5 Ways to Profit from Your Crochet Hobby

Have you ever thought of turning your crocheting hobby into a viable business? We have probably all dreamed about it at some point and then dismissed it as impossible. Earning a living by crocheting seems a bit unattainable.

However, we need to remember that some of the most successful businesses have been started as a result of a hobby. What a better way to earn a living than by doing something we love? All it takes is a little bit of creativity and thinking outside of the box.

So without further ado, here are five of the many ways that you might be able to turn your crocheting hobby into a successful small business.

- Sell your crocheted items at festivals, craft fairs, on Ebay, or even on your own website. Before I returned back to school, I had a nice business selling crocheted lawn goose outfits on Ebay. (For those of you not living in the midwest, we like to place concrete geese on our front porches and dress them according to the season.) Although there were many people selling goose outfits, I focused on the ones for the smaller 8-10 inch geese.

Not many people were selling this size because they could get more money for the larger outfits. While it was true that I made less per outfit, I made up for it in the volume I sold. In addition, the smaller outfits took me an hour or two to create, unlike the larger ones which often took ten hours or more to complete. The key really is to find a niche market. You might consider crocheted doll clothes, hair accessories, or afghans. You could even do custom orders.

- Create your own patterns. If you like to design your own crochet patterns, this is another way to profit from your hobby. You can send your crochet patterns into various magazines for publication, or you can publish and sell them yourself. With an inexpensive desktop publishing program, it is easy to create professional looking patterns. These can be sold through your own website or Ebay.