r/knitting
r/knitting is a Hobbies & Collecting community on Reddit with 607,049 members, ranking #38 of 1,787 in Hobbies & Collecting. Warm, fuzzy, sometimes tangled. Whether you've been knitting for 5 minutes or 5 decades, you're welcome here! Please read the rules and abide by them, so we can make the sub a great experience for everyone. Beginners, check out the weekly megathread Helping Beginners – Ask a Knitter where you can ask any questions you have without the need to make a separate post. It's pinned at the top of the sub
How big is r/knitting?
Created in 2008, r/knitting has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Hobbies & Collecting it ranks #38 of 1,787 communities we track — the top 2.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 857× the median Hobbies & Collecting subreddit, which has 708 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Hobbies & Collecting community we track is r/nosleep with 18,198,497 members — roughly 30 times the size of r/knitting. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/knitting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 607,049 |
|---|---|
| Category | Hobbies & Collecting |
| Rank in category | #38 of 1,787 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 708 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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