Crochet Pricing Calculator

    Crochet pricing is brutally honest about labor. Enter item type, yarn cost per item, yarn quality context, stuffing, safety eyes, notions, pattern cost, packaging, shipping, hours to make and hourly rate, platform fees, and target margin. Get materials total, labor, landed cost, recommended retail, wholesale, and the market reality check.

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    Product

    What you are crocheting

    Materials

    USD

    Total yarn cost per item (skeins used)

    Acrylic $3-5/skein, merino/cotton blend $8-16, hand-dyed $25+

    USD

    Poly-fil or stuffing (amigurumi/toys)

    USD

    Safety eyes, noses, embellishments

    USD

    Buttons, snaps, stitch markers, tags

    USD

    Pattern purchase amortized across items, or $0 if original design

    Packaging

    USD

    Gift bag, tissue, branded tag

    Shipping

    USD

    Average shipping to customer

    Labor

    Total hours to crochet this item

    USD

    Your hourly making rate

    Fees

    %

    Etsy 6.5% + payment or other fees

    USD

    Fixed transaction fee

    Target

    %

    Higher for labor-intensive crochet

    Results

    Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.

    44.9% · Excellent

    Materials total

    $11.75

    Yarn + stuffing + eyes + notions + pattern

    Labor total

    $72.00

    Hours × rate

    Packaging & shipping

    $6.75

    Pack + ship

    Total landed cost

    $90.50

    All in before fees and profit

    Recommended retail price

    $201.41

    Price at target margin

    Profit per item

    $90.47

    At recommended retail

    Achieved profit margin

    Excellent

    44.9%

    Profit / retail

    Wholesale price (25% margin)

    $139.53

    For boutiques and stores

    What this means

    Materials $11.75 (yarn $8.50+stuff $1.50+eyes $0.75+notions $0.50+pattern $0.50) + labor $72.00 (4hr×$18) + pack/ship $6.75 = $90.50 landed. At 45%+10% fees retail $201.41, profit $90.47. Wholesale 25% $139.53. Market $35-65 amigurumi means labor is the constraint.

    Crochet cost breakdown

    Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.

    8%65%6%18%

    Distribution

    • Yarn
      $8.50
      7.7%
    • Stuffing+eyes
      $2.25
      2.0%
    • Notions+pattern
      $1.00
      0.9%
    • Labor
      $72.00
      64.9%
    • Pack & ship
      $6.75
      6.1%
    • Fees
      $20.44
      18.4%

    Total $110.94 · 6 segments · interactive

    Line-item breakdown

    Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.

    Yarn cost
    $8.50
    Stuffing
    $1.50
    Safety eyes
    $0.75
    Notions
    $0.50
    Pattern per item
    $0.50
    Materials total
    $11.75
    Labor total
    $72.00
    Packaging & shipping
    $6.75
    Total landed
    $90.50
    Retail fee
    $20.44
    Recommended retail
    $201.41
    Profit per item
    $90.47
    Wholesale 25%
    $139.53

    Assumptions used

    • • Materials $11.75 = yarn+stuffing+eyes+notions+pattern
    • • Labor $72.00 = 4hr×$18/hr
    • • Landed $90.50 = $11.75+$72.00+$6.75

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    Methodology & formulas

    This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.

    Calculation steps

    1. 1Sum yarn and notion costs including amortized pattern cost for true materials.
    2. 2Multiply hours by hourly rate for labor — crochet labor dominates cost.
    3. 3Add packaging and shipping for landed cost.
    4. 4Solve retail price algebraically to achieve target margin after percent and fixed platform fees.
    5. 5Show wholesale at 25% margin for boutique accounts.
    6. 6Compare landed to market ($35-65 amigurumi) to highlight underpricing risk.

    Formulas

    • materialsTotal = yarn + stuffing + eyes + notions + pattern
    • laborTotal = hours × rate
    • packShip = pack + ship
    • landed = materials + labor + packShip
    • retail = landed / (1 - margin - fee%) + feeFixed
    • wholesale = landed / (1 - 0.25 - fee%) + feeFixed
    • profit = retail - landed - fees

    Important assumptions

    • materialsTotal = yarnCost + stuffingCost + safetyEyesCost + notionCost + patternCostPerItem.
    • laborTotal = hoursToMake × hourlyLaborRate.
    • packagingAndShipping = packagingCost + shippingCost.
    • totalLanded = materialsTotal + laborTotal + packagingAndShipping.
    • Retail = landed / (1 - margin - fee%) + feeFixed.
    • Wholesale uses 25% margin with same fee formula.

    Sources & review

    Know what this estimate is built on

    This calculator is intentionally platform-agnostic, so it does not attach a platform fee URL.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026

    Official references

    No single official fee page is attached here. The model keeps these inputs editable so you can use the terms that apply to your situation.

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    Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.

    Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.

    Worked example

    Amigurumi bunny – the labor reality check

    Amigurumi bunny, $8.50 yarn, $1.50 stuffing, $0.75 safety eyes, $0.50 notions, $0.50 pattern = $11.75 materials. 4 hours × $18/hr = $72 labor. +$1.25 packaging + $5.50 shipping = $90.50 total landed. Target 45% margin + 10% Etsy fees.

    Materials $11.75 + labor $72 + pack/ship $6.75 = $90.50 landed. Denominator 1-0.45-0.10=0.45. Retail $90.50/0.45+$0.30=$201.41. Market amigurumi sells $35-65, so labor unrealistic at full rate. To sell at $55, max cost = $55×(1-0.45-0.10)-$0.30=$24.45. With $11.75 materials + $6.75 pack/ship = $18.50, labor budget = $5.95 = 0.33hr at $18/hr. Conclusion: at 4 hours you underpay yourself. Price at $55 anyway = 14% margin ($7.70 profit) or reduce hours to 1.5hr via skill and price at $65 = 30% margin. This calculator forces the labor conversation.

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