4 MIND-BLOWING STRATEGIES For Your CROCHET BUSINESS | Crochet Business Summit VLOG 

When I was a younger woman, I made and sold teddy bears. I made so many wonderful friends in the bear community 💕 I still have people who want to buy my toys but I feel that part of my life has been completed. You have so many people who just love your channel, so keep on until you’re done . Enjoy enjoy ☺️💕

You know, Elise, I don't really crochet all that much at the moment,but I absolutely adore your channel and watch every video. You're so natural and so professional at the same time, your videos are very well made and still without pretense. I love them! Just wanted to tell you this!

Elise ~ what a wonderful recap of the Crochet Business Summit!!! Keep bringing more love and joy into our world through your wonderful works of art created with yarn! Thanks for sharing this awesome video!!!

Sounds like an amazing conference! Enjoyed hearing your take-aways. And I’m jealous that you look so beautiful without makeup and a towel on your head!😂❤

That's good advice, business or no business! I'm married to a man that worked retail in every aspect from customer service to business manager and even started a business -actually a couple businesses - and in trying to help him, i learned i could never work in retail. I have great admiration for anyone having/running a businees and thank you for doing this viseo. I'm a nurse (retired after 40+ years) and learned early on i don't have the patience for business. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel. ❤❤

I love you and your channel. So inspiring! All your tips and advice is priceless. Thank you for all you do!

Great video Elise! It must have been amazing to be with so many great people! 😍

It was so much fun to hang out in person! I learn a lot. Wow!

Elise, you are so generous in sharing your knowledge here. Always refer your videos for my crochet projects. You are the best! Love from Singapore

I love that you and Camryn’s Cute Creations have hit all the high points of this conference. I hope to make it someday.

This was fabulous, Elise! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I needed this today and not for a reason you might think. I’m getting ready to go on a weeks trip to Venice, Italy . We leave on Friday and I’m so nervous for the same reason you mentioned. I have the prep anxiety. I know I’ll be great when I get on the plane … but right now? Ugh knots 🤪 I think i mentioned before that I was an illustrator for children’s publishing before covid and the pivot to crochet RU-vid . At that time , I was wanting to start sketch traveling as a hobby. Well here we are 4 years later and I’m finally doing it. I’m taking a class with an artist I really love. I am bringing a crochet hook just in case I find the yarn store I googled but really this is to get lost in the environment and draw. Colorado looked beautiful- I get a big headache hangover feeling from the altitude too. Thank you again for sharing / you’ve given me a lot to think about during the flight this FRIDAY 😮😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Hi Elise. I can’t believe one of my favorite RU-vidrs was in my hometown. When I heard that you came to Aurora, Colorado I could not stop smiling. I hope you had an amazing conference and got to see a little bit of beautiful Colorado.

Hi @eliserosecrochet, will you be doing a video covering your H+H experience? Loved this video!

Wow. I'm glad you had a good experience in Aurora, CO. You have helped me along with my getting back into crochet.

Loved everything about this holiday/ business trip 😊 There is always so much learn and I’m grateful that you actually share with us everything that is great help to us and intruding these lovely ladies and gentleman 😊❤❤❤❤❤🙏

Ohhhh my, I'm so happy for you! I know it was amazing to be there, but the most awesome thing is that you get to share that wonderful experience with us ❤!!! Thank you so much for what you bring us, I learn so much from you, and for that, I'm very grateful... I appreciate you so much. Once again, THANK YOU🌹♥️!!!

Hi Elise and thanks for sharing this video with us today and right now I am working on my cottage core mosaic blanket and granny squares blanket and butterfly mosaic blanket and I love your channel and your videos and if you keep making videos I will keep watching them and what is your favorite crochet project to work on right now and favorite types of yarn to used when crocheting and keep up the great work on your RU-vid channel and keep up the great work on your crochet projects

Thank you SO much for this video Elise!! It was so good and I really enjoyed your takeaways!! I am REALLY hoping to go next year, maybe it could be a family vacation where me and my mom could go to the conference! That would be SO fun!! I am so glad to hear that you were encouraged to keep going in your business because I would miss your content terribly! Thanks again!🤗❤

Thank you for sharing. I’m excited for your business too. 😊😊😊

What a wonderful and inspiring video, Elise! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Makes me want to join the in-person event next year. Would love to meet you and the other fabulous crochet business owners in person. Especially appreciate that we are fellow former homeschooling mamas!

I really enjoyed listening to your come aways. And Thank You for including the links to these amazing people.

Thank you so much for this! I really needed to hear it. I am working towards opening my own crochet business. But the last couple days I’ve been hearing a lot of negative things that were making me feel like it wouldn’t be possible and that I can’t do it. Hearing you say all these inspiring things and telling us that we can do it makes me feel a lot better. 🖤 So thank you because I really needed to hear some uplifting words to remind me not to focus on the negative and instead focus on the fact that I can do it!

