Math teacher here... I know it's not everyone's favorite, but if you want to figure out the amount of yarn used without having to measure the leftover from a skein (potentially making a mess that you have to reroll), you can use a simple proportion. For example, if I have a 200g skein that is 488m, and I weigh my finished product and it weighs 250g, then I set up my proportion as follows: 488m/200g = x/250g (fractions on each side) This turns into: 488*250 = 200*x or: x = 488*250/200 So: x = 610m of yarn used If the 200g skein cost $10 to purchase, then the price per meter is $10/488m or approximately $0.02 per meter. Multiply by the meters used and that is your yarn cost. I commend you for encouraging makers to know their worth and charge fair prices for their merchandise. Most of the price questioning I get is when FAMILY requests commission work -- I don't do discounts. The time I spend making something for someone I may not even be close with, takes away from me being able to make a paid commission at the true value of the item. It took me a long time to learn to say no, but once you stand up for yourself, people looking for discounts will usually stop asking. I hope other makers find your video empowering and encourages them to know their worth as well!

Thank you for this tutorial. Now I know how to price hand crochet baby blankets, baby outfits, hats, and scarves. I give you eight and two thumbs up. 👍

Very good breakdown of pricing, my daughter says i sell to cheap now i can see where her thinking goes.

HI Tiffany, I weigh my yarn pre and post the project to calculate my usage.I have a scale that I use for weighing packages....so a mail scale. It weighs in gram..and the accuracy is true to the postal scales. Sheila

This is so helpful. I just started selling my items even though I have been creating for years. I have always been worried about over charging or short changing myself.

Thank you so much for breaking this out in such an easy way to calculate the price of an item.

This is awesome! It gets you excited to get those projects done!

This is so very helpful!!! I've been crocheting since I was a teenager but have only recently started selling my products this year on Etsy and FB. My husband keeps telling me I'm under selling my items and after watching this I guess I have been 😅. Some may also be over priced also 😬. But moving forward I'll use this awesome formula and see how things go 😀.

I'm selling at my very first craft fair this fall and your video is very helpful. I'm all over the place with my pricing (not too confident about the worth of my items, etc) so I just wanted to say thank you for your formula & guidance. Hopefully I'll get it figured out. Thank you!! 😊

so thankful for you breaking this down for us...this is a wonderful lesson and is immensely helpful to hear it this way!

Great advice, Tiffany! Thanks for this video. :)

Excellent advice, thank you for taking the time to help others😀

Awesome so excited!

Thank You Tiffany very much for always sharing so much of Your Amazing Talent & Your Amazing Amount of Knowledge about Crocheting with all of us 😊💝!!! I always love & enjoy watching & learning from You 😊💝!

Very, very useful information. Thank you so much ❤

Thank you for this Tiffany 💜

Very helpful!! Thank you!

Thanks Tiffany ❤️

Hi Tiffany, your video is very informative. Thank you for doing this. I'm in the UK and sell my items on a craft stall. Take care.

Thanks sweety you explained so we'll .God bless you

I haven't been adding the 10%. It makes sense. Thanks Tiffany.

Excellent info, thank you for sharing

So much good info. Thank you.

Hello, I just found your post tonight and I have learned so much about selling items I make. I usually just make gifts and things for the grand children. With money getting tricky I've been thinking about making items to sell. This information was great! Thank you!

Beautiful necklace. Thanks for this video. Have always wondered about this. 😍

Wonderful video lesson, thank you!! I found it extremely helpful!!

Valuable information. Thank you. Blessings

This Is very helpful. I’ve always done a set wage per hour plus cost of materials but never added to it. Sometimes I would sell for less because a blanket that takes 17 hours to make I would have to sell for close to or over $200 and I didn’t think anyone would pay that much. I tend to reserve making stuff like that just for family.

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This was really helpful

Thank you for this my wife is always telling me that I under charge, but truth is I didn't understand how to break it down like you did.

I use a program called Crochet Land it has a timer, allows you to put in your notes, pictures and supplies used! It does have a method of calculating per item however I don't use it as I don't think it's that accurate but for the other items that timer all your notes your pictures and stuff is great! I do love the fact you have explained this so well I now know that I am underselling all my projects! Time to pull out the calculator and refigure items prices!!! Thank you!

