Crochet Business School Podcast : Tips To Make Money From Your Crochet

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Oct 2026

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Making money from your crochet is harder than it looks, and if you're spending every spare hour on it without much to show for it, you're not doing it wrong. You're just missing the information that actually helps. The Crochet Business School Podcast is 15 minutes a week of honest, practical advice for makers who want to earn more from their crochet, whether that's selling what you make, writing patterns, or building something bigger. No waffle. No advice built for someone else's situation. Just the stuff that actually moves the needle. Hosted by Kelly Thomas, crochet business owner for over ten years. crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

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October 13, 2026Episode 14111 min

Why You Need More Than One Source Of Income In Your Crochet Business

You never know what is coming around the corner that will affect your ability to show up in your crochet business. Have you ever asked the question “what will happen to my crochet business if I have to take a few weeks off?”Will you still be able to earn any money without disappointing customers?Will your audience still be there when you return? Questions like these are why I always recommend having more than one income stream from your crochet, with at least one of them being a form of recurring income. Why recurring income? Because it doesn’t need you to show up every single day if it allows you to be found in search results.Let’s talk more about it in this episode Discover more about Crochet Career School here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

October 6, 202611 min

How Do You Promote Your Halloween Crochet With So Much Else Going On?

Halloween is a strange thing when it comes to promoting your crochet. Christmas and Fall décor start getting marketed at the beginning of September, so Halloween gets squeezed into the middle of them.So how do you promote Halloween if you choose to do so and how do you get yourself and your crochet noticed when there is so much else being promoted at the same time? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 29, 202611 min

How Much Can You Realistically Make Selling Your Crochet By Christmas?

There are so many factors that go into how successful you will be in selling your crochet this Christmas season that it's impossible to give you a hard number.Instead we can talk about what expectations are realistic and how you can work out what that means for you. Listen in to this episode to discover how you can work out what your Christmas crochet profits could be. Crochet Business School is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 22, 202612 min

Setting Your Craft Fair Prices Without The Guilt

Pricing is often a crocheter's biggest problem. We feel guilty for charging what we're worth but frustrated that we don't charge more because we feel like everyone's chasing a bargain. At a craft fair this gets worse because we come face to face with our customers.So how do you stop the guilt of charging a fair price from making you drop your prices at the first challenge? This podcast talks through how to stand your ground and some tips on what to say or do when a customer tries to haggle. For more craft fair tips download my pdf of 39 Craft Fair selling tips here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 15, 202613 min

How Do You Know That A Craft Fair Will Be Worth Your Time?

The Christmas craft fair season is almost here and that means it’s time to prep your craft fair calendar.But how do you know that the craft fairs you choose are going to be worth your time and you’ll head home with a nice profit?In this episode we’re talking about how to get picky with your events so you only choose the best ones for you and give yourself the best chance of selling out your crochet. For more craft fair selling tips you can grab my 39 tips for selling out at the fair here . Crochet Business School is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 15, 202613 min

How Do You Know That A Craft Fair Will Be Worth Your Time?

The Christmas craft fair season is almost here and that means it's time to prep your craft fair calendar. But how do you know that the craft fairs you choose are going to be worth your time and you'll head home with a nice profit? In this episode we're talking about how to get picky with your events so you only choose the best ones for you and give yourself the best chance of selling out your crochet. For more craft fair selling tips you can grab my 39 tips for selling out at the fair here Thank you for listening to the Crochet Business School podcast. If you are loving the show, I would appreciate it if you would leave us a review here , and don't forget to subscribe to my free Substack here Don't forget to grab your free list of 12 ways you can profit from your crochet here Want to work with me? Check out my Kelly On Call service here You can also subscribe to my newsletter here If you are looking for e-books and courses to boost your crochet profits, you can find all of mine in my shop here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 8, 202615 min

Why I'm Rebuilding My Crochet Business Without Social Media

I built my crochet business on Facebook, from day one I was all in on my social media as a way to build my audience and grow my profits. But then my personal life went downhill and I was left unable to work on my Crochet business for 2 long years. In social media terms that’s an eternity. Trying to get a Facebook page working again after that length of time is a major uphill struggle, but add to that social media had completely changed in what it wants to see people posting and I just had to throw in the towel and look for an alternative. That alternative is SEO and it’s more reliable than social media, if slower to build up. In this episode of the Crochet Business School podcast I’m telling you my story and how I’m rebuilding my business without social media, but in a way that will ultimately be more secure and need far less mental energy than my Facebook page ever did. Don’t forget to subscribe to my Substack to get alerted when the next podcast gets released - it’s totally free. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 8, 202615 min

Why I'm Rebuilding My Crochet Business Without Social Media

Is it possible to grow a crochet business without social media? Well, that's what I'm doing for my crochet pattern business. I'm leaving social media behind and instead building something different that will work more effectively and for the long term - SEO I originally built my entire crochet business on Facebook, but when my marriage broke down I just couldn't be present and I ended up walking away from it all or 2 years. In that 2 years A LOT changed and I've realised that I just can't make social media work for me anymore - I just don't have the social energy. So instead I'm building back up using Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) which is a much more reliable, if slower way of growing your crochet business. Thank you for listening to the Crochet Business School podcast. If you are loving the show, I would appreciate it if you would leave us a review here , and don't forget to subscribe to my free Substack here Don't forget to grab your free list of 12 ways you can profit from your crochet here Want to work with me? Check out my Kelly On Call service here You can also subscribe to my newsletter here If you are looking for e-books and courses to boost your crochet profits, you can find all of mine in my shop here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 1, 2026Episode 13516 min

What Your Crochet Business Is Truly Costing You

When we’re doing everything possible to turn our crochet into a career we can get our heads so buried in doing all the things that we’re told we need to do that we forget to look at how well it’s actually working. This is especially true if you’re making regular sales and you feel like you’re always busy. But how much profit are you really making? Because that $20 profit you made on that bag sale sounds really good until you break it down. Listen to this episode to discover the truth about those profits and then download my free Map Your Path pdf here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com

September 1, 202616 min

What Your Crochet Business Is Truly Costing You

When we're doing everything possible to turn our crochet into a career we can get our heads so buried in doing all the things that we're told we need to do that we forget to look at how well it's actually working. This is especially true if you're making regular sales and you feel like you're always busy. But how much profit are you really making? Because that $20 profit you made on that bag sale sounds really good until you break it down. Listen to this episode to discover the truth about those profits and then download my free Map Your Path pdf here Thank you for listening to the Crochet Business School podcast. If you are loving the show, I would appreciate it if you would leave us a review here , and don't forget to subscribe to my free Substack here Don't forget to grab your free list of 12 ways you can profit from your crochet here Want to work with me? Check out my Kelly On Call service here You can also subscribe to my newsletter here If you are looking for e-books and courses to boost your crochet profits, you can find all of mine in my shop here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit crochetbusinessschool.substack.com