As a person who knits and crochets: a friendly reminder that complex knit and especially crochet is hard to reproduce mechanically. Basic knit is easy and common, but the more elaborate pattern, the more likely it is that it was produced by hand. Crochet is pretty much impossible to be done by a machine. And it takes time. And yarn isn’t free.

Knitted and crocheted handcrafts may seem expensive but chances are they’re still sold at a lower price than they’re really worth. The price covers materials and a really, really low hourly pay. And on the other hand, if you see cheap, mass-produced crochet item somewhere… that was still done by hand, by some sweatshop.