Hi Tiffany Hansen and right now I am working on a mosaic blanket and I love your channel and your videos and if you keep making videos I will keep watching them ❤ and I love your channel very much and you make great content on your channel 💜

Thanks for the info.

Thank you for sharing these tips its very helpful.😊👏👍

Thanks for sharing this information!!

That's what I do except for the 10%. Will be adding that now

Thank you so much.

Very interesting even though I don't sell anything but if I ever do I know where to look for information.🍂🍁Christina

This was very informative. Thanks! Ive tried to use a timer to time my projects before, but i always forget to stop or restart the timer....fail on my part. Lol

Thank you 😊

At the beginning, id like to add that the beanie isnt made using 2 skeins because you had A LOT leftover on the second one, which youll use for another beanie or item. You should be breaking down your projects into price per yard of yarn. So the first beanie did not cost you $5.00. Each yard was .015. So your beanie actually costed you $2.84. You also used the price of the second skein after a coupon, but didnt do the same for the first skein. This is skewing your results. Another way to “measure” how much you used of a skein is to weigh your skein before/after. While this is not as accurate as measuring, it will be pretty darn close, maybe just off by a few cents.

Thank you!!!🧶🌻

Would it not be easier to price out the yarn from a partial skein by weight? I’m thinking that calculating the price per yard based on the weight of a full skein (five ounce skein divided by 500 yards = 100 yd. per ounce) Then weigh what is left of the remaining skein and times that by your per ounce yardage. It would give you a more accurate/easier calculation than trying to measure what was left with a tape measure. Unless you have a very very small amount left that is. Thanks for the info, take care and stay safe!

To figure out cost of yarn as accurately as possible, you can simply weigh the finished item. You find how many yards per gram (example: one skein of Caron baby cakes = 560 yds / 240 grams. Just divide the yards by grams (that are on the label of the skein) and you have the yards per gram. Approximately 2.33 yards per gram. To find cost per yard, simply find how many yards per skein, and total cost per skein (price + tax + shipping if applicable) and divide price by yards. So in this example the total cost of yarn is $13.79 then divide by 560 yards = $0.025 per yard. Then to find how many yards per finished item, simply weigh the finished yarn pieces before adding any poly fill, embellishments, etc, and then taking the yards per gram number, multiply it by the weight of your protect. So if your project weighs 726 grams, you take 2.33 yards per gram x 726 grams = 1691.58 yards per finished item. Then you can round up if necessary, and to add a tiny bit of wiggle room. So to find cost of yarn per item, take the total cost per yard, and multiply by total yards of the finished item, in this example, $0.025 per yard x 1,691.58 yards in finished item = $42.29 total cost of yarn in this project. If you so choose, if you get a number such as .3726 at the end of your yardage or your cost, round up or down (I’d round up) to the nearest tenth or hundredth so it would be .38 instead of .3726. But to be exact, only round your total cost of yarn for the whole project. Even a hundredth of a cent can make a difference in the end price, so keeping it as close as possible to the exact price may be beneficial, you can always add a buffer, but knowing the exact cost is helpful. As is knowing the exact yardage. And for yardage, it’s better to round up, in case you have a slight variance of tension, how you choose to join the yarn, starting tail, and finishing tail, etc. several factors. However, you get the exact number and can add a slight buffer if you so choose. Now, to find the exact cost of poly fill is actually almost as simple as finding the yarn cost. Once you have finished crocheting all the fabric pieces, before stuffing them (if you stuff individually, then weigh as you go eg: you stuff the head before you do the last round or two of stitches, and then continue on to the body, weigh the head before you add stuffing, then weigh it after the stuffing, then finish the piece, weigh it again, and subtract the second number from the third, eg; before stuffing, weighs 4 grams, with stuffing weighs 8 grams (subtract yarn weight eg 4 grams from this weight eg 8 grams = 4 grams of poly fill), after finishing weighs 9 grams. Subtract 8 grams from 9 grams and the extra yarn you used to finish the item weighs 1 gram or subtract the weight of the poly fill from the end product eg 9grams total - 4 grams poly fill = 5 grams yarn. Then add that to the weight before adding stuffing = 5 grams of yarn. Repeat for each piece, or if it’s a project that can be stuffed and joined at the end you can weigh all the yarn pieces together, then stuff, weigh again and you subtract Then find your yardage and cost of yarn as before. Once you know how much polyfill it takes for your item, you can find out cost. Most packages of polyfill are weighed in oz, so you can convert to grams, or if it’s listed on your package use that. Then find cost per gram (you could also do this all in oz for the polyfill but grams are easier imo as it tends to be a bit more accurate). To do that, take your total price of polyfill divide by total weight of polyfill in grams (or other unit of choice) and find cost per gram. Example: 907.18 grams (32 oz bag) of polyfill = $18.25 total. So we take $18.25 divide by 907.18 = $0.02 per gram of polyfill. To find our cost of polyfill for the stuffie we made, take cost per gram x grams of polyfill in item. For this example, $0.02 per gram x 4 grams total = $0.08 for all the stuffing in the finished item. There is a learning curve, and it can be intimidating, but once you learn them, it’s really a much simpler, quicker, and easier way than measuring leftover yarn in a skein, and trying to guess. Once you have all your costs you can add them, same as any other time. So an example: $3.75 for stuffing + $12.76 for yarn + $0.89 for buttons and other embellishments = $17.40 total cost of project. Then you can add any packaging, your price per hour/ labor, and allow for any fees and or taxes you may have for your website, listing, shop, etc. so you know how much profit you will make, and all costs. Some formulas that are helpful are also: cost of materials and labour + fees x 2 = wholesale and wholesale x 2 = retail (doesn’t work for a lot of items) Or cost x 3 = retail or other formulas, or simply cost + hourly rate + any fees/taxes that will come out of profits. There’s other, better formulas but I can’t remember off the top of my head.

