fall Bluff. I'm not planning to knit a lot with bulky yarn so am looking forward to seeing some patterns (and tutorials I hope) for worsted weight. Also will point out the importance of offering patterns at sites other than Ravelry since I don't have a PayPal account and don't want one. Thanks for doing what you do, and I will keep an eye on you!

@oroisgold Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this! It's really helpful.

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

oh i'm so glad!! happy knitting to you!

@JeniHankins Жыл бұрын

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make such a detailed video about your various income streams. As a songwriter and performer, this gave me a lot of encouragement and ideas about creating content that helps makers and artists approach generating a living wage. When you talk about your KZfaq income, is that solely from ads which run before or intermittently during your videos or does it also include income from when people hit the thank you button on that video and contribute that way, too? I am excited to look up your cardigan pattern. Your Fall Bluff pattern is teaching me to knit my first sweater! Thank you! And thank you for your kind and encouraging manner on your videos!

@SusanRitchie Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! You deserve to get paid for your work now 😊

@ruthh2443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your frank coverage!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you…. Hope it’s helpful!

@JR-ot4im Жыл бұрын

I so appreciate and love your patterns and didn't realize you were giving the majority of them away for free; you deserve to be paid for your time and skills. This transparency in your earnings from all these efforts is eye opening and valuable as well. I apologize if you've already done so, but have you considered Patreon to allow another way for your followers to support you? Even at $5/month, that might be another way to increase revenue. Anyway, love your goals for 2023, thank you so much for your incredibly helpful patterns, tutorials, videos and posts and wish you much continued growth and success!

@hayleymaycreate Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hearing your tips in the future.

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad… thank you!

@joannaa.e.2436 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@tahiraabass4347 Жыл бұрын

So good to see you.such a nice person .

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@carolynpounsett7377 Жыл бұрын

Oh and I would also love to take a course on designing patterns should you create one. You're Brill xx

@erikao3982 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was really interesting! I’m not looking to go into knitting full time, but I do want to publish some of my patterns and make some spare “yarn money.” I published one sweater pattern in October and made about $80! I know it’s not much, but I was super shocked, since I didn’t expect to sell anything 😅 I hope to be a little more disciplined this year! I spent a lot of time last year trying to grow a tik tok account but didn’t end up seeing much success from it. I don’t think my pattern sales were from there but I could be wrong 🤷‍♀️ good luck!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Love to hear this! Congrats on your pattern… yes, TikTok has been hard for me to grow too!

@shelleybedik8531 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info. You are a hard worker!!!!! You should definitely charge for your patterns. They are so cute and give a good jumping off point for innovation. Good luck!!!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the support and feedback. Happy knitting to you!

@dianaemmick1811 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos and I wish you the best for 2023! I can’t wait to see what’s new for this year as I recently found your channel, but in my personal opinion I find the shorts annoying; I automatically remove them from my feed. Makes sense that I am seeing more shorts from other content providers if they are being compensated but I delete them without watching. I love watching your content, and I hope that doesn’t sound harsh or rude…just my opinion of the shorts. I’m excited to see your new content for 2023!

@juliesweet6525 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks for posting. 👍👍👍

@Shaki611 Жыл бұрын

I discovered your IG yesterday through a reel that someone mentioned your pattern, (a hat ) and was surprised it was free! So I went to your feed and ... I already was following you! but I guess for the algorithms I hadn't seen your posts or profile, I see so many awesome knitters on IG but their patterns are paid, I can't afford right now, and then I came to your youtube channel, your tutorials are so clear and beginner friendly. I'm following the raglan sweater, I haven't finished yet, I really think it's ok you start offering paid patterns, you offered so much free content here! I would buy if I could. How do you make money of youtube? Adds? And what about IG? I didn't know you can get paid for reels. I wish you the best for 2023, I hope seeing more content on others yarns like worsted like. Sorry my English I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷 😅

@lizaregalacatacataca4930 Жыл бұрын

You are so great 👍 and explains all about your business regarding knitting I will be very happy to follow up with you on youtube to make my knitting project and will wait for your book or megazine. Thanks a lot for spending time for the one who follow up your channel. 😍👏👍

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@pranjalkalekar6367 Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@anewjourneywithbertie5290 Жыл бұрын

great video and please charge for the patterns I will definitely buy because its your time and effort congrats

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Deal! Thank you so much ❤️

@danieallen5609 Жыл бұрын

Im on my sixth or seventh one of your tutorials the irish mesh cardigan. They are the best teaching on knitting that I have found. As long as you keep them coming you've got a follower. About how much do you plan on charging for the step by step tutorials in the future?

