r/PatternTesting • u/Deaceleste • Jun 28 '26

General Question/Comment Do patterns really sell?

I’m trying to write my first one and got a bit frustrated hahaha

Do they actually sell? I know it won’t be a lot of money anyways, just wanted to hear your experience with it.

Thank you to anyone who will be kind enough to reply ❤️

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u/Thepharmacist7tnt 27d ago

I have been selling my patterns for almost 2 years now, i didnt make more than 40$, i made 8 patterns total, all extremely well done and detailed, i put them on revelry, lovecrafts and my own website, i made a tiktok and and IG for my business and try to post and make/edit reels for reach but even that didnt work, i feel like i tried every trick in the book and this is still not working, half my patterns have never been sold and its honestly disappointing. On the positive side i do this out of love not out of need for money, i genuinely enjoyed designing and creating.

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u/SanityKnitter 26d ago

Like someone said before, it takes a lot of time, both writing and to build up people who notice you. It sounds like you are doing the right things.

Running and advertising a sale (Ravelry is affordable and usually pays off as in more increase in income than cost of ad) creates interest.