Tow do you work out how many yards or metres you've used or have left? I normally use a scale and weigh the remaining yarn.

I am wondering how would you price out tool for making scrubbies or would you rcommend just using the entire ball and pricing from there??

if you buy a pattern how do you go about charging for that do you add that to the price

I would love to have the pattern (and tutorial) for the monkey you are showing. Also, you look very nice today. I really like the necklace.

How do I find the price of the yarn if I was gifted it with the label removed? Or would there be another way to add in that portion of the price to the total in a different way?

Tiffany, when I use to strains of yarn to crochet my project, do I charge for both yarns or just the length of one? BTW, I love your videos and tutorials. They have helped me a lot as a beginner. Thank you so much.

Hi Tiffany, Can you please share the book you got your information from. Would love to read it too! Thanks!!!

Here is my problem… I have only been crocheting for over a year. I watch videos like you make to teach me. My grandmother taught me over 20 years ago to chain and double crochet. My daughter got pregnant so I decided to learn to crochet. I love to crochet and have made my son his comforter and my granddaughter all kinds of things. My husband abandoned us so I have started crocheting and selling it. It takes me several days to finish a blanket because I don’t crochet as fast as others … but also don’t crochet as slow as I use to when first learning. The time it takes me to make a blanket (I want my stitches right and no mistakes)… if I charged minimum wage plus materials they prolly couldn’t afford it and the additional 10%… I wish I crocheted faster but I don’t. What do we do for this problem? I don’t want to over charge or under charge but really stink at sells to begin with. I have a giving heart and end up basically spending all this time making it and it not making a difference. Please help. Not sure if I get notifications if you reply but … hope I don’t miss it. I have watched a lot of your videos while making a baby blanket and sent myself the ones I want to make. You are awesome! Btw …. I have a dandelion tattoo myself!

What about s Afghan

When pricing items to sell, do you use reg price or sale price of yarn?

Random, question. I am new to crocheting (2months). I am so much slower than I'd say an average crocheter. With that said it takes me approximately 2 hours to do a washcloth. Minimum wage is $15.00 an hour. Obviously it takes me about 3x longer than someone else 🙄. Obviously I would not charge $30 for one washcloth, lol 😆. Question is.....would I divide my time by 3 or something?

