Selling Crochet Patterns????

[Former_Member]

These seem to sell well in shops.
Should I start selling my patterns?
Thanks,
Sandra

[LovelyKensie]

Why not? I'm looking into this too. My approach will be to gauge interest first, I will be doing this by offering free patterns first and submitting to an online publication such as Inspired Crochet mag. Also, be sure to test and re-test patterns and make them to conform to CYC standards.
Hope this helps, good luck!

[xoxocrocheted]

Go for it! I have another shop that sells crochet patterns, and while I don't get as many sales as my goods shop, which recently opened, it has brought it a good chunk of $$! Now that etsy offers instant download (rather than the shop owner having to email the pattern to the buyer, which was a pain!!!) it is WAY easier.

So why not??

[Former_Member]

If you have a well written collection of patterns, then you can do well.

But please make sure that your patterns are well written and tested and follow the standards published by the Craft Yarn Council

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards.html

Once the patterns are written and tested you can do quite well but getting them ready can take quite a bit of time and $$.

For example, after I've worked the design for each of my patterns and worked through it a number of times I'll hand it off to a group of paid testers to do a thorough test. I'll review the test results, tweak the patterns and then send them to my proof readers.

Then its time for the photos and the final assembly.

Yes I pay my testers because they are working for me and providing me with a service.

So yes a pattern may sell for $5.00 but there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes.

[MyBlueRoses]

My question is this- What if you accidentally write a pattern and it's already been done before?

[StuckOnSilver]

The odds that someone will have created exactly the same pattern is remote, but check to see who is selling similar items. Good luck!