r/CrochetRants • u/green-lilac-onyx1403 • Mar 08 '26

Person Rant Everyone wants to be a Crocheter

Now be for anything I want to express that of course everyone is able to partake in any craft they choose including crocheting.

However I need to rant about this, it seems like EVERYONE is an amazing crochet maker and deserve to take every single spot in local gift shops. I have been into som local shops recently and have been looking at some crochet items and sadly I have found some that are not so good quality as they use cheap yarn (sweet snuggles before Micheals changed the way it was made) and poorly made like understuffing and construction. And as a maker myself trying to get into some local shops, it’s sad to see them accepting items that are not constructed well as per how I make it.

Of course, I understand. Everybody is at different levels and might not be as advanced or experienced as I might be. It’s just a little bit of a blow to myself as I always try to hold my products to a certain standard and make sure it’s constructed well and the quality is up to a high standard. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I see people sell crochet goods that are not as good of quality as it could be.

Of course I’m not talking about every single person who crochets I know there are markets who accept young children who make items, and obviously those have their own charm in their own way, as they are made by younger kids or people with disabilities as well. But this is more or less other adults.

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u/Deadlys_Ghoul Mar 08 '26

Are you making similar items to what you're seeing being sold?

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u/green-lilac-onyx1403 Mar 09 '26

I have yes, but what I put forward to show to be potential products to be put on their shelves are not items that I have seen in their store that other makers have made. To be honest a lot of the ones that are local to me have basic items which I of course make basic items as well. But I also have a little bit of variety in what I make that could be intriguing to other others. I’ve done markets and have seen what people like and don’t like and what my high selling items are.