How do you deal with justifying your minimum wage for your area when it is higher than areas you sell to? For example, minimum wage in Washington state varies between $13.69 and $15/hr depending on the city. I now have to sell products online because there are no in person events happening because of covid restrictions. How do I market to people in states with only a $7.25/hr minimum wage? Based on other comments, my prices even for a hat would be unreasonable. I'm guessing I have to find some wage in between the two, but how should I determine what to have it at now?

Good mornng ,do you have a list for pricing your crochet itemsilive in Wasaga Beach,ontario, Canada,.

What about taxes? Do you add that in?

How do I buy cheap yarn?any advice. ?

How would you price dishclothes?

I have tried to do this like I made a blanket with a siloute of Elvis on it. It took 3 months to make it but that was off and on so I estimated that it in reality if I would have worked it 24/7 it would have taken about 3/4 weeks and 50 dollars yarn and I been trying to sell it for 150 and everyone I talk to says they won't pay that much. And want to only give me 50 dollars what do I do in that situation

So I used your formula you show, to do a mock-up of how much my current project should be sold for with my husband’s outlandish charge for my time at $15.00 per hour. Here it goes: my yardage between the two colors came to a cost of .030 cents, I multiplied that by my actual used yardage 1780 yards = $53.40 for the cost of materials. It took me (hypothetically) 24 hours in total to complete. $15.00 x24= $360.00 +$53.40=$413.40 + 10%=$454.74

I think this is all really good info but it doesn't work for every thing. I made an entrelac knitted blanket that took me over 40 hrs. Now my state minimum wage is 10$ hr. So Just with time alone that is a $400 blanket then there is the stuff i used and your 10%. No one is going to pay that price for a blanket. For smaller things i think your math works well but for something like the blanket i mentioned it would be a loss. At the most one may get $100.

Perfect video for me. I have been filling up tubs if knitted & crocheted baby things. I was suppost to sell it in an open market place with my bestie who makes toys and cushions and fills with poly fill. Oh boy she let me have it when I made a baby huggie and filled it with cotton balls. I have no clue how much to sell it for. I met a girl through facebook. She sells baby items and more. Shes been wanting to go in business with me. I never went for it. The first cardigan I asked her hiw much to sell it for. She said £10. Or maybe £8.Thats what she sells hers for. I spent £12 on the yarn. And £3 on buttons. I compared to the yarn she uses. She buys the cheap quality yarn that wont be anything after the first wash. Plus I make cables and shells and designs. I have a lot more neater work like hiding the ends. She makes plain knit and purl rows and it barely uses one skein for a newborn cardigan. I used more that one skein on the cardigan. Plus the time it took would be 3 or 4 days. Verses the plain knit and purl. That would take me few hours. I wouldn't even sell for that amount if I spent more for it. But if I post it on the Facebook marketplace. I'm sure people would have the same mindset. Why is hers £10 and mine £15 or more. I may have to describe in the description section. That I use good quality yarn and the fancy buttons. The baby booties I am planning to make? I want to put a satin lining in it. I made a set last week and added cotton sole lining in it.

ALSO, for me, this is how I measure my time making a product: I make granny square items, so I measure my time by 3DC clusters. It takes me 7 seconds to make one 3DC cluster + ch 1. If I make a granny square that's 3 rows, that's 24 clusters in all. 24 clusters x 7 seconds is 168 seconds, so roughly 3 minutes. If I make 24 squares for a blanket, that's 72 minutes. Joining them all together is another 16 clusters per square, SO 16 x 24 x 7 = 2,688, ÷ 60 = 45 minutes 🤯🥴 45 + 72 = 117, ÷ 60 = roughly 2 hours. And 2 hours still isn't an exact because that didn't factor in changing colors and cutting yarn and weaving in ends, etcetc. BUT, it's a rough start to go off of, any this way you don't have to start a stop a timer every time you start working again. You just have to know how long it takes you to make a row or cluster or whatever, and multiply that by how many there are. Because sometimes I'll sit here for 5 hours working on something and think "Oh God that's already $55 for time alone, will anyone pay that?" And then I realize that I've watched about 10 KZfaq videos in that time and gotten a snack and talked to whoever, so it wasn't REALLY 5 hours I worked on it. 🤣

Too confusing

Sorry you talk to much about nothing just go to the subject 😒😞