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear you’re enjoying the tutorials! I will continue to offer the tutorials for free here on KZfaq but you will need to pay a small fee get the pattern PDF ❤️

@stepbystepscience Жыл бұрын

You videos look very professional....Do you use a ring light? If so which one?

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don’t use a ring light for my videos - just a window with natural light and a good camera!

@eduardolotivio1544 10 ай бұрын

thanjk for your generosity in sharing free patterns, you also deserve income from your work.- nichole

@AshleyLillisKnits 10 ай бұрын

You're so kind -- thank you!

@eduardolotivio1544 10 ай бұрын

@@AshleyLillisKnits You're welcome 🤍

@annabellavampirella Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much to make sweater and cardigan first sweater not terrifying.

@devoted2knit177 Жыл бұрын

Please post where I can find your courses

@Ladeedi73 Жыл бұрын

This is so so kind😊 how do you get paid for reels? If we heart them?

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Instagram is now paying monthly bonuses for reels based on views!

@Shaki611 Жыл бұрын

I think today the trend is watching like shorter content, longer videos are ok for detailed tutorials and I try to watch at night when my daughter sleeps but during thr day impossible, personally I like vids that go to the point instead of long intros about... blabla, that's the reason reels & youtube shorts are so watched, and so successful (although I don't know how much IG and youtube pay for them🤔) but I guess people look for content concise and clear.

@Gypsy218 Жыл бұрын

Can you explain how KZfaq works in terms of income?

@preslp Жыл бұрын

Agree that your patterns should be paid.

@Kelly-hh7jz Жыл бұрын

What is the profit after expenses, and how many hours of time went into this? My husband runs a small but fairly successful business selling soaps and beard oils and once you deduct expenses and consider time it's a pittance 😂

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

yes, factoring in time and expenses does take a lot out of the business. Unfortunately, I don't keep track of my hours per se but what's great about selling knitting patterns (or anything digital) is once you have it ready, you can make money from it passively forever!

@Iagreewithyoubearhug Жыл бұрын

So I have to tell you that sometimes it doesn't work when I linked to Amazon account.

@kochava72 Жыл бұрын

Hi. How can i donate to you. Ive used your free patterns!

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

Oh you’re too kind - watching my videos, clicking my links, and purchasing future patterns you’d like to make is a great way to support me! Thanks for the support!

@mai_ackerman05 7 ай бұрын

My mom is an amazing knitter, She makes woollen sweaters by her hands we want to do something for her but we can't launch a fashion brand, so can you guys recommend me some ideas? She always wanted to do something and become an independent woman but my grandparents financial conditions didn't helped her dreams. Help me in making her dreams come true😊 who knows? maybe your idea can change someone's life😊

@AmnaGull-bc9hv 7 ай бұрын

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@59kuphoff Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the "cost" of your time in developing the patterns and media content.

@nickiethesaint316 Жыл бұрын

Buy me a ko fi might be good too for your tutorial videos. ❤

@AmnaGull-bc9hv 7 ай бұрын

Hi.. can you deliver me a sweeter

@benzicraig2697 Жыл бұрын

Every thing you used for ur business is tax deductible talk to a license CPA good luck

@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын

I’ve got that covered - thank you!

@joannawebb8683 Жыл бұрын

There is a big difference between "crochet ppl" and "knit ppl"....as I can find a ton of free patterns and videos with crocheting, but knitting, hardly any...it's disappointing to know you are now going in that direction...sry but moving on...good luck with ur earnings but know u r not really helping with getting ppl to love the craft 🫤

@TheEnnachickychic 9 ай бұрын

Wow. Just wow. Nothing comes free. You can move on then. She’s brilliant for giving free patterns already. Her time is valuable so you think she should always do it for free?

@joannawebb8683 9 ай бұрын

@@TheEnnachickychicshe makes money through KZfaq... 🤦

@WoolRevival Жыл бұрын

You will continue to grow! You’re cute, comfortable with the camera, enthusiastic and you create user friendly patterns. 😊 I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you for being so candid in this video. I’m always thinking about how to make my hobby much more. 🧶