Thank you for sharing! I recently decided to start a crochet business and it is tough! The grind is real right now. But I am inspired by the wonderful crochet community!

Thank you for the encouragement to crochet again. The amigrumi animals that I have made are making people smile. Love your videos.

Thank you for showing us what others are up to. Me, I'm into simple, quiet, family life with my husband and I 🤗. Thank you for sharing

People are rolling their eyes when I say that I would love to have a crochet business. Like there is no way to make money with that. So it amazed me that there is a summit for crochet businesses in the US. Love everything about this video!❤

You’re so awesome! I so love your videos and look forward to them every week. It’s like you’re my best friend…. That I’ve never met!

I would love to see a vide where you talk about your skincare and beauty routine. Your skin is amazing!

Lol I had to laugh when you were talking about the dryness cause I live in Denver. I moved here from the Ozarks nearly 13 years ago and my skin has been dry ever since no matter what I do. 😂 I'm glad you had such a great time!

So encouraging! 😊🧶

I understand the feeling traveling higher elevation I went to salt like city from Philadelphia.. gggiiirrrlllll luck you don’t have asthma I was using my nebulizer like it was no one business thank you for giving us a glimpse of these summits

I just love Helen! She and I actually used to work together at Sunflower. I started it and quickly had her join me and for 3 years, we worked together. She then bought me out because I'm in the US and she's in the UK and while we're still good friends, we both had different directions we wanted to go. So this worked out for both of us. She really put a LOT of work into Sunflower and she did do a lot of collaborations that just ran her into the ground, mentally and I'm glad she was able to climb out of that and move forward. Many of the patterns and tutorials are ones that I did that are now her property, but I still enjoy seeing them and seeing her new stuff. My direction was to move into dyeing yarn in addition to crochet patterns. I also wanted to move into knitting and amigurumi. So the name Sunflower Cottage Crochet was because I'm in Kansas, so I wanted to represent. Now, I have Wheat State Wool Co. Also a Kansas reference. I nearly went to the summit this year, but just couldn't get the funds together in time. I was hoping to see Helen and am totally bummed I couldn't. I'm glad you got a lot from Pam. I've been a member of the CBA for a few years, now. I don't know why, but I am taking my sweet time going through it all. Until recently, I've had a hard time focusing. So maybe now I can finish it up and really take my business to the next step. Thank you for sharing your experience with this summit. I definitely want to go next year.

This was such a great video. Your videos are always what I need to see. I cried watching this one because I'm just starting out and getting ready to post my first RU-vid videos. Thank you so much. You're my favorite Crochet/Knitting RU-vid channel!!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for sharing your experience at the summit and especially your enthusiasm for your business! It’s like a marriage sometimes……you need a get away to focus and reconnect in new ways. I live here in the Denver area. Growing up and living in Kansas for many years, I really notice the arid climate here for sure! My skin does not like it! One of my sons loves in Greenville SC. He loves NC and SC.

Elise! Great video. You captured the overall feelings there so well. And seriously, your outfits were always so cute and on point. I'm almost in tears again remembering just how good it all was. So many great connections and quality information. I have to say that meeting you in person was one of my major highlights too. 😘 Definitely going in 2025! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks for sharing this! It looks fun and maybe someday I'll see you there!

lol. You are so cute 💕. I’m a knitter but I really enjoy watching your videos.

Thanks for sharing!

I know the US is big but that just blows my mind how far away the summit was from you - from the very northern top of the Scottish highlands the the very end of the southern coast is 600 miles!!! The largest width of the uk is 300 miles! We can at a push drive the whole country in a day

Be safe and stay calm🧶🧶

Thank you so much! This really helped me as I’m struggling to find my niche to really get things off the ground. Can’t wait to go to some conferences like this with fellow crochet enthusiasts one day! Love watching you here!

So I have wanted to have a yarn business for a while but I have issues with mathematics where if something doesn't click, it'll never click. I have been trying to make knee high socks for a year and cannot figure out how to modify the pattern to fit me perfectly or how to adjust the sizing. I would love to create original designs as I am usually creative but this has been a tough hurdle after a tough situation I recently got out of. Stress was causing burnout and depression but now I am dealing with memory fog and artistic burnout. Being also autistic with adhd. I want to improve but I am better as a physical learner with repetition. Thank you and have a wonderful day!!

Great advice love all you share thank you

As a beginner in the crochet business world, this was so inspiring to watch one of my fav moms, crocheters, and you tubers be somewhat vulnerable speaking about something dear to mine and her hearts. Thank you for sharing this experience and being such a beautiful inspiration to me and others crocheters in this awesome community

Thank you for such a refreshing and real takeaway. I’m a bit inspired actually!

