About r/crochet
In its own words:
This sub is for crocheters to share their work, discuss, swap ideas, and support each other. We like fun contributions and discussion. So, what's on your hook? For questions, please ask in our sister sub, r/CrochetHelp! Your account must be 24 hours old to post or comment.
Community guide
r/crochet (#556, about 2.0 million) — This sub is for crocheters to share their work, discuss, swap ideas, and support each other. We like fun contributions and discussion. So, what's on your hook? For questions, please ask in our sister sub, r/CrochetHelp! Your account must be 24 hours old to post or comment. Collected rules highlight Be kind and courteous to others; Do not share copyrighted material; Use the NSFW flag generously, among 13 listed. Activity mix in sample: gallery:300, image:273, text:63, video:3. Bu.
What belongs here
This room is built for questions and answers, aligned with: This sub is for crocheters to share their work, discuss, swap ideas, and support each other. We like fun contributions and discussion. So, what's on your hook? For questions, please ask in our sister sub, r/CrochetHelp! . Rule themes on file include: Be kind and courteous to others; Do not share copyrighted material; Use the NSFW flag generously; No self-promotion (including pattern tester requests & surveys) except in the weekly pr…. Prefer clear titles and enough context for strangers to answer; jokes-first top replies usually miss the point when rules emphasize genuine help.
Before you post
Common flairs in the sample: Finished Object, Work in Progress, Halloween FO/WIP, Discussion. Recent sample composition: gallery:300, image:273, text:63, video:3. Bu. Format-sensitive rules to read first: No self-promotion (including pattern tester requests & surveys) except in the weekly promo thread.; Focus on the crochet, not the model; Please post questions in r/CrochetHelp. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
How it differs
Neighbor communities called out in the public description include r/CrochetHelp. Use those when your post is a better fit elsewhere; this page only paraphrases publicly listed distinctions.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 6, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,948 subscribers (+0.10%). Among the 14 communities on our knitting and crochet list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/marketing (#555) and ahead of r/daddit (#557) in our ranking.
What sets r/crochet apart
Compared with other large communities, r/crochet leans heavily on images (43% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 19%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 48.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 91% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.65% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/crochet climbed from 1,968,321 to 1,981,201 subscribers (+12.9K, +0.65%). That is about 293 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/crochet talks about
We read the titles of 639 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “halloween”, “blanket”, “finished”, “project” and “yarn”. Other frequent themes are costume, pattern, bag, baby, making and sweater. Recurring phrases include “halloween costume”, “granny square”, “happy halloween” and “tote bag”. By format, 47% are galleries, 43% are images and 10% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Finished Object (327), Work in Progress (96), Halloween FO/WIP (82), Discussion (67), Help - Please post in r/crochethelp (17), Funny/Meme (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/crochet gets about 96 new posts a day. The public archive holds 614,004 posts and 5,906,881 comments in total, about 9.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (102 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (85). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/crochet
The moderators of r/crochet list 13 rules. In short:
- Be kind and courteous to others
- Do not share copyrighted material
- Use the NSFW flag generously
- No self-promotion (including pattern tester requests & surveys) except in the weekly promo thread.
- Post pictures of pets + babies only on Thursday
- Post pics of stash, yarn, hooks, books, tools, "what can I make with this" queries on Saturdays only
- Focus on the crochet, not the model
- Please post questions in r/CrochetHelp
- Stale Topics. Please expand for details or see the wiki for more detailed reasons
- No off topic posts/not related to crochet
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/crochet and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/crochet have?
r/crochet has 1,981,201 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #556 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,880 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/crochet created?
r/crochet was created on Sep 6, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Oct 11, 2008.
Is r/crochet still active?
Yes. r/crochet gets about 96 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 614,004 posts and 5,906,881 comments. In a sample of 639 recent posts we counted 582 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/crochet?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/crochet?
The community describes itself as: “This sub is for crocheters to share their work, discuss, swap ideas, and support each other. We like fun contributions and discussion. So, what's on your hook? For questions, please ask in our sister sub, r/CrochetHelp!…” Recent post titles often mention halloween, blanket, finished, project and yarn. Most posts are galleries (47%).
Is r/crochet SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/crochet as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/crochet?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/crochet accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Be kind and courteous to others”; “Do not share copyrighted material”; “Use the NSFW flag generously”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/crochet?
Communities with similar topics include r/spotify (3M), r/learnprogramming (4.4M), r/tennis (2.1M), r/AskReddit (60M) and r/AskEconomics (1.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/crochet.