[Mama34]

Hi everyone. I knit dishcloths/face cloths. Someone has called and wants to look at what I have. How much should I charge. They are made from cotton yarn. Appreciate your help.

 

[showperson]

It is hard to recover even the cost of the yarn for dishcloths in my area. We buy the yarn on sale and charge $2.00. If you fold the dishcloth and ties with a small piece of yarn, they seem to sell better. It's all in the presentation.

 

[monty1]

It is hard to recover even the cost of the yarn for dishcloths in my area. We buy the yarn on sale and charge $2.00. If you fold the dishcloth and ties with a small piece of yarn, they seem to sell better. It's all in the presentation.

wow, $2 seems not worth the effort to buy the yarn, make it and sell it.
I'd probably go for at least $4.50. good luck

 

[clickerMLL]

You should absolutely get back the cost of the yarn. As for your time, that is up to you. Personally, I always estimate the time involved in doing the work, and multiply it by twice the going legal minimum wage.

 

[Limey287]

$2.00 is what they sell for in my area - sometimes I will tie 3 together and run a special ---3 for $5 -- good luck

 

[Granny2005]

I'd be surprised if someone bought them for $4.50. Maybe $3.00 I can get two from one ball of yarn. & it only takes a couple hours to make if that.
I never sell my work... It takes all the joy out of it for me.

 

[Ronie]

You should absolutely get back the cost of the yarn. As for your time, that is up to you. Personally, I always estimate the time involved in doing the work, and multiply it by twice the going legal minimum wage.

but then are you seriously going to pay $25.00 for a wash cloth!!!

I think a hand made dish cloth should sell for around $5.00 and maybe even a dollar or two less... it depends on the style you made

 

[cbnerak]

In WI the going rate is $2 each or 3/$5. I just put them out in a basket and let people pick out which ones they want. At 3/$5, they'll usually take 3.

 

[westerht]

I have sold sets of 4 for $9. I LOVE knitting dishcloths!

 

[Mamasuebess]

I also sell for $2.00. I buy the large cone yarns for about $9.00 and can get 13 items per cone.

 

[clickerMLL]

Twice the minimum wage per hour is what I quote. However, that is not only to put a completely reasonable price on my work, but primarily to discourage people. I really do NOT want to sell my work! However, I am a well-known designer who only uses top quality materials and who does excellent work, and I AM worth double minimum wage for both my knitting and tatting. (In my "real life" profession my time goes for $300 per hour.) Frankly, I don't want to sell anything. I knit for my family and for charity. Most of my charity donations are given to needy people, but some is sold by the charity, and sweaters sold by the charities commonly sell for $450.

 

[monty1]

I think if you do a no brainer, no pattern one then maybe $2, but if you have a pattern then people will definitely pay more. They sell for at least $4 here.

 

[Ma Kitty]

It's sad that people have to sell for less than their time at minimum wage. But if you love to knit and it passes the time then you don't mind. I charge $5000 for anything if someone wants me to make them anything. So far no one has taken me up on it. If I want to gift someone then that's what I do.

 

[mirl56]

Grandma's Favorite sells for $2/ea here. Even though I knit, I've bought a few at the 'yard sale' at my Mom's assisted living center. I need to see them unfolded as many people make them bigger then I like them.

 

[McOzzy72]

Well I sell them $2 a piece or 3 for $5. The cotton yarn is only about $1.50 a ball and most times you can get 2 out of it. so if you sell one your yarn is paid for

 

[bwtyer]

They usually go for $2 here or 3 for $5 at local craft shows and fundraisers. I have never seen them for more than $3. They are good sellers.

 

[chickkie]

if you want to sell them, put them at a reasonable price like has already been mentioned. $2 is enough for a cotton dishcloth. If you really don't want to sell them, price them high.

 

[Mikaiyawa]

Kind of sad that you can only get materials cost at best and nothing for labor, but for charity sales I guess it isn't a big deal... :-(

 

[Cathy B]

I do knit for a living and there are 2 known methods to calculate what to charge. The one standard is to charge 3 times the cost of materials (@ $1.50 x 3 = $.4.50 divided by 2 per skein you should charge 2.25) However you need to take into account that you may not always get your yarn on sale. So I always change based on the full price of the yarn. In this case, using sugar & cream yarn @ 2.50, I would charge $3.75.
The second method, used to pay sample knitters, is to charge between .10 (easy) -.15(lace or cables) cents per yard. If you take the yardage on the ball band divided by 2 then multiply by .10, if you are using sugar & cream this would be 60yrds x .10 = $6.00. Still not minimum wage!

 

[McOzzy72]

I do knit for a living and there are 2 known methods to calculate what to charge. The one standard is to charge 3 times the cost of materials (@ $1.50 x 3 = $.4.50 divided by 2 per skein you should charge 2.25) However you need to take into account that you may not always get your yarn on sale. So I always change based on the full price of the yarn. In this case, using sugar & cream yarn @ 2.50, I would charge $3.75.
The second method, used to pay sample knitters, is to charge between .10 (easy) -.15(lace or cables) cents per yard. If you take the yardage on the ball band divided by 2 then multiply by .10, if you are using sugar & cream this would be 60yrds x .10 = $6.00. Still not minimum wage!

Where do you buy sugar and cream that high. It is like $1.47 at Walmart and my store has at least 30 different colors at all times usually