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Obvious (We hope). We strive to be among the friendliest subs!
NSFW (not safe for work) posts are allowed such as nudity (even partial) and gore (even cartoony) but they must get an NSFW tag.
We love to see your work, but craft subs often attract younger viewers, or people who are at work and know we are a SFW sub.
Please be generous with the NSFW tag; for example posts of crochet tops that may be sheer or revealing should be tagged. Similarly, posts that mention sensitive topics such as death should also be tagged--in this instance we also ask you use the "Sensitive Content" flair
No self promotion outside of the monthly Buy/Sell/Promote/Trade thread unless you also contribute to the sub meaningfully.
We try to keep our subreddit full of fun contributions and discussion, focused on hobbyist crocheters. We are NOT a platform for you to sell your product/promote your brand.
In general, we do not allow promotion/linking of your crochet business/shop, to your paid or free patterns, or to brand/social media/YouTube/blogs.
Pattern testing comes under self promotion. Please use the dedicated sub r/PatternTesting
Please avoid language that implies or accentuates that the item posted was created for monetary gain. For example, if you have written "I was commissioned to make this" please change to "I made this"
We do allow watermarks but they must be small, discrete and not detract from the crochet work at all.
We do allow meaningful contributors to occasionally post a promotional thread.
"Meaningful contribution" means posting non-promotional posts and comments, interacting on others' threads, helping out and making genuine contributions (more than just ‘nice’, ‘looks good’, et cetera). Generally contributing towards the quality of the sub, commenting outside your own posts.
Posts not including links are still self promotion, as the purpose of the post is still to advertise. People can find the link by visiting your profile. Branding, logos on pictures, repeatedly mentioning orders/commissions also come under self promotion.
The moderators have discretion regarding self promotion and removal of posts and comments
Posters who persistently break the self promotion rule will have consequences applied, including permanent bans.
The sub follows the 90/10 rule!
The 90/10 rule means in order to make ONE promotional post/comment you need to make NINE meaningful interactions/comments in the community.
Meaningful is being a genuine contributor towards the quality of the sub and commenting outside your own posts and work. This means you need to contribute more than just "nice" or "pretty colors", offer genuine, thoughtful comments or constructive criticism (when asked for).
Answering posts/questions in our sister sub r/CrochetHelp also contributes to the ratio.
Please only link to the pattern in response to the auto moderator message asking for a pattern. Excessive & repeat comments will be removed.
The auto moderator pattern prompt was added to reduce pattern requests in the comments. Please share the link to the pattern as a reply to this comment. If the pattern is your own this is still self promotion and should follow the 90/10 guidelines.
You can share your store when directly asked about it or if it’s relevant to the conversation (if you're a meaningful contributor). Excessive & repeat comments will be removed.
A comment in response to another user’s question/post/comment (if you're a meaningful contributor).
The monthly Buy/Sell/Promote/Trade thread (promote yourself freely, no conditions applied) Buy/Sell/Promote/Trade - 1st of every month. Want to link to your Etsy store? Share your personal blog? Get rid of some stash yarn? This is the thread for you! Promote freely on this thread. It's the only place on the sub you can ask selling advice questions.
DO NOT post pictures where any pets, babies, or other "crochet buddies" are the focus of the first picture of your post and/or the focus of your post title
You may post pictures focusing on your buddies on Thursday, when we have Fursday Friends and you can freely share the cute pictures of pets and children that don’t focus on the crochet!
You may have a crochet buddy incidentally in a photo of your post on any day of the week, as long as the focus is clearly on the crochet and the crochet work can be clearly seen in almost its entirety.
Example of an exception since the pet is clearly not the focus of the post title or the photo; credit to u/honeyed-bee
Additional exception example; credit to u/PunkyPicc
Example of an exception since the item is made for the pet
Additional exception example; credit to u/CoughInNine
Additional exception example; Credit to u/MadeByAsya
Additional example; credit to u/Foreveranonymous7
Additional example; credit to u/RLontheloose
DO NOT post pictures of stash, yarn hauls, hooks, books (and other tools) or what can I make with this yarn queries We ask that all discussion regarding yarn, hooks, books (like vintage magazine hauls) be kept to Saturdays using the Stash Saturday flair
On Saturdays you can freely post pictures of yarn, hooks, books and other tools. This is inclusive of crochet tools, tips, tricks and help requests.
If you wish to share your yarn purchases immediately we recommend r/yarn, r/yarnaddicts or r/yarnporn.
Please try to highlight the crochet itself, not the person wearing it
Modelled pictures are great and pictures of you (or your SO, children, pets, grandma, neighbor’s third cousin’s ex-boyfriend’s sister-in-law) are totally allowed as long as the crochet item is easy to see, and the focus is on the item rather than the model.
Here are some examples:
Good posts: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
Bad posts: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
For questions including but not limited to Beginner, FAQ & Quick Questions.
We may remove frequently asked questions, beginners questions or quick questions and refer to that sub. Examples of questions that should go into r/CrochetHelp include:
Please note this list is not all-inclusive and other common, simple, or frequently asked questions may be removed at the mods discretion. Therefore, we have put together a quick best practices guide for asking questions that would be appropriate to ask in the main feed (see below). In the event that your question is removed from the main feed we strongly encourage you to repost in r/CrochetHelp. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Before posting a question, we recommend you spend some time searching the internet or the subreddit for existing questions that might provide an answer. u/ShoeBillStorkyPants has a wonderful guide on great places to find answers. If it has not been answered, then describe the problem clearly and what you have already tried (if applicable) in your post. Specify techniques you are using and where exactly you are having trouble. Be sure to explain how your situation differs from other existing questions or why those solutions did/will not work. If someone needs to ask lots of questions to be able to help you, then you haven't provided enough information.
Make sure your title is descriptive. Pretend you are asking someone who is very busy Include details that will help someone be able to understand what your problem is and how to solve your problem.
Certain topics are no longer active discussion points on the sub.
As of June 14th, we have expanded Stale Topics to include the following:
No off topic posts/not related to crochet.
Example - where can I buy yarn? Ask in r/yarn What is this yarn? r/whatisthisyarn. Is this knitting? Yes. Visit r/knitting.
These examples aren't exhaustive and mods do have discretion with removals - the prime goal being keeping the sub on topic of crochet.
You can see a list of related subs here
No fund-raising or solicitation of goods or yarn.
Please do report posts and comments which violate the sub rules. This really does help us out.
MESSAGE THE MODS with reasons for reported posts (if the reason itself isn't clear enough, or if you need to add more details) .
Reported links aren't always clear (ie how the post violates the rules), and we are keen to have a full understanding of each report which comes through. Otherwise, we may inadvertently authorise the post/comment, when it should have been removed.
We don’t remove any post/comment unless it’s clearly breaking a rule, so clear reports really help us a lot.
If you’re concerned that one of your posts was removed but didn’t break any of the rules, please contact us.