Love seeing that spark in your eyes and hearing the expectancy in your voice! You are a precious gift 💜🧶

Omg! You are making me cry!!! Thank you for the feature! ❤❤❤ I can’t wait to see you next week again! I need to chat with you more! ❤❤❤

Omg what a fantastic time u had and u look and sound so inspired ! Sad that u were feeling like u had no direction and spark for the past 6mths, because your videos definitely did not indicate that at all. I always look fantastic, u have a great sense of style.❤ But how did u get such fantastic hair and skin !? U look so young and your skin is perfect ! Plus combined with your personality, it makes youtube channel just the best !!! U have an ability the spread joy and engage people and that's y I look forward to your video every week ! Love and prayers 💗💗💗🙏🙏🙏🧶🧶🧶

Loved this video! I had hoped to make it in person this year but couldn't unfortunately (absolutely gutted!) but my goal is to make it in 2025 😀

I admire you so much.

Love this and the great advice!! I definitely feel like I have been stretching myself thin trying to do “all the things.” This is a great reminder! I hope to attend next year!

SO AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!! ☺️🫶🏻🧶

I think its normal to go through phases in our business... the ebb and flow... glad to hear you have exciting inspiration! I think it is so fun that everyone can build businesses in the crochet niche where there is virtually no competition because each journey is so unique. Thanks for the pep talk. (I was going to say thanks for cheering us all on) and you said the word cheer at that moment😊. Love this video Elise. There is so much good advice. ❤

WOAH You met Mike from Profit First ?! Did you geek out? So cool. The entire summit looks incredible, thank you for vlogging it and I really enjoyed your sit down takeaways. I totally want to go next year. Much needed encouragement.

Loved this video!! And you are so cute!! 😊🩷

The No thing does not just apply to business but also to people close to you, it can become very difficult to say no to friends and family especially if they say they love your work but if they care they will accept it.

MIKE was there?!? How wonderful! I have connected with Mike off and on over the years (I'm an online business coach for conscious mentors / teachers / coaches / healers) and he is just wonderful. I know several of the people featured in his books. He is a gem.

Hi Elise, I really enjoyed your video, and appreciate you sharing your experiences. We are so much a like 😂. I’ve really only been crocheting for a few years but since retiring I now have more time. I would love to create my own patterns. I like that you have been able to reach such a large audience. Keep up the good work.

This looks super cool, thanks for sharing with us. I am a brand new crocheter, would love to create a small business one day but I live with severe chronic pain (after two failed back surgeries) and had to medically retire from my career as a nurse when I was only 29. Nearly nine years later now and am in even worse shape, but disability pay isn’t fantastic especially with how much cost of living has risen in the last few years. Being able to supplement with even being able to sell a few Amigurumi would be amazing, but I also am quite socially isolated so it’s probably not even a realistic thought. I really enjoy your channel though!

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Thank you for sharing this with us! I love your looks. I also have a rough time sleeping somewhere new, so I'm going to suggest (if you haven't already tried it) a white noise app. There are some free ones on your phone and it helps stop my brain from playing 'what's that sound?!?!' every two minutes.

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0:28 oh honey, you are not the only one who does that!!😂 I also do that, but I OVERTHINK things and bring EVERYTHING but the kitchen sink 😂!!

I live in Arvada Colorado

I’m happy you had a good time and you were able to meet other creators. I was taken aback by the website by the incredibly bad AI art displayed. I would hope that someone who supports creators would pay for their art. Also, their FAQ doesn’t dissuade that you will be “sold to the entire time.” That kind of thing makes me way and feels less like a means to lift others up and moreso filling their pockets with generic business advice. Good luck with your newly fueled inspiration!

Hi im nine\9 and i crocheit its my hobby and i have a tecnichley a bisiness and i sell crocheit things in my school with my best friend victoria we are dooing pretty well so far~ kendra ❤❤❤

“When you’re looking at a map” *sees a map and realises it’s Friesland* This is like less than 40 miles from where I live…wasn’t expecting that 😂 I like your videos, keep up the good work!!

I have been trying to figure out how to do the CBA! I keep delaying on signing up because I don’t know if it’s just a 1 year commitment then done, or on going. And what will I do in that one year? I’d love any feedback you have to help me take the leap!

I love both crocheting and knitting but i often get bullied for being a boy crocheter or knitter😢😢

I designed a crochet pattern a few months ago and I can't find anyone to test it. Can you help

Why do u pin your granny square to the board?

I'm in CBA and I feel like such an outsider 😕.

You just missed the snow!😂

Living in south east europe, people look at me like i sprouted horns when i tell them i want to start a crochet buisness. Unfortunately i can't sell crochet items here, i would have to sell them for way too cheap to find customers (people here aren't into handmade that much in my opinion), so pattern designing and creating a yt channel is my go-to plan. I absolutely love crocheting, especially amigurumi, it is the thing i enjoy doing the most, and since i made a promise to myself when i was just a kid to only make a living with something i love, the fact that i can do just that with crochet blows my mind to this day. The more i watch and listen to crochet business owners talk about their success online, the more inspired i become! Everything you shared in this video helped me so much❤️❤️

I’m 15 minutes late 😢

why did you say ben?? 12:48

Great opportunity for a meeting